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(colloq) noun gros malin (colloq) m -
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(a person who (shows that he) thinks that he is smart, knows everything etc.) malin -
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wise [waɪz](a) (learned, judicious) sage;∎ a wise man un sage;∎ you'd be wise to take my advice vous seriez sage de suivre mes conseils;∎ do you think it's wise to invite his wife? crois-tu que ce soit prudent d'inviter sa femme?(b) (clever, shrewd) habile, astucieux;∎ a wise move (in board games) un coup habile ou astucieux;∎ the president made a wise move in dismissing the attorney general le président a été bien avisé de renvoyer le ministre de la Justice;∎ it's always easy to be wise after the event c'est toujours facile d'avoir raison après coup;∎ the Three Wise Men les Rois Mages mpl;∎ to be none the wiser ne pas être plus avancé;∎ do it while he's out, he'll be none the wiser fais-le pendant qu'il est sorti et il n'en saura rien;∎ familiar to be wise to sth être au courant de qch;∎ I'm wise to you or to your schemes je sais ce que tu manigances;∎ familiar to get wise to sb percer qn à jour;∎ familiar you'd better get wise to what's going on vous feriez bien d'ouvrir les yeux sur ce qui se passe;∎ familiar to put sb wise to sth avertir qn de qch□ ;∎ familiar to put sb wise to sb prévenir qn contre qn□2 noun∎ he is in no wise or not in any wise satisfied with his new position il n'est point ou aucunement satisfait de son nouveau poste►► familiar wise guy malin(igne) m,f;∎ don't be a wise guy! ne fais pas le malin!;∎ OK, wise guy, what would you do? OK, gros malin, qu'est-ce que tu ferais?∎ he'd better wise up! il ferait bien de se mettre dans le coup!;∎ to wise up to sb voir qn sous son vrai jour□ ;∎ to wise up to sth se rendre compte de qch□ ;∎ she finally wised up to the fact that she'd never be a great musician elle a enfin compris qu'elle ne serait jamais une grande musicienne□American mettre dans le coup -
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wise [waɪz]1. adjectivea. ( = prudent) [person, decision] sage ; [choice, investment] judicieux• I'm none the wiser ( = don't understand) ça ne m'avance pas beaucoup• nobody will be any the wiser ( = won't find out) personne n'en saura rien• to be or get wise to sb voir clair dans le jeu de qn• get wise! réveille-toi !2. compounds* * *[waɪz] 1.sout (dated) noun façon f2.1) ( prudent) gen sage; [choice] judicieux/-ieuse2) ( learned) pertinentto be none the wiser — ( understand no better) ne pas être plus avancé; ( not realize) ne s'apercevoir de rien
3) (colloq) ( aware)to get wise to — prendre le coup de [situation]
3.to get wise to somebody — saisir (colloq) à qui on a affaire
- wise combining form1) ( direction) dans le sens de2) ( with regard to)••a word to the wise:... — en tout cas un conseil:...
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1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) sage2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) sage, (bien) avisé•- wisely- wisdom - wisdom tooth - wisecrack - wise guy - be wise to - none the wiser - put someone wise - put wise -
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(a) (unit of currency → in Britain, Ireland) penny m;∎ it cost me 44 pence ça m'a coûté 44 pence∎ it was expensive, but it was worth every penny c'était cher, mais j'en ai vraiment eu pour mon argent;∎ it won't cost you a penny ça ne vous coûtera pas un centime ou un sou;∎ every penny counts un sou est un sou;∎ they haven't got a penny to their name or two pennies to rub together ils n'ont pas un sou vaillant;∎ to earn or American turn an honest penny gagner honnêtement sa vie;∎ British familiar people like him are two or ten a penny des gens comme lui, ce n'est pas ça qui manque;∎ a penny for your thoughts à quoi penses-tu?;∎ British penny for the guy = phrase rituelle des enfants qui font la quête la veille de "Guy Fawkes Day";∎ proverb in for a penny in for a pound quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire;∎ British proverb take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;∎ to be penny wise and pound foolish chipoter sur les petites dépenses sans regarder aux grandes►► American penny arcade galerie f de jeux;Penny Black = premier timbre-poste britannique;British familiar old-fashioned penny dreadful (novel) = roman d'amour ou d'aventures à quatre sous; (magazine) magazine m à sensation□ ;British Stock Exchange penny shares actions fpl d'une valeur de moins d'une livre sterling;American Stock Exchange penny stocks actions fpl d'une valeur de moins d'un dollar;penny whistle pipeau m
См. также в других словарях:
wise guy — wise guy, adj. Informal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck: He has a reputation for being a wise guy. Also called wiseacre. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
wise guy — wise guys also wiseguy N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a wise guy, you dislike the fact that they think they are very clever and always have an answer for everything. [INFORMAL] Syn: smart alec … English dictionary
wise guy — wise ,guy noun count someone who annoys you because they think that they know everything or are very funny … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wise guy — wise′ guy n. Informal. inf a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer … From formal English to slang
wise guy — [n] smart aleck; gangster bigmouth*, criminal, crook, hood, hoodlum, know it all*, Mafioso*, member of the family, mobster, smart ass*, smarty pants*, wiseacre, wiseass, wisenheimer; concept 412 … New thesaurus
wise guy — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who makes sarcastic or insolent remarks so as to demonstrate their cleverness … English terms dictionary
wise guy — Used with varying degrees of aggression to someone who is ostentatiously revealing his knowledge, especially if the person addressed has corrected something said by the speaker. Like the older ‘wiseacre’, ‘wise guy’ can be converted into a… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
wise guy — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wise guy : singular wise guy plural wise guys someone who annoys you because they think that they know everything or think that they are very funny … English dictionary
wise guy — n. a foolish person; a smart aleck. (See also smart guy. Also a term of address.) □ Look, wise guy, mind your own business! □ Some wise guy messed up my work … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wise-guy — American & Australian, informal, American, very informal! a wise guy someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying. Hyde s wise guy humour loses its charm after a few episodes. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
wise guy — {n. phr.}, {informal} A person who acts as if he were smarter than other people; a person who jokes or shows off too much * /Bill is a wise guy and displeases others by what he says./ … Dictionary of American idioms