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[wɪt]n( wittiness) dowcip m; (also: wits) inteligencja f; ( person) humorysta m; ( presence of mind) rozum mto be at one's wits' end (about) — nie wiedzieć, co począć (z +instr)
* * *[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) dowcip2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) dowcipniś3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) rozum•- 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
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