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1 wit
I 1. [wɪt]1) (sense of humour) spirito m., arguzia f.to have a quick, dry wit — avere un ingegno vivace, uno spirito pungente
2) (witty person) persona f. di spirito2.nome plurale wits (intelligence) intelligenza f.sing.; (presence of mind) presenza f.sing. di spiritoto have o keep (all) one's wits about one (vigilant) stare all'erta, tenere gli occhi ben aperti; (level-headed) mantenere il sangue freddo, conservare la propria presenza di spirito; to collect o gather one's wits riprendersi; to sharpen one's wits aguzzare l'ingegno; to frighten sb. out of their wits spaventare a morte qcn.; to pit one's wits against sb. misurarsi con qcn.; to live by one's wits vivere d'espedienti; to lose one's wits uscire di senno; a battle of wits — una disputa di ingegni
••II [wɪt]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo sapere••to wit — form. cioè, vale a dire
* * *[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) spirito2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) (persona spiritosa)3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) buon senso•- 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* * *wit /wɪt/n.1 (spesso al pl.) intelligenza; intelletto; ingegno; facoltà mentali; cervello (fig.): the wit of man, l'intelletto umano; to have quick wits, essere d'ingegno vivace; to have a ready wit, essere pronto di spirito; sharp wit, mente acuta; to have (o to keep) one's wits about one, aver prontezza di spirito; stare all'erta; sapere quel che si fa; He hasn't wit enough to keep quiet, non ha abbastanza cervello per stare zitto2 [u] spirito; arguzia; senso umoristico; sale (fig.): His conversation is full of wit, la sua conversazione è piena di spirito; a man of wit, un uomo di spirito3 persona arguta; tipo spiritoso: Jack is such a wit!, Jack è così spiritoso!● to be at one's wits' end, non sapere che pesci pigliare; essere perplesso; avere esaurito tutte le proprie risorse; DIALOGO → - Lost child 3- I was at my wits' end, non sapevo dove sbattere la testa □ to live by one's wits, vivere di espedienti □ (fam.) to be out of one's wits, essere uscito di senno; essere giù di testa; ( anche) essere sconvolto, fuori di sé □ to sharpen sb. 's wits, aguzzare l'ingegno a q.(to) wit /wɪt/(pass. e p. p. wist), v. t. e i.(arc.) sapere; saper bene● (leg.) to wit, vale a dire; cioè.* * *I 1. [wɪt]1) (sense of humour) spirito m., arguzia f.to have a quick, dry wit — avere un ingegno vivace, uno spirito pungente
2) (witty person) persona f. di spirito2.nome plurale wits (intelligence) intelligenza f.sing.; (presence of mind) presenza f.sing. di spiritoto have o keep (all) one's wits about one (vigilant) stare all'erta, tenere gli occhi ben aperti; (level-headed) mantenere il sangue freddo, conservare la propria presenza di spirito; to collect o gather one's wits riprendersi; to sharpen one's wits aguzzare l'ingegno; to frighten sb. out of their wits spaventare a morte qcn.; to pit one's wits against sb. misurarsi con qcn.; to live by one's wits vivere d'espedienti; to lose one's wits uscire di senno; a battle of wits — una disputa di ingegni
••II [wɪt]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo sapere••to wit — form. cioè, vale a dire
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2 ready
I 1. ['redɪ]1) (prepared) prontoto get sth. ready — preparare qcs.
ready, steady, go! — sport pronti, via!
I'm ready, willing and able — sono a sua completa disposizione
2) (willing) dispostoto be ready for — avere bisogno di [meal, vacation]
3) (quick) [answer, wit, smile] pronto4) (available) [market, supply] a portata di mano; [ access] diretto2.ready cash ready money — colloq. contanti
3. II 1. ['redɪ](to have) a gun, pen at the ready — (essere) pronto a sparare, scrivere
verbo transitivo preparare [ship, car]2.* * *['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) pronto2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) disposto3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) sollecito, pronto4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) pronto•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
- in readiness* * *I 1. ['redɪ]1) (prepared) prontoto get sth. ready — preparare qcs.
ready, steady, go! — sport pronti, via!
I'm ready, willing and able — sono a sua completa disposizione
2) (willing) dispostoto be ready for — avere bisogno di [meal, vacation]
3) (quick) [answer, wit, smile] pronto4) (available) [market, supply] a portata di mano; [ access] diretto2.ready cash ready money — colloq. contanti
3. II 1. ['redɪ](to have) a gun, pen at the ready — (essere) pronto a sparare, scrivere
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3 readiness
['redɪnɪs]1) (preparedness) (l')essere pronto, preparatoin readiness for sth. — pronto per
2) (willingness) sollecitudine f., disponibilità f.3) (of response) prontezza f., vivacità f.* * ** * *readiness /ˈrɛdɪnəs/n. [u]1 prontezza; disponibilità: readiness of wit, prontezza di spirito; readiness to learn, voglia di imparare; He has declared his readiness to discuss the issue, ha dichiarato di essere pronto a discutere la questione● to have st. in readiness, avere già pronto qc. □ to hold (o to keep) st. in readiness, tener pronto qc. □ to put st. in readiness, preparare qc.* * *['redɪnɪs]1) (preparedness) (l')essere pronto, preparatoin readiness for sth. — pronto per
2) (willingness) sollecitudine f., disponibilità f.3) (of response) prontezza f., vivacità f.
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