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1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) sabio2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) sensato, juicioso•- wisely- wisdom
- wisdom tooth
- wisecrack
- wise guy
- be wise to
- none the wiser
- put someone wise
- put wise
wise adj1. sabio2. prudente / sensato / acertadotr[waɪz]1 (learned, knowledgeable) sabio,-a2 (sensible, prudent - person) prudente, sensato,-a; (- action, remark) prudente; (- advice) sabio,-a; (- decision, choice, move) atinado,-a, acertado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas wise as an owl tan sabio,-a como Salomónto be wise after the event hablar a toro pasadoto be/get wise to somebody calar a alguiento be none the wiser (not understand) seguir sin entender 2 (not realize) no darse cuenta, no enterarseto put somebody wise to something poner a alguien al tanto de algothe Three Wise Men los Reyes Magoswise guy sabelotodo————————tr[waɪz]1 architecture manera, modo, guisa1) learned: sabio2) sensible: sabio, sensato, prudente3) knowledgeable: entendido, enteradothey're wise to his tricks: conocen muy bien sus mañaswise n: manera f, modo min no wise: de ninguna manerav.• hacer saber v.adj.• acertado, -a adj.• ajuiciado, -a adj.• atinado, -a adj.• discreto, -a adj.• juicioso, -a adj.• prudente adj.• sabido, -a adj.• sabio, -a adj.• sano, -a adj.• sapiente adj.• sesudo, -a adj.waɪzadjective wiser, wisestit would be wise to call first — sería prudente or aconsejable llamar antes
b) (learned, experienced) sabioto be none the wiser: I'm none the wiser sigo sin entender or sin enterarme; eat one: no-one will be any the wiser cómete una, nadie se va a dar cuenta; to get wise with somebody — (AmE colloq) insolentarse con alguien
c) ( aware) (colloq)to be wise TO something/somebody: don't worry, I'm wise to him/his tricks — no te preocupes que lo conozco muy bien or (fam) ya lo tengo calado/le conozco las mañas
Phrasal Verbs:- wise up
I [waɪz]1. ADJ(compar wiser) (superl wisest)1) (=learned) [person] sabio; [words] sabio, acertadoshe had grown wiser with age — se había vuelto más prudente or juiciosa con los años
to get wise — (esp US) * darse cuenta, caer en la cuenta *
to get wise with sb — (esp US) * hacerse el listo con algn
to put sb wise to sth * — poner a algn al corriente or al tanto de algo
- be wise after the event2) (=prudent) [precaution] sabio; [decision, choice] sabio, acertadoit would be wise to — + infin sería prudente + infin, sería aconsejable + infin
2.CPDwise guy * N — listillo(-a) * m / f pej
wise guy, huh? — ¿tú te lo sabes todo, eh?, eres muy listo, ¿verdad?
wise man N — (=sage) sabio m ; (=witch doctor) hechicero m
Wise Men NPL —
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the (Three) Wise Men — los (Tres) Reyes Magoswise woman N — (=sage) sabia f ; (=witch doctor) hechicera f
- wise up
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† [waɪz]N frm* * *[waɪz]adjective wiser, wisestit would be wise to call first — sería prudente or aconsejable llamar antes
b) (learned, experienced) sabioto be none the wiser: I'm none the wiser sigo sin entender or sin enterarme; eat one: no-one will be any the wiser cómete una, nadie se va a dar cuenta; to get wise with somebody — (AmE colloq) insolentarse con alguien
c) ( aware) (colloq)to be wise TO something/somebody: don't worry, I'm wise to him/his tricks — no te preocupes que lo conozco muy bien or (fam) ya lo tengo calado/le conozco las mañas
Phrasal Verbs:- wise up
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