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1 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) biti buden -
2 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) duhovitost2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) duhovitež3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) zdrav razum•- 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* * *I [wit]nounpamet, razumnost, bistrost, inteligenca, razsodnost; duševna sposobnost; zdrav razum; duhovitost, domiselnost; duhovitež, duhovit, odrezav človek, inteligentna oseba, duhovna veličinathe five wits obsolete petero čutovto be at one's wit's end — ne vedeti kako in kaj, ne se znajtiI am at my wit's end — sem pri kraju s svojo pametjo, ne znam si več pomagatito be out of one's wits — izgubiti pamet (glavo), ne biti pametenhe has his wits about him — on si zna vedno pomagati, prisotnost duha ga nikoli ne zapusti, on je vedno buden (oprezen)to have wit to — imeti dovolj pameti za (da...)he has not the wit to see... — nima toliko pameti, da bi uvidel...to live by one's wits — živeti od svoje prebrisanosti (prevar, goljufij), več ali manj pošteno se prebijati skozi živijenjeII [wit]obsolete transitive verb & intransitive verb (sed. čas I (he) wot, preterite in past participle wist, — sed. deležnik witting) vedetito wit — to je, namreč; kot sledi; in to -
3 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) konec; na koncu2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) konec3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrt4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) namen5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) kos2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) končati- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *I [end]nounkonec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, koristto be at one's wits' end — ne vedeti, kako in kamup to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter — do samega konca, do smrtito come to the end of one's tether — doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncucolloquially to go off the deep end — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesnetito have s.th. at one's fingers' end — dobro vedeti ali znatiin the end — na koncu, končnogeometry the end of the line — krajiščeno end of — neskončno, neizmernoto keep one's end up — pretolči, prebi(ja)ti sethe latter end — starost, smrtto the end that — zato, da bito what end? — čemu?end to end — po dolžini, drug za drugimat your end — pri vas, v vašem krajuII [end]1.transitive verb(in, with s) končati, zaključiti; uničiti, ubiti, pokončati;2.intransitive verbkončati se, prenehati; umretiall's well that ends well — konec dober, vse dobroto end in smoke — izpuhteti, končati se brez haska, propastito end in nothing — see to end in smoketo end up ( —ali off) — končati, zaključiti
См. также в других словарях:
keep one's wits about one — See: KEEP ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's wits about one — See: KEEP ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ one's\ wits\ about\ one — • keep one s head • keep one s wits about one v. phr. To stay calm when there is trouble or danger. When Tim heard the fire alarm he kept his head and looked for the nearest exit. Compare: count to ten Contrast: lose one s head … Словарь американских идиом
keep one's head — also[keep one s wits about one] {v. phr.} To stay calm when there is trouble or danger. * /When Tim heard the fire alarm he kept his head and looked for the nearest exit./ Compare: COUNT TO TEN. Contrast: LOSE ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's head — also[keep one s wits about one] {v. phr.} To stay calm when there is trouble or danger. * /When Tim heard the fire alarm he kept his head and looked for the nearest exit./ Compare: COUNT TO TEN. Contrast: LOSE ONE S HEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ one's\ head — • keep one s head • keep one s wits about one v. phr. To stay calm when there is trouble or danger. When Tim heard the fire alarm he kept his head and looked for the nearest exit. Compare: count to ten Contrast: lose one s head … Словарь американских идиом
keep one's wits about one — ► have (or keep) one s wits about one be constantly alert. Main Entry: ↑wit … English terms dictionary
keep one's wits about one — stay calm when there is trouble or danger Although there was a fire in the building he was able to keep his wits about him and help everybody to safety … Idioms and examples
have one's wits about one — {v. phr.} To be alert; remain calm; not panic. * /Sam was the only one who kept his wits about him when the floodwaters of the Mississippi broke into our yard./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's wits about one — {v. phr.} To be alert; remain calm; not panic. * /Sam was the only one who kept his wits about him when the floodwaters of the Mississippi broke into our yard./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have (or keep) one's wits about one — be constantly alert. → wit … English new terms dictionary