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sagacity

  • 101 zekâvet

    sagacity, acumen

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  • 102 sagacidad

    f.
    1 astuteness.
    2 sagacity, canniness, sharp-sightedness, astuteness.
    * * *
    1 sagacity, cleverness
    2 (astucia) shrewdness, astuteness
    * * *
    SF (=astucia) shrewdness, cleverness; (=perspicacia) sagacity
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    femenino astuteness, shrewdness
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    = cunning, artfulness, sagacity, shrewdness.
    Ex. The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex. The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex. In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.
    Ex. If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.
    ----
    * con sagacidad = shrewdly.
    * sagacidad para los negocios = business acumen.
    * sagacidad política = political wisdom.
    * * *
    femenino astuteness, shrewdness
    * * *
    = cunning, artfulness, sagacity, shrewdness.

    Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.

    Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex: In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.
    Ex: If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.
    * con sagacidad = shrewdly.
    * sagacidad para los negocios = business acumen.
    * sagacidad política = political wisdom.

    * * *
    astuteness, shrewdness
    * * *

    sagacidad f (perspicacia) shrewdness, astuteness
    ' sagacidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    olfato
    English:
    shrewdness
    - acumen
    * * *
    astuteness, shrewdness
    * * *
    f shrewdness, sharpness
    * * *
    : sagacity, shrewdness

    Spanish-English dictionary > sagacidad

  • 103 astucia

    f.
    1 cunning (trampas).
    2 astuteness, cunning, canniness, cleverness.
    * * *
    1 astuteness, cunning, shrewdness
    2 (treta) trick, ruse
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) astuteness, shrewdness
    2) cunning, guile
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=sagacidad) astuteness, cleverness; (=maña) guile, cunning

    actuar con astucia — to act cunningly, be crafty

    2)
    * * *
    a) ( cualidad - de sagaz) astuteness, shrewdness; (- de taimado) (pey) craftiness, cunning
    b) ( ardid) trick, ploy
    * * *
    = shrewdness, gamesmanship, cunning, artfulness, sagacity, finessing, finesse.
    Ex. If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.
    Ex. Must she become a master at the art of corporate gamesmanship?.
    Ex. The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex. The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex. In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.
    Ex. He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
    Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
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    * con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.
    * obrar con astucia = finesse.
    * * *
    a) ( cualidad - de sagaz) astuteness, shrewdness; (- de taimado) (pey) craftiness, cunning
    b) ( ardid) trick, ploy
    * * *
    = shrewdness, gamesmanship, cunning, artfulness, sagacity, finessing, finesse.

    Ex: If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.

    Ex: Must she become a master at the art of corporate gamesmanship?.
    Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex: In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.
    Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
    Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
    * con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.
    * obrar con astucia = finesse.

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    1 (cualidadde sagaz) astuteness, shrewdness; (— de taimado) ( pey) craftiness, cunning, wiliness
    la astucia del zorro the slyness of a fox
    2 (ardid) ruse, trick, ploy
    * * *

    astucia sustantivo femenino

    (— de ladino) (pey) craftiness, cunning;


    astucia sustantivo femenino shrewdness
    (triquiñuela) ruse
    ' astucia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    habilidad
    - picardía
    English:
    cunning
    - deviousness
    - guile
    - outsmart
    - ruse
    * * *
    1. [del ladino, tramposo] cunning
    2. [del sagaz, listo] astuteness;
    con astucia astutely
    3. [trampa] ruse;
    eso fue una astucia para no pagar that was just a ruse to get out of paying
    * * *
    f shrewdness, astuteness
    * * *
    1) : astuteness, shrewdness
    2) : cunning, guile
    * * *
    1. (habilidad) shrewdness
    2. (malicia) cunning
    3. (treta) trick

    Spanish-English dictionary > astucia

  • 104 sagacité

    sagacité [sagasite]
    feminine noun
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    sagasite
    nom féminin sagacity, shrewdness
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    saɡasite nf
    sagacity, shrewdness
    * * *
    sagacité nf sagacity, shrewdness.
    [sagasite] nom féminin
    sagacity (soutenu), judiciousness, wisdom
    avec sagacité shrewdly, judiciously

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sagacité

  • 105 мъдрост

    1. wisdom
    (благоразумие-и) sagacity, prudence, common/good sense
    2. (мъдра мисъл) piece of wisdom, wise saying, saw
    мъдрости wisdom
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    мъ̀дрост,
    ж., -и 1. wisdom; ( благоразумие) sagacity, sageness, prudence, common/good sense;
    2. ( мъдра мисъл) piece of wisdom, wise saying; \мъдрости wisdom.
    * * *
    common sense; prudence; oracle; sagacity; wisdom
    * * *
    1. (благоразумие - u) sagacity, prudence, common/good sense 2. (мъдра мисъл) piece of wisdom, wise saying, saw 3. wisdom 4. МЪДРОСТи wisdom

    Български-английски речник > мъдрост

  • 106 прозорливост

    perspicacity, insight; sagacity; foresight; clearness of sight
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    прозорлѝвост,
    ж., само ед. perspicacity, insight; sagacity, sagaciousness; foresight; clearness of sight; discernment; forethought, far-sightedness.
    * * *
    insight; discernment; nose{nous}; perspicacity; sagacity{sx`gesiti}; scent; vision
    * * *
    perspicacity, insight;sagacity;foresight; clearness of sight

    Български-английски речник > прозорливост

  • 107 проницателност

    perspicacity, sagacity, insight keenness, shrewdness, acumen, penetration
    разг. nose
    (на ума) subtlety
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    проница̀телност,
    ж., само ед. perspicacity, sagacity, sagaciousness, insight, keenness, shrewdness, acumen, penetration; discernment; clear-sightedness; long-headedness; разг. nose; (на ума) subtlety.
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    penetration; discernment{dis`x;mxnt}; fineness; perspicacity{,px;spi`kEsiti}; sagacity; subtlety (на ума, възприятието и др.)
    * * *
    1. (на ума) subtlety 2. perspicacity, sagacity, insight keenness, shrewdness, acumen, penetration 3. разг. nose

    Български-английски речник > проницателност

  • 108 busara

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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] astuteness
    [English Plural] astuteness
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] wisdom
    [English Plural] wisdom
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] maneno ambayo yangetegemewa kutoka kwa mzee mwenye busara [Muk]
    [English Example] words that would be expected to come from an old man with wisdom
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] foresight
    [English Plural] foresight
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] sagacity
    [English Plural] sagacity
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] prudence
    [English Plural] prudence
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] common sense
    [English Plural] common sense
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -tumia busara
    [English Word] act astutely
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -tumia
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    [Swahili Word] -leta busara
    [English Word] display sagacity
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -leta
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] adroitness
    [English Plural] adroitness
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] acumen
    [English Plural] acumen
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Definition] hekima, akili [Masomo 113]
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] skill
    [English Plural] skills
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] stratagem
    [English Plural] strategies
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] plan
    [English Plural] plans
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] intention
    [English Plural] intentions
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] trick
    [English Plural] tricks
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -tumia busara
    [English Word] act shrewdly
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -tumia
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] diplomacy
    [English Plural] diplomacy
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] busara
    [Swahili Plural] busara
    [English Word] tact
    [English Plural] tact
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    Swahili-english dictionary > busara

  • 109 tabasuri

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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] astuteness
    [English Plural] astuteness
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] wisdom
    [English Plural] wisdom
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] foresight
    [English Plural] foresight
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] sagacity
    [English Plural] sagacity
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] prudence
    [English Plural] prudence
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] common sense
    [English Plural] common sense
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] -tabasuri
    [English Word] become wise
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] -tabasuri
    [English Word] become prudent
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] -tumia tabasuri
    [English Word] act astutely
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -tumia
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    [Swahili Word] -leta tabasuri
    [English Word] display sagacity
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -leta
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] adroitness
    [English Plural] adroitness
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] acumen
    [English Plural] acumen
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] skill
    [English Plural] skills
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] stratagem
    [English Plural] strategies
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] plan
    [English Plural] plans
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] intention
    [English Plural] intentions
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] trick
    [English Plural] tricks
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -tabasuria, -tabasurika, -tabasurisha
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    [Swahili Word] -tumia tabasuri
    [English Word] act shrewdly
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -tumia
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] diplomacy
    [English Plural] diplomacy
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    [Swahili Word] tabasuri
    [Swahili Plural] tabasuri
    [English Word] tact
    [English Plural] tact
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] busara
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    Swahili-english dictionary > tabasuri

  • 110 Scharfsinn

    m; nur Sg. astuteness, shrewdness; bes. POL., WIRTS. acumen
    * * *
    der Scharfsinn
    astuteness; farsightedness; ingenuity; acumen; sagacity; penetration; keenness; perspicacity
    * * *
    Schạrf|sinn
    m
    astuteness, acumen, keen perception
    * * *
    der
    1) (cleverness: his brilliance as a surgeon.) brilliance
    * * *
    Scharf·sinn
    m kein pl astuteness no pl, perspicacity no pl form
    * * *
    der o. Pl. astuteness; acumen
    * * *
    Scharfsinn m; nur sg astuteness, shrewdness; besonders POL, WIRTSCH acumen
    * * *
    der o. Pl. astuteness; acumen
    * * *
    m.
    acumen n.
    astuteness n.
    brilliancy n.
    farsightedness n.
    perspicacity n.
    sagacity n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Scharfsinn

  • 111 понятливость

    1) General subject: comprehension, docility, intelligence (животных), intelligibility, lucidity, perceptivity, sagacity, sagacity (животных)
    2) Colloquial: uptake
    3) Psychology: alertness

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > понятливость

  • 112 Verstandesschärfe

    f acumen
    * * *
    die Verstandesschärfe
    sagacity; trenchancy
    * * *
    Ver|stạn|des|schär|fe
    f
    acuteness or sharpness of mind or intellect
    * * *
    * * *
    f.
    sagacity n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Verstandesschärfe

  • 113 sagacious

    [sə'ɡeiʃəs]
    (showing intelligence, wisdom and good judgement: The old priest was learned and sagacious.) forstandig
    - sagacity
    * * *
    [sə'ɡeiʃəs]
    (showing intelligence, wisdom and good judgement: The old priest was learned and sagacious.) forstandig
    - sagacity

    English-Danish dictionary > sagacious

  • 114 zeka

    adj. mental
    --------
    n. acuity, acumen, acuteness, brain, brains, cleverness, cuteness, deepness, gray matter, grey matter, intelligence, mentality, nous, penetration, quick wit, sagacity, sapience, understanding, wit, senses
    * * *
    1. sagaciousness 2. sagacity 3. acuteness 4. cuteness 5. ingeniousness 6. intelligence

    Turkish-English dictionary > zeka

  • 115 svinna

    f. sagacity, good sense.
    * * *
    u, f. sagacity, good sense; kann ek mér meiri svinnu. enn at takask á hendr einn útlendan mann, Ó. H. 144; með enga svinnu, Fms. i. (in a verse); ú-svinna, discourtesy, rudeness.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > svinna

  • 116 vitra

    I)
    f.
    1) wisdom, sagacity;
    2) knowledge (v. góðs ok ills).
    (að), v. to manifest, reveal (v. mönnum úorðna hluti);
    refl., vitrast, to reveal oneself, appear in a dream or vision (mikit er um fyrirburði slíka, er hann sjálfr vitrast okkr).
    * * *
    1.
    u, f. wit, wisdom, sagacity; talði þá hafa litla vitru sýnda í sínum ráðum, Fms. viii. 168; fyrir vitru sakir ok dirfðar, iv. 263; bæði sakir vitru ok framburðar, Orkn. 62 (in Lex. Run.); at vitra ormsins efldi einfaldleik dúfunnar, Greg. 20; af heilagri vitru, Clem. 143.
    2.
    að, to manifest, lay open, reveal; vitra mönnum úorðna hluti, Greg. 75, Magn. 538; Drottinn lýsir ok vitrar öll ráð hugskota, Hom. 84; Helgr andi vitraði þeim berliga, 656 C. 13; fyrir Gedeon vitraði Engill Guðs, Rb. 376; enn fimta dag at aptni þá var vitrat fyrir þeim at Guðs maðr myndi finnask, 623. 55.
    II. reflex. to reveal oneself, appear in a dream or vision, Al. 16; mikit er um fyrirburði slíka, er hann sjálfr vitrask okkr, Nj. 119; á næstu nótt vitraðisk inn helgi Martinus biskup Ólafi konungi í svefni, Fms. i. 280; þá vitrask Ólafr konungr konu hans í draumi ok mælti svá við hana, v. 210; sjá, þá vitraðist honum Engill Drottins í draumi, og sagði, Matth. i. 20.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > vitra

  • 117 sagācitās

        sagācitās ātis, f    [sagax].—Of the senses, keenness, acuteness: ad investigandum narium.— Fig., keenness of perception, acuteness, shrewdness, sagacity: istius: erat eā sagacitate, ut, etc., N.
    * * *
    keenness (of scent/senses); acuteness/instinct/flair; sagacity/shrewdness (L+S)

    Latin-English dictionary > sagācitās

  • 118 sagaciousness

    [sə'geɪʃəsnɪs]
    sagacity [sə'gæsətɪ] nome sagacia f.
    * * *
    [sə'geɪʃəsnɪs]
    sagacity [sə'gæsətɪ] nome sagacia f.

    English-Italian dictionary > sagaciousness

  • 119 wise

    adjective
    1) weise; vernünftig [Meinung]

    be wise after the event — so tun, als hätte man es immer schon gewusst

    2) (prudent) klug [Vorgehensweise]; vernünftig [Lebensweise, Praktik]

    be none the or no/not much wiser — kein bisschen od. nicht/nicht viel klüger als vorher sein

    without anyone's being [any] the wiser — ohne dass es jemand merkt

    4) (coll.): (aware)

    be wise to somebody/something — jemanden/etwas kennen

    get wise to somebody/somebody's tricks — jemandem auf die Schliche kommen

    put somebody wise to somebody — jemandem, was jemanden betrifft, die Augen öffnen

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/93820/wise_up">wise up
    * * *
    1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) weise
    2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) klug
    - wisely
    - wisdom
    - wisdom tooth
    - wisecrack
    - wise guy
    - be wise to
    - none the wiser
    - put someone wise
    - put wise
    * * *
    wise1
    [waɪz]
    I. adj
    1. (having knowledge and sagacity) weise geh, klug
    it's easy to be \wise after the event nachher ist man immer schlauer
    I'm afraid her explanation left me none the \wiser ich fürchte, nach ihrer Erklärung bin ich auch nicht klüger als zuvor
    the Three W\wise Men REL die drei Weisen [aus dem Morgenland]
    to be older [or BRIT also sadder] and \wiser viel Lehrgeld bezahlt haben, durch Schaden klug geworden sein
    2. (showing sagacity) klug, vernünftig
    \wise advice [or counsel] weiser Rat[schlag] geh
    \wise saying weiser Ausspruch geh
    \wise words weise Worte a. pej geh
    3. (sensible) vernünftig
    it would be \wise to check up on that es wäre besser, das nachzuprüfen
    you would be \wise to wait du tätest gut daran, zu warten
    a \wise choice eine gute Wahl
    a \wise decision eine weise Entscheidung geh
    4. pred (experienced)
    to be \wise in sth in etw dat erfahren sein
    to be worldly \wise weltklug sein, Lebenserfahrung haben
    5. pred ( fam: aware)
    to be \wise to sb/sth jdn/etw kennen
    to not be any the \wiser nichts bemerken
    none of them was any the \wiser niemand hatte etwas bemerkt
    without anyone being any the \wiser ohne dass jemand etwas bemerkt hätte
    to get \wise to sb jdn durchschauen, jdm auf die Schliche kommen
    to get \wise to sth etw spitzkriegen fam
    to get \wise to what is going on dahinterkommen, was los ist, wissen, was läuft fam
    6. esp AM ( fam: cheeky)
    to act \wise dreist sein
    to act \wise with sb sich akk jdm gegenüber dreist verhalten, jdm frech kommen fam
    to get \wise with sb zu jdm frech werden
    don't get \wise with me, young man nun aber mal nicht frech werden, junger Mann
    7.
    early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and \wise ( saying) ≈ Morgenstund' hat Gold im Mund prov
    penny \wise [and] pound foolish sparsam im Kleinen, [und] verschwenderisch im Großen
    II. n
    the \wise pl die Weisen pl
    a word to the \wise ( also iron) sapienti sat prov geh, für den Weisen genug prov
    III. vi esp AM ( fam)
    to \wise up aufwachen fig, Vernunft annehmen
    come on, \wise up!, it's time you \wised up! wach endlich auf! fig
    to \wise up to sb jdm auf die Schliche kommen, jdn durchschauen
    to \wise up to sth etw herausbekommen [o fam spitzkriegen]
    to \wise up to the fact that... sich dat darüber klar werden, dass..., dahinterkommen, dass... fam
    IV. vt AM ( fam)
    to \wise up ⇆ sb jdm die Augen öffnen
    to \wise sb up about [or to] sb/sth jdn über jdn/etw aufklären
    wise2
    [waɪz]
    n no pl ( dated) Weise f
    in no \wise keinesfalls, in keinster Weise
    * * *
    I [waɪz]
    adj (+er)
    weise; (= prudent, sensible) move, step etc klug, gescheit, vernünftig; (inf = smart) klug, schlau

    a wise choiceeine kluge or gute Wahl

    to be wise in the ways of the world — Lebenserfahrung haben, das Leben kennen

    to be wise after the eventhinterher den Schlauen spielen or gut reden haben

    you'd be wise to... — du tätest gut daran,...

    it would be wise to accept the offer — es wäre klug, das Angebot anzunehmen

    to get wise to sb/sth (inf) — jd/etw spitzkriegen (inf), dahinterkommen, wie jd/etw ist

    to be wise to sb/sth (inf) — jdn/etw kennen

    he fooled her twice, then she got wise to him — zweimal hat er sie hereingelegt, dann ist sie ihm auf die Schliche gekommen

    to put sb wise to sb/sth (inf) — jdn über jdn/etw aufklären (inf)

    II
    n no pl (old)
    Weise f

    in this wise — auf diese Weise, so

    in no wise — in keiner Weise, keineswegs

    * * *
    wise1 [waız]
    A adj (adv wisely)
    1. weise, klug, einsichtig, erfahren:
    the three wise men BIBEL die drei Weisen aus dem Morgenland;
    it’s easy to be wise after the event hinterher kann man leicht klüger sein
    2. gescheit, verständig:
    be none the wiser (for it) nicht klüger sein als zuvor;
    without anybody being the wiser for it ohne dass es jemand gemerkt hätte
    3. wissend, unterrichtet:
    be wise to umg Bescheid wissen über (akk), jemanden od etwas durchschaut haben;
    get wise to umg etwas spitzkriegen, jemandem auf die Schliche kommen;
    put ( oder set) sb wise to umg jemandem etwas stecken
    4. schlau, gerissen
    5. umg neunmalklug:
    wise guy Klugscheißer m pej
    6. obs in der Hexenkunst bewandert:
    wise man Zauberer m;
    a) Hexe f,
    b) Wahrsagerin f,
    c) weise Frau (Hebamme)
    B v/t wise up bes US umg jemanden informieren, aufklären ( beide:
    to, auch on über akk)
    C v/i wise up to ( auch on) bes US umg
    a) sich informieren über (akk),
    b) etwas spitzkriegen
    wise2 [waız] s obs Art f, Weise f:
    in any wise auf irgendeine Weise;
    in no wise in keiner Weise, keineswegs;
    in this wise auf diese Art und Weise
    * * *
    adjective
    1) weise; vernünftig [Meinung]

    be wise after the event — so tun, als hätte man es immer schon gewusst

    2) (prudent) klug [Vorgehensweise]; vernünftig [Lebensweise, Praktik]

    be none the or no/not much wiser — kein bisschen od. nicht/nicht viel klüger als vorher sein

    without anyone's being [any] the wiser — ohne dass es jemand merkt

    4) (coll.): (aware)

    be wise to somebody/something — jemanden/etwas kennen

    get wise to somebody/somebody's tricks — jemandem auf die Schliche kommen

    put somebody wise to somebody — jemandem, was jemanden betrifft, die Augen öffnen

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    adj.
    verständig adj.
    weise adj.

    English-german dictionary > wise

  • 120 wise

    1. wise [waɪz] adj
    1) ( having knowledge and sagacity) weise ( geh), klug;
    it's easy to be \wise after the event nachher ist man immer schlauer;
    I'm afraid her explanation left me none the \wiser ich fürchte, nach ihrer Erklärung bin ich auch nicht klüger als zuvor;
    the Three W\wise Men rel die drei Weisen [aus dem Morgenland];
    to be older [or (Brit a.) sadder] and \wiser viel Lehrgeld bezahlt haben, durch Schaden klug geworden sein
    2) ( showing sagacity) klug, vernünftig;
    \wise advice [or counsel] weiser Rat[schlag] ( geh)
    \wise saying weiser Ausspruch ( geh)
    \wise words weise Worte (a. pej) ( geh)
    3) ( sensible) vernünftig;
    it would be \wise to check up on that es wäre besser, das nachzuprüfen;
    you would be \wise to wait du tätest gut daran, zu warten;
    a \wise choice eine gute Wahl;
    a \wise decision eine weise Entscheidung ( geh)
    to be \wise in sth in etw dat erfahren sein;
    to be worldly \wise weltklug sein, Lebenserfahrung haben
    5) pred (fam: aware)
    to be \wise to sb/ sth jdn/etw kennen;
    to not be any the \wiser nichts bemerken;
    none of them was any the \wiser niemand hatte etwas bemerkt;
    without anyone being any the \wiser ohne dass jemand etwas bemerkt hätte;
    to get \wise to sb jdn durchschauen, jdm auf die Schliche kommen;
    to get \wise to sth etw spitzkriegen ( fam)
    to get \wise to what is going on dahinterkommen, was los ist, wissen, was läuft ( fam)
    6) ( esp Am) (fam: cheeky)
    to act \wise dreist sein;
    to act \wise with sb sich akk jdm gegenüber dreist verhalten, jdm frech kommen ( fam)
    to get \wise with sb zu jdm frech werden;
    don't get \wise with me, young man nun aber mal nicht frech werden, junger Mann
    PHRASES:
    early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and \wise (and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and \wise) Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde ( prov)
    penny \wise [and] pound foolish sparsam im Kleinen, [und] verschwenderisch im Großen n
    the \wise pl die Weisen mpl;
    a word to the \wise (a. iron) sapienti sat ( prov) ( geh), für den Weisen genug ( prov) vi ( esp Am) ( fam);
    to \wise up aufwachen ( fig), Vernunft annehmen;
    come on, \wise up!;
    it's time you \wised up! wach endlich auf! ( fig)
    to \wise up to sb jdm auf die Schliche kommen, jdn durchschauen;
    to \wise up to sth etw herausbekommen [o ( fam) spitzkriegen];
    to \wise up to the fact that... sich dat darüber klar werden, dass..., dahinterkommen, dass... ( fam) vt (Am) ( fam);
    to \wise up <-> sb jdm die Augen öffnen;
    to \wise sb up about [or to] sb/ sth jdn über jdn/etw aufklären
    2. wise [waɪz] n
    no pl (dated) Weise f;
    in no \wise keinesfalls, in keinster Weise

    English-German students dictionary > wise

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