wise in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wise in the English»French Dictionary

I.wise [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] N form, dated (way)

wise

façon f

in no wise

en aucune façon, aucunement

II.wise [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] ADJ

1. wise (prudent):

wise person

sage, prudent

wise action, advice, decision, precaution

sage

wise choice

judicieux/-ieuse

it is wise of sb to do

il est prudent de la part de qn de faire

you would be wise to do

tu ferais bien de faire

I think it wise that you should do

je pense qu'il serait sage de ta part de faire

to be wise enough to do

avoir le bon sens de faire

the wisest thing (to do) would be to

le plus sage serait de

was that wise?

était-ce bien raisonnable?

2. wise (learned):

wise academic, book, speech

pertinent

to be wise after the event

être sage après coup

to be none the wiser (understand no better)

ne pas être plus avancé

to be none the wiser (not realize)

ne s'apercevoir de rien

to be sadder and wiser

tirer la leçon de la triste expérience

3. wise (aware) inf:

to be wise to facts

être au courant de

to get wise to situation

prendre le coup de

to get wise to sb

saisir à qui on a affaire

to put sb wise to

mettre qn au courant de

to put sb wise to

affranchir qn de inf

III.-wise COMP

1. -wise (direction):

-wise

dans le sens de

length-/width-wise

dans le sens de la longueur/de la largeur

2. -wise (with regard to):

-wise

pour ce qui est de

time-/work-wise

pour ce qui est du temps/du travail

IV.wise [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz]

a word to the wise:…

en tout cas un conseil:…

worldly-wise [Brit ˌwəːldlɪˈwʌɪz, Am ˈˌwərldli ˈwaɪz] ADJ

worldly-wise

avisé, qui a de l'expérience

wise woman N

wise woman

sorcière f

wise guy N inf

wise guy

gros malin m inf

wise-ass N Am sl

wise-ass

petit malin m inf

wise up VB [Brit wʌɪz -, Am waɪz -] inf

wise up

se mettre au courant (to de)

Wise Men N npl

the three Wise Men

les (trois) Rois mpl Mages

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as wise as Solomon

sage comme Salomon

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paltoquet

wise guy inf

petit plaisantin!

wise guy! inf

wise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wise in the English»French Dictionary

I.wise [waɪz] ADJ

1. wise (having knowledge):

wise

sage

wise advice, choice

judicieux(-euse)

wise words

de sagesse

is that wise?

est-ce bien raisonnable?

to be none the wiser

ne pas être plus avancé

to be older and wiser

s'être assagi avec le temps

2. wise inf (aware):

to be/get wise to sb/sb's game

voir clair en qn/dans le jeu de qn

nobody will be the wiser

personne n'en saura rien

I'm none the wiser

ne s'apercevoir de rien

II.wise [waɪz] VB intr Am

to wise up to sth

réaliser qc

III.wise [waɪz] VB trans

to wise sb up about sb/sth

mettre qn au parfum sur qn/qc

wise guy N pej inf

wise guy

petit malin m

Three Wise Men N REL

the Three Wise Men

les Rois Mages

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sage conseil, personne

wise

sage

wise man

dit le Sage/le Bègue

known as the Wise/the Stammerer

wise Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

is that wise?

est-ce bien raisonnable?

to be/get wise to sb/sb's game

voir clair en qn/dans le jeu de qn

to wise up to sth

réaliser qc

to wise sb up about sb/sth

mettre qn au parfum sur qn/qc

the Three Wise Men

les Rois Mages

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English

Not many of us are wise enough to control our own behavior.

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Wiser also operated a large farm, raising cattle and racing horses.

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Their approach to rhetoric was thus a balance between eloquence and wise silence.

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Bun makes men eloquent and wise, and gives true answers to their demands and also richness.

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For example in the case of beam deflection problems it is wise to use a deformed shape that is analytically similar to the expected solution.

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He is very wise and has the ability to talk with animals.

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His conduct during the trial was criticised as he was accused of attempting to look wise, and say nothing.

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However, despite this wise decision, fighting continued between members of two families.

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The second type of guardianship which appears in principles of faith and kalam discusses guardianship over sagacious and wise people.

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His best season goals wise was the 1983-84 campaign, where he scored 11 times in the league.

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