wise in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wise in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wise¹ [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] ADJ

1. wise (prudent):

wise person

saggio, savio

wise action, advice, decision, precaution, choice

saggio, giudizioso

it is wise of sb to do

è assennato da parte di qn fare

you would be wise to do

faresti bene a fare

I think it wise that you should do

credo sarebbe saggio da parte tua fare

to be wise enough to do

essere abbastanza assennato da fare

the wisest thing (to do) would be to

la cosa più ragionevole (da fare) sarebbe

was that wise?

è stato saggio?

2. wise (learned):

wise academic

erudito, sapiente

wise book, speech

erudito, dotto

to be wise after the event

avere imparato dall'esperienza

to be none the wiser (understand no better)

saperne quanto prima

to be none the wiser (not realize)

continuare a non capire or a non rendersi conto

to be sadder and wiser

imparare a proprie spese or imparare la lezione

3. wise (aware) inf:

to be wise to facts

essere al corrente di or essere informato di

to get wise to situation

rendersi conto di or aprire gli occhi su

to get wise to sb

(cominciare a) capire qn

to put sb wise to facts

mettere qn al corrente di or informare qn di

II.wise¹ [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] N

the wise

i saggi

III.wise¹ [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] VB intr

wise → wise up

IV.wise¹ [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz]

a word to the wise:…

chi vuole intendere, intenda:…

See also wise up

wise up VB [wʌɪz -] inf

wise up

mettersi al corrente (to di)

wise² [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] N arch, form (way)

wise

modo m

wise

guisa f

in no wise

in nessuna maniera

-wise [Brit wʌɪz, Am waɪz] COMP

1. -wise (direction):

-wise

in direzione di, nel senso di

length-, width-wise

nel senso della lunghezza, della larghezza

2. -wise (with regard to):

-wise

in relazione a

time-, work-wise

per quanto riguarda il tempo, il lavoro

wise guy [Brit, Am ˈwaɪz ˌɡaɪ] N inf

wise guy

sapientone m

wise guy

saputello m

long-wise [Am ˈlɔŋˌwaɪz] ADV

long-wise → longways

See also longways

longways [Brit ˈlɒŋweɪz] ADV

longways

nel senso della lunghezza

wise up VB [wʌɪz -] inf

wise up

mettersi al corrente (to di)

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

worldly-wise

esperto, che conosce le cose del mondo

wise woman <pl wise women> [Brit, Am waɪz ˈwʊmən] N

wise woman

strega f

wise woman

indovina f

wise-ass [Am ˈwaɪzˌæs] N Am inf

wise-ass

sapientone m

wise-ass

saputello m

Wise Men [ˌwaɪzˈmen] N npl

the three Wise Men

i Re Magi

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Translations for wise in the English»Italian Dictionary

wise [waɪz] ADJ

1. wise (having knowledge and sagacity, showing sagacity):

wise

saggio, -a

the Three Wise Men

i Re Magi

it's easy to be wise after the fact

è facile dirlo a posteriori

2. wise (sensible):

wise

sensato, -a

3. wise inf (aware):

to be wise to sb

capire che tipo è qu

to be wise to sth

sapere come qc funziona

to get wise to sth

capire come qc funziona

to get wise to sb's game

capire il gioco di qu

to be none the wiser

saperne quanto prima

4. wise inf (cheeky):

wise

sfrontato, -a

to get wise with sb

essere sfrontato con qu

I.wise up VB intr

to wise up to sth

svegliarsi e capire qc

II.wise up VB trans

to wise sb up about sth

far capire qc a qu

penny-wise ADJ

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

risparmiare sulle piccole spese e sperperare nelle grandi

wise guy N inf

wise guy

saputello(-a) m (f)

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worldly wise person

esperto, -a

Translations for wise in the Italian»English Dictionary

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saggio (-a)

wise

saggio (-a)

wise man m

saggio (-a)

wise woman f

assennato (-a)

wise

sapiente

wise man m

sapiente

wise woman f

a buon intenditor poche parole prov

a word to the wise prov

wise Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

risparmiare sulle piccole spese e sperperare nelle grandi

it's easy to be wise after the fact

è facile dirlo a posteriori

to be wise to sb

capire che tipo è qu

to be wise to sth

sapere come qc funziona

to get wise to sth

capire come qc funziona

to get wise to sb's game

capire il gioco di qu

to get wise with sb

essere sfrontato con qu

worldly wise person

esperto, -a

to wise up to sth

svegliarsi e capire qc

to wise sb up about sth

far capire qc a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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He is known for being very wise and helpful.

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

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

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Wise also had a reputation for a strong work ethic and budget-minded frugality.

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His decision proved to be a wise one, as the show closed after one performance.

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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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