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1 witty
adjective (clever and amusing: a witty person; witty remarks.) espirituoso* * *wit.ty[w'iti] adj 1 engenhoso, arguto. 2 gracioso, humorístico, chistoso. 3 espirituoso. 4 mordaz, satírico. -
2 witty
adjective (clever and amusing: a witty person; witty remarks.) espirituoso -
3 caption
['kæpʃən](a title or short note written on or beneath an illustration, cartoon, cinema or TV film etc: a witty caption.) legenda* * *cap.tion[k'æpʃən] n 1 captura, prisão, aprisionamento. 2 apreensão, confisco. 3 Typogr título, cabeçalho. 4 legenda (de desenho, de filme, ilustração). • vt colocar título ou legenda. -
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5 sparkle
1. noun1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) brilho2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) encanto2. verb1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) brilhar2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) brilhar•* * *spar.kle[sp'a:kəl] n 1 chispa ou faísca pequena. 2 cintilação, lampejo, clarão. 3 brilho, vivacidade. • vt+vi 1 chispar, faiscar. 2 lampejar, cintilar, reluzir. 3 brilhar, ser vivo. 4 efervescer, borbulhar. 5 fazer espumar ou efervescer. -
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[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) senso•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *wit1[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.————————wit2 -
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[-sizəm]noun (a witty remark etc.) chiste* * *wit.ti.cism[w'itisizəm] n dito chistoso ou espirituoso, observação acertada, graça. -
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['sintileitiŋ](witty; very clever and amusing: She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.) brilhante -
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['kæpʃən](a title or short note written on or beneath an illustration, cartoon, cinema or TV film etc: a witty caption.) legenda -
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11 scintillating
['sintileitiŋ](witty; very clever and amusing: She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.) cintilante -
12 sparkle
1. noun1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) cintilação2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) brilho2. verb1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) cintilar2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) brilhar• -
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[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) espírito de humor2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) pessoa espirituosa3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) bom senso•- witless- - witted - witticism - witty - wittily - wittiness - at one's wits' end - keep one's wits about one - live by one's wits - frighten/scare out of one's wits - out of one's wits -
14 witticism
[-sizəm]noun (a witty remark etc.) chiste
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witty — witty, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose are comparable when they apply to persons and their utterances and mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter or smiles. Witty (compare WIT) suggests a high degree of cleverness and quickness in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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witty — [wit′ē] adj. wittier, wittiest [ME witti < OE wittig < wit, knowledge: see WIT1] 1. having, showing, or characterized by wit; cleverly amusing 2. Now Dial. intelligent; clever wittily adv. wittiness n. SYN. WITTY … English World dictionary
witty — index jocular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
witty — O.E. wittig clever, wise; see WIT (Cf. wit) (n.) intellect + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning possessing sparkling wit is recorded from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
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witty — ► ADJECTIVE (wittier, wittiest) ▪ showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour. DERIVATIVES wittily adverb wittiness noun … English terms dictionary
witty — adjective (wittier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. archaic having good intellectual capacity ; intelligent 2. amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution < the costumes are sumptuous and witty Virgil Thomson > < the musical… … New Collegiate Dictionary
witty */ — UK [ˈwɪtɪ] / US adjective Word forms witty : adjective witty comparative wittier superlative wittiest clever and funny She tried to think of something original and witty to say. a witty, intelligent, and affable man a very witty film script… … English dictionary
witty — adj. witty of (that was witty of her) * * * [ wɪtɪ] witty of (that was witty of her) … Combinatory dictionary
