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1 outwit
past tense, past participle - outwitted; verb(to defeat (someone) by being cleverer than he is: She managed to outwit the police and escape.) burlar, ser más listo quetr[aʊt'wɪt]1 burlar, ser más listo,-a quev.• burlar v.• engañar v.• ser más listo que v.'aʊt'wɪttransitive verb - tt- burlar[aʊt'wɪt]VT ser más listo que* * *['aʊt'wɪt]transitive verb - tt- burlar -
2 outwit
vt.1 ser más astuto(a) que, burlar.2 aventajar, aventajar en astucia, burlar con astucia, ser más astuto que.3 ser más listo que, ser más hábil que. (pt & pp outwitted) -
3 burlar
burlar ( conjugate burlar) verbo transitivo burlarse verbo pronominal burlarse de algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
burlar verbo transitivo
1 (engañar) to outwit
2 (esquivar) to evade ' burlar' also found in these entries: English: cheat - outwit - run - out -
4 burla
Del verbo burlar: ( conjugate burlar) \ \
burla es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: burla burlar
burla sustantivo femeninoa) ( mofa):b) ( atropello):◊ esto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations
burlar ( conjugate burlar) verbo transitivo burlarse verbo pronominal burlase de algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
burla sustantivo femenino
1 (mofa) mockery
2 (broma) joke Locuciones: hacer burla de, to make fun of
burlar verbo transitivo
1 (engañar) to outwit
2 (esquivar) to evade ' burla' also found in these entries: Spanish: mueca - refinada - refinado - remedar - sorna - vacilar - guasa - son - tomadura de pelo English: mockery - spoof -
5 outsmart
tr[aʊt'smɑːt]1 burlar, engañar'aʊt'smɑːrt, ˌaʊt'smɑːttransitive verb (esp AmE colloq) burlar[aʊt'smɑːt]VTto outsmart sb — ser más listo que algn; (=deceive) engañar a algn
* * *['aʊt'smɑːrt, ˌaʊt'smɑːt]transitive verb (esp AmE colloq) burlar -
6 conejo
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7 listo
Del verbo listar: ( conjugate listar) \ \
listo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
listó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: listar listo
listar ( conjugate listar) verbo transitivo to list
listo
◊ -ta adjetivo1 [ser] ‹ persona› clever, bright, smart (colloq); estar listo (fam): ahora sí que estamos listos we're in real trouble now (colloq); está lista si cree eso if that's what she thinks, she's got another think coming (colloq) 2 listo para algo/hacer algo ready for sth/to do sth ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (esp Esp)◊ el listo de la clase (pey) the class know-it-all (colloq &pej)
listo,-a adjetivo
1 (despierto, agudo) smart
2 (preparado) ready Locuciones: (apañado) estás listo si crees que voy a ayudarte, you are sadly mistaken if you think I'm going to help you
pasarse de listo, to be too clever by half ' listo' also found in these entries: Spanish: curso - espabilada - espabilado - ir - hambre - lista - nadie - para - preparada - preparado - presumir - creer - dar - dicho - estar - mirar - pendejo English: alert - as - astute - brainy - bright - clever - dare - hat - it - just - nimble - operator - outfox - outwit - poised - quick - readiness - ready - ripe - score - set - sharp - since - smart - so - stand by - oven - some - whenever - yes -
8 zorro
zorro
◊ - rra sustantivo masculino, femenino1 (f) vixen 2 (fam) ( persona astuta) sly o crafty person 3 ver tb zorra
zorro,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 Zool fox
2 (hombre taimado, astuto) cunning man: es zorro viejo, he knows all the tricks
II adj fam (astuto) cunning, sly ' zorro' also found in these entries: Spanish: marca - zorra - astucia - cacería - piel English: accidentally - as - dog - fox - outwit -
9 outwitted
past tense, past participle; see outwit
См. также в других словарях:
Outwit — Out*wit , v. t. 1. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning. [1913 Webster] 2. To defeat or gain an advantage over by superior craft or cunning stratagems; as, the thief outwitted his pursuers and left the country undetected. [PJC] They did so much… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outwit — Out wit, n. The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; opposed to {inwit}. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outwit — index betray (lead astray), circumvent, defeat, dupe, elude, ensnare, evade (deceive) … Law dictionary
outwit — (v.) to get the better of by superior wits, 1650s, from OUT (Cf. out) + WIT (Cf. wit). Related: Outwitted; outwitting … Etymology dictionary
outwit — *frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, balk, circumvent Analogous words: defeat, overcome, surmount (see CONQUER): *prevent, preclude, obviate, avert: overreach, *cheat, defraud … New Dictionary of Synonyms
outwit — has inflected forms outwitted, outwitting … Modern English usage
outwit — / outsmart [v] get the better of; figure out before another baffle, bamboozle*, beat*, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con*, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe, end run*, fake out*, finagle*, fox*, goose*, gull*, have*, hoax, hoodwink,… … New thesaurus
outwit — ► VERB (outwitted, outwitting) ▪ deceive by greater ingenuity … English terms dictionary
outwit — [out΄wit′] vt. outwitted, outwitting 1. to overcome, or get the better of, by cunning or cleverness 2. Archaic to be more intelligent than … English World dictionary
outwit — [[t]a͟ʊtwɪ̱t[/t]] outwits, outwitting, outwitted VERB If you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a clever trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them. [V n] To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the… … English dictionary
outwit — UK [ˌaʊtˈwɪt] / US [aʊtˈwɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms outwit : present tense I/you/we/they outwit he/she/it outwits present participle outwitting past tense outwitted past participle outwitted to gain an advantage over someone, especially by… … English dictionary