wits in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.wit [Brit wɪt, Am wɪt] N

wits npl:

wits (intelligence)
intelligence f
wits (presence of mind)
présence f d'esprit
to have the wits to do
avoir la présence d'esprit de faire
to have or keep (all) one's wits about one (vigilant)
rester attentif/-ive
to have or keep (all) one's wits about one (level-headed)
conserver sa présence d'esprit
to collect or gather one's wits
rassembler ses esprits
to sharpen one's wits
se dégourdir l'esprit
to frighten/startle/terrify sb out of their wits
faire une peur/surprise/terreur épouvantable à qn
to pit one's wits against sb
se mesurer (intellectuellement) à qn
to live by one's wits
vivre d'expédients
to lose one's wits
ne plus savoir où on est
a battle of wits
une joute verbale
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nimble mind, wits
vif/vive
quicksilver wit
esprit m très vif
Shavian wit
à la Bernard Shaw
to sharpen up one's wits
se dégourdir l'esprit
barbed wit
mordant

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wits in the PONS Dictionary

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deadpan wit
humour m pince-sans-rire
pyrotechnic(al) wit
époustouflant(e)
trenchant criticism, remark, wit
incisif(-ive)

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wits Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a ready wit
avoir une vivacité d'esprit
a battle of wits
une joute d'esprit
to have one's wits about one
avoir toute sa présence d'esprit
battle of wits/words
joute f verbale/oratoire
to live by one's wits
se débrouiller pour vivre
to be scared out of one's wits
avoir la frousse
to have all one's wits about one
avoir toute sa tête
to scare the wits out of sb
paniquer qn
to be scared out of one's wits
serrer les fesses inf
brevity is the soul of wit
les plaisanteries les plus courtes sont les meilleures
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His parents love him, but are at their wits end with his mischief, and are seriously considering enrolling him in military school.
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Basically, his speciality is fighting by wits, and using cleverness to swindle his enemies, so that sometimes even his allies boo him.
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The hierarchy of wits meant that the wittiest and most virile man would win at the game.
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She uses her wits to get what she wants by coming up with various sneaky plans.
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He uses his wits, his amazing luck and superhuman skills, and his gift of blather and blarney to defeat his enemies.
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He has a lithe but powerful physique, relying more on agility and wits than strength.
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These were almost certainly not Romany but vagabonds living off their wits.
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Rush and her team use their wits to take on aging evidence and witnesses with buried secrets, uncovering fresh clues, digging into old wounds and doggedly pursuing the truth.
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Imagination and wits of artists getting out of the constraints imposed by stages fill the streets with vigor and romantic mood.
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When the king can not see because he is lovesick, gullible, or simply too full of self-regard, a little jesting might restore him to his wits.
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