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wis·dom [ˈwɪzdəm] N no pl

1. wisdom (state of having good judgement):

wisdom
Weisheit f <-, -en>
iron in her wisdom ...
in ihrer grenzenlosen Weisheit ... iron
wisdom comes with age
die Weisheit kommt mit dem Alter
the wisdom of hindsight
im Nachhinein
the wisdom of hindsight
hinterher
conventional wisdom has it that ... [or the received wisdom is that ...]
im Allgemeinen ist man der Auffassung, dass ...

2. wisdom (sensibleness):

wisdom
Klugheit f <-, -en>
wisdom
Vernünftigkeit f <->
I am not convinced of the wisdom of letting them go ahead unsupervised
ich bin nicht davon überzeugt, dass es vernünftig ist, sie einfach unbeaufsichtigt weitermachen zu lassen
did we ever stop to question the wisdom of going to war?
haben wir jemals den Sinn von Kriegsführung hinterfragt?

3. wisdom:

wisdom (sayings)
weise Sprüche
wisdom (advice)
weise Ratschläge
words of wisdom also iron
weise Worte form a. iron
to give sb a few words of wisdom
jdm kluge Ratschläge erteilen a. pej

con·ven·tion·al ˈwis·dom N no pl

conventional wisdom
weit verbreitete Weisheit
the conventional wisdom about him is that he's a swindler
er gilt allgemein als Schwindler

ˈfolk wis·dom N no pl

folk wisdom
Volksweisheit f

ˈwis·dom tooth N

wisdom tooth
Weisheitszahn m <-(e)s, -zähne>