wiser in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wiser 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

wiser in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wiser 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 wiser 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

ne so quanto prima

I'm none the wiser

wiser 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 sb's game

capire il gioco di qu

to be none the wiser

saperne quanto prima

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

to be none the wiser

non saperne più di prima

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Capturing all three at once immediately ends the round, but sometimes it's wiser to hold down two and run the clock out.

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C (also unseen by the son) is none the wiser, because she is from a period in the woman's life before her marriage.

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Through the years, the fair-skinned jovial actress has grown older, wiser and has been thought a number of things by the hard knocks of life.

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Maybe in some extent we are all lacking something would perhaps be wiser to share, exchange, than simply give charitably?

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He was among the first to fit a way-wiser, or odometer, to a carriage.

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To puzzle out whether this kind of romantic bargaining is worth the risk, it might be wiser to consult an economist than a relationship expert.

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The mission is to promote permaculture for the development of a healthier, wiser and more ecologically sustainable society.

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For trifling misdemeanors, he instituted elaborate investigations and meted out extravagant fines and punishments where a wiser man would have overlooked the whole matter.

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Her characters start as prattling ideologues; they end no wiser after their years of suffering.

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

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