WISE - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. wise¹ [waɪz] ADJ

1. wise (having knowledge and sagacity):

wise

weise form

wise

klug <klüger, klügste>

it's easy to be wise after the event

nachher ist man immer schlauer

I'm afraid her explanation left me none the wiser

ich fürchte, nach ihrer Erklärung bin ich auch nicht klüger als zuvor

the Three Wise Men REL

die drei Weisen [aus dem Morgenland]

to be older [or Brit also sadder] and wiser

viel Lehrgeld bezahlt haben

to be older [or Brit also sadder] and wiser

durch Schaden klug geworden sein

2. wise (showing sagacity):

wise

klug <klüger, klügste>

wise

vernünftig

wise advice [or counsel]

weiser Rat[schlag] form

wise saying

weiser Ausspruch form

wise words

weise Worte form a. pej

3. wise (sensible):

wise

vernünftig

it would be wise to check up on that

es wäre besser, das nachzuprüfen

you would be wise to wait

du tätest gut daran, zu warten

a wise choice

eine gute Wahl

a wise decision

eine weise Entscheidung form

4. wise pred (experienced):

to be wise in sth

in etw dat erfahren sein

to be worldly wise

weltklug sein

to be worldly wise

Lebenserfahrung haben

5. wise pred inf (aware):

to be wise to sb/sth

jdn/etw kennen

to not be any the wiser

nichts bemerken

none of them was any the wiser

niemand hatte etwas bemerkt

without anyone being any the wiser

ohne dass jemand etwas bemerkt hätte

to get wise to sb

jdn durchschauen

to get wise to sb

jdm auf die Schliche kommen

to get wise to sth

etw spitzkriegen inf

to get wise to what is going on

dahinterkommen, was los ist inf

to get wise to what is going on

wissen, was läuft

6. wise esp Am inf (cheeky):

to act wise

dreist sein

to act wise with sb

sich acc jdm gegenüber dreist verhalten inf

to act wise with sb

jdm frech kommen

to get wise with sb

zu jdm frech werden

don't get wise with me, young man

nun aber mal nicht frech werden, junger Mann

Phrases:

early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise saying

≈ Morgenstund' hat Gold im Mund prov

it's easy to be wise with the benefit of hindsight

hinterher ist man immer klüger

penny wise [and] pound foolish

sparsam im Kleinen, [und] verschwenderisch im Großen

II. wise¹ [waɪz] N

the wise pl

die Weisen pl

a word to the wise also iron

sapienti sat form prov

a word to the wise also iron

für den Weisen genug prov

III. wise¹ [waɪz] VB intr esp Am inf

to wise up

aufwachen fig

to wise up

Vernunft annehmen

come on, wise up!, it's time you wised up!

wach endlich auf! fig

to wise up to sb

jdm auf die Schliche kommen

to wise up to sb

jdn durchschauen

to wise up to sth

etw herausbekommen [o. inf spitzkriegen]

to wise up to the fact that ...

sich dat darüber klar werden, dass ... inf

to wise up to the fact that ...

dahinterkommen, dass ...

IV. wise¹ [waɪz] VB trans Am inf

to wise up ⇆ sb

jdm die Augen öffnen

to wise sb up about [or to] sb/sth

jdn über jdn/etw aufklären

wise² [waɪz] N no pl dated

wise

Weise f <-, -n>

in no wise

keinesfalls

in no wise

in keinster Weise

-wise [waɪz] COMP

1. -wise inf (with regard to):

-wise

in Bezug auf

-wise

in puncto inf

-wise

-mäßig

clothes-wise

in puncto Kleidung inf

clothes-wise

kleidungsmäßig

food-wise

vom Essen her inf

food-wise

essensmäßig

money-wise

in puncto Geld

money-wise

was das Geld betrifft

price-wise

preislich gesehen

weather-wise

was das Wetter betrifft inf

weather-wise

wettermäßig

work-wise

arbeitsmäßig

2. -wise (in a direction):

-wise

-wärts

clock/counterclockwise

im/gegen den Uhrzeigersinn

length-wise

der Länge nach

width-wise

der Breite nach

pen·ny ˈwise ADJ

to be penny wise

das Geld zusammenhalten

to be penny wise and pound foolish

am falschen Ende sparen

ˈwise guy N pej inf

wise guy

Klugschwätzer m <-s, -; -, -nen> pej inf

wise guy

Klugscheißer m <-s, -> pej coarse

ˈwise man N

wise man

Zauberer m <-s, ->

wise ˈsaw N

wise saw

weiser Spruch f

wise saw

Weisheit f <-, -en>

ˈwise wom·an N

wise woman

Kräuterfrau f

wise woman

Heilkräuterkundige f

wise-ass [Am ˈwaɪzæs] N Am inf!

wise-ass

Klugschwätzer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen> pej inf

wise-ass

Neunmalkluge(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n> iron pej

Present

I	wise
you	wise
he/she/it	wises
we	wise
you	wise
they	wise

Past

I	wised
you	wised
he/she/it	wised
we	wised
you	wised
they	wised

Present Perfect

I	have	wised
you	have	wised
he/she/it	has	wised
we	have	wised
you	have	wised
they	have	wised

Past Perfect

I	had	wised
you	had	wised
he/she/it	had	wised
we	had	wised
you	had	wised
they	had	wised