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1 he has not his wits about him
he has not his wits about himele não está com a cabeça no lugar.English-Portuguese dictionary > he has not his wits about him
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2 wit
[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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