Translations for „wit“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

wit [wɪt] N

1. wit no pl (humour):

wit

duhovitost f

wit

smisel m za humor

biting/dry wit

oster/suh humor

2. wit no pl (intelligence):

wit

(raz)um m

wit

bistroumnost f

wit

ostroumnost f

3. wit (practical intelligence):

wits pl

prisebnost f

wits pl

treznost f

to be at one's wits' end

ne vedeti več, kaj storiti

to frighten sb out of his/her wits

na smrt prestrašiti koga

to have/keep one's wits about one

biti pozoren

4. wit (funny person):

wit

duhovitež m

wit

šaljivec(šaljivka) m (f)

wit VB

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wit [I (he) wot, pt & pp wist, witting] (obsolete)

vedeti

wit CONJ

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to wit (obsolete)

to je, kot sledi, namreč; in to

ˈhalf-wit N pej

half-wit

tepec(tepka) m (f)

half-wit

butec m

Usage examples with wit

quick wit

iznajdljivost f

biting/dry wit

oster/suh humor

wit [I (he) wot, pt & pp wist, witting] (obsolete)

vedeti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Once you've donned earmuffs, you will not remember how you ever lived life without them - such warmth, such wit!

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It has a brand of caustic wit that somehow surmounts situations that are a blend of soap opera maudlin and ribald coarseness.

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Other writers full of cogency and wit will fill his place.

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There were 6 contributors to the columns section, each with their own brand of wit and sarcasm.

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It required quick wit and repartee and often gave rise to laughter and applause when a particularly clever phrase was sung.

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The meandering discussions they have about life, death, dreams and mortality have all the sizzle and wit you could ever hope to find in a movie.

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These are present as well, it's true, early flashes of the author's wit, his preternatural ear for dialogue, his powers of observation.

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His wit was manifold and crafty and able to find a way of escape in every emergency.

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With clich-shattering personal essays, interviews, reporting and criticism, we explore the predominant concerns of young men and women with peerless honesty and wit.

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As its editor-in-chief, he became known for his wit and sharp-tongued remarks; he ruthlessly derided key contemporary political figures as clerical lutefisk and royal stable jacks.

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