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1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) sabio2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) sensato, juicioso•- wisely- wisdom
- wisdom tooth
- wisecrack
- wise guy
- be wise to
- none the wiser
- put someone wise
- put wise
wise adj1. sabio2. prudente / sensato / acertadotr[waɪz]1 (learned, knowledgeable) sabio,-a2 (sensible, prudent - person) prudente, sensato,-a; (- action, remark) prudente; (- advice) sabio,-a; (- decision, choice, move) atinado,-a, acertado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas wise as an owl tan sabio,-a como Salomónto be wise after the event hablar a toro pasadoto be/get wise to somebody calar a alguiento be none the wiser (not understand) seguir sin entender 2 (not realize) no darse cuenta, no enterarseto put somebody wise to something poner a alguien al tanto de algothe Three Wise Men los Reyes Magoswise guy sabelotodo————————tr[waɪz]1 architecture manera, modo, guisa1) learned: sabio2) sensible: sabio, sensato, prudente3) knowledgeable: entendido, enteradothey're wise to his tricks: conocen muy bien sus mañaswise n: manera f, modo min no wise: de ninguna manerav.• hacer saber v.adj.• acertado, -a adj.• ajuiciado, -a adj.• atinado, -a adj.• discreto, -a adj.• juicioso, -a adj.• prudente adj.• sabido, -a adj.• sabio, -a adj.• sano, -a adj.• sapiente adj.• sesudo, -a adj.waɪzadjective wiser, wisestit would be wise to call first — sería prudente or aconsejable llamar antes
b) (learned, experienced) sabioto be none the wiser: I'm none the wiser sigo sin entender or sin enterarme; eat one: no-one will be any the wiser cómete una, nadie se va a dar cuenta; to get wise with somebody — (AmE colloq) insolentarse con alguien
c) ( aware) (colloq)to be wise TO something/somebody: don't worry, I'm wise to him/his tricks — no te preocupes que lo conozco muy bien or (fam) ya lo tengo calado/le conozco las mañas
Phrasal Verbs:- wise up
I [waɪz]1. ADJ(compar wiser) (superl wisest)1) (=learned) [person] sabio; [words] sabio, acertadoshe had grown wiser with age — se había vuelto más prudente or juiciosa con los años
to get wise — (esp US) * darse cuenta, caer en la cuenta *
to get wise with sb — (esp US) * hacerse el listo con algn
to put sb wise to sth * — poner a algn al corriente or al tanto de algo
- be wise after the event2) (=prudent) [precaution] sabio; [decision, choice] sabio, acertadoit would be wise to — + infin sería prudente + infin, sería aconsejable + infin
2.CPDwise guy * N — listillo(-a) * m / f pej
wise guy, huh? — ¿tú te lo sabes todo, eh?, eres muy listo, ¿verdad?
wise man N — (=sage) sabio m ; (=witch doctor) hechicero m
Wise Men NPL —
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the (Three) Wise Men — los (Tres) Reyes Magoswise woman N — (=sage) sabia f ; (=witch doctor) hechicera f
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† [waɪz]N frm* * *[waɪz]adjective wiser, wisestit would be wise to call first — sería prudente or aconsejable llamar antes
b) (learned, experienced) sabioto be none the wiser: I'm none the wiser sigo sin entender or sin enterarme; eat one: no-one will be any the wiser cómete una, nadie se va a dar cuenta; to get wise with somebody — (AmE colloq) insolentarse con alguien
c) ( aware) (colloq)to be wise TO something/somebody: don't worry, I'm wise to him/his tricks — no te preocupes que lo conozco muy bien or (fam) ya lo tengo calado/le conozco las mañas
Phrasal Verbs:- wise up -
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mago,-a m,f (hechicero) wizard, magician
el mago de Oz, the Wizard of Oz
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rey sustantivo masculino 1 los Rreyes y sus hijos the royal couple and their children 2 Los Rreyes Magos the Three Wise Men, The Three Kings
rey sustantivo masculino
1 king
2 (mago, genio) es el rey de rock, he's the king of rock
3 Rel (el día de) Reyes, Epiphany o Twelfth Night o 6 January
los Reyes Magos, the (Three) Wise Men Recuerda que el plural, kings, se refiere solo al sexo masculino. Los reyes de España, es decir, el rey y la reina, se traduce por the king and queen of Spain.
Observa cómo se lee un nombre acompañado de un número: Elizabeth II, Elizabeth the Second; Henry VIII, Henry the Eighth. ' rey' also found in these entries: Spanish: abdicar - coronación - cuerpo - incógnito - injuria - juramentar - misma - mismo - reina - suceder - coronar - corte - cortejo - de - destronar - disponer - fiel - infante - interceder - majestad - representación - séquito - vivir English: appear - ascend - bear - court - do - entertain - exile - fit - forget - inflict - king - queen - live - stalemate -
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1) (a group of people formed in order to advise etc: The King formed a council of wise men; the Council for Recreation.) consejo2) (in the United Kingdom, a body of people elected to control the workings of local government in a county, region, district etc.) ayuntamiento•council n ayuntamiento / municipiotr['kaʊnsəl]1 (elected group) consejo2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (of town, city) ayuntamiento3 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL concilio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcouncil chamber sala consistorialcouncil flat / council house vivienda propiedad del ayuntamiento alquilada a bajo preciocouncil of war consejo de guerracouncil ['kaʊntsəl] n1) : concejo mcity council: concejo municipal, ayuntamiento2) meeting: concejo m, junta f3) board: consejo m4) : concilio m (eclesiástico)n.• ayuntamiento (Corporación) (•Gobierno•) s.m.• concejo s.m.• concilio s.m.• consejo s.m.• cámara s.f.• junta s.f.'kaʊnsəla) ( advisory group) consejo mb) ( Govt) ayuntamiento m, municipio m['kaʊnsl]council housing — (BrE) viviendas de alquiler subvencionadas por el ayuntamiento
1. N2) (in local government) concejo m municipalcity/town council — ayuntamiento m
3) (=meeting) reunión f, sesión fcouncil of war — consejo m de guerra
2.CPDCouncil of Europe N — Consejo m de Europa
council flat N — (Brit) piso m or (LAm) departamento m de protección oficial
council house N — (Brit) casa f de protección oficial
council housing N — (Brit) viviendas fpl de protección oficial
council (housing) estate N — (Brit) urbanización f or barrio m de viviendas de protección oficial
council meeting N — pleno m municipal
Council of Ministers N — Consejo m de Ministros (de la Unión Europea)
council tax N — (Brit) impuesto municipal
council tenant N — (Brit) inquilino(-a) m / f (de una vivienda de protección oficial)
* * *['kaʊnsəl]a) ( advisory group) consejo mb) ( Govt) ayuntamiento m, municipio mcouncil housing — (BrE) viviendas de alquiler subvencionadas por el ayuntamiento
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cabalgata sustantivo femenino ( desfile) parade;◊ la cabalgata de los Reyes Magos the Epiphany parade o procession
cabalgata sustantivo femenino cavalcade: vimos pasar la cabalgata de los Reyes Magos, we saw the procession of the Three Wise Men go by ' cabalgata' also found in these entries: English: cavalcade - ride -
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(from, at or to a distance: The three wise men came from afar.) lejostr[ə'fɑːSMALLr/SMALL]1 lejos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom afar desde lejosafar [ə'fɑr] adv: lejos, a lo lejosadv.• distante adv.• lejos adv.ə'fɑːr, ə'fɑː(r)adverb (liter) lejos[ǝ'fɑː(r)]ADV liter lejosafar off — a lo lejos, en lontananza liter
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1. VI + PREP1) (=climb on to) [+ bike, horse] montarse en, subir(se) a; [+ bus, train] subir(se) a2) (=enter)3) (=enrol on) [+ course] matricularse en4) (=be elected to) [+ committee] ser elegido como miembro de5) (=start talking of) [+ subject] empezar a hablar de; (=move on to) pasar a; (=reach) llegar aby the time they got on to my question there was no time left — cuando llegaron a mi pregunta ya no había tiempo
6) (Brit) (=contact) ponerse en contacto con; (=phone) llamar; (=talk to) hablar con7) (=deal with) ocuparse de8) (=get wise to)how did the Russians get on to us? — ¿cómo nos descubrieron los rusos?
how did the press get on to this? — ¿cómo se ha enterado la prensa de esto?
9) = get at2. VT + PREP1) (=make deal with) poner a trabajar enI'll get my men on to it right away — pondré a mis hombres a trabajar en esto enseguida; (=send) ahora mismo mando a mis hombres
2) (=cause to talk about)3) (=make a member of)we need to get some new people on to the committee — necesitamos conseguir gente nueva para el comité, necesitamos meter gente nueva en el comité
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1) v + prep + oa) ( contact) \<\<person/department\>\> ponerse* en contacto conb) ( begin discussing) \<\<subject\>\> empezar* a hablar de2) (mount, board) \<\<table/busain\>\> subirse a; \<\<horse/bicycle\>\> montarse en, subirse a3) v + o + prep + o (BrE)a) ( send to deal with)I'll get some more people onto this job — pondré or mandaré más gente a trabajar en esto
1. VI + PREP1) (=climb on to) [+ bike, horse] montarse en, subir(se) a; [+ bus, train] subir(se) a2) (=enter)3) (=enrol on) [+ course] matricularse en4) (=be elected to) [+ committee] ser elegido como miembro de5) (=start talking of) [+ subject] empezar a hablar de; (=move on to) pasar a; (=reach) llegar aby the time they got on to my question there was no time left — cuando llegaron a mi pregunta ya no había tiempo
6) (Brit) (=contact) ponerse en contacto con; (=phone) llamar; (=talk to) hablar con7) (=deal with) ocuparse de8) (=get wise to)how did the Russians get on to us? — ¿cómo nos descubrieron los rusos?
how did the press get on to this? — ¿cómo se ha enterado la prensa de esto?
9) = get at2. VT + PREP1) (=make deal with) poner a trabajar enI'll get my men on to it right away — pondré a mis hombres a trabajar en esto enseguida; (=send) ahora mismo mando a mis hombres
2) (=cause to talk about)3) (=make a member of)we need to get some new people on to the committee — necesitamos conseguir gente nueva para el comité, necesitamos meter gente nueva en el comité
* * *1) v + prep + oa) ( contact) \<\<person/department\>\> ponerse* en contacto conb) ( begin discussing) \<\<subject\>\> empezar* a hablar de2) (mount, board) \<\<table/bus/train\>\> subirse a; \<\<horse/bicycle\>\> montarse en, subirse a3) v + o + prep + o (BrE)a) ( send to deal with)I'll get some more people onto this job — pondré or mandaré más gente a trabajar en esto
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