wiser in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wiser 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

wiser in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wiser 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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to be sadder but wiser

recevoir une leçon dure mais profitable

to grow wiser

s'assagir

to be none the wiser

ne pas être plus avancé

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sage conseil, personne

wise

sage

wise man

ni vu ni connu

with no one any the wiser

grandir en sagesse

to become wiser

wiser Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grow wiser

s'assagir

to be none the wiser

ne pas être plus avancé

to be older and wiser

s'être assagi avec le temps

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

to wise up to sth

réaliser qc

to be none the wiser

ne pas être plus avancé

to be sadder but wiser

recevoir une leçon dure mais profitable

with no one any the wiser

ni vu ni connu

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English

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

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The novel is set in the late 1980s and has been called the voice of punk, grown up, grown wiser and grown eloquent.

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But, just as its fresher gang have grown up, so the whole thing has become sharper, wiser, and more lovable.

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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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Your son knew something that is so much wiser than the snotty and disrespectful comments of some who post here would reflect.

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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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His writing has deepened, grown wiser and funnier, like a face that is aging well.

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

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

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