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41 penny-wise
adj.1 se dice del que por ahorrar poco se expone a perder mucho.2 mezquinamente ahorrativo, tacaño en lo pequeño, que escatima en cosas pequeñas.3 meticuloso, detallista. -
42 penny-wise pound-foolish
intj.tacaño en lo pequeño derrochador en lo grande, por un clavo se pierde la herradura. -
43 vocabulary-wise
adv.en lo que se refiere al vocabulario. -
44 weather-wise
adj.buen pronosticador, que pronostica bien el tiempo. -
45 worldly-wise
adj.de mucho mundo, avezado en las cosas del mundo, conocedor de mundo, ducho en los modales de la sociedad, sofisticado. -
46 sabio
sabio
( sensato) ‹persona/medida› wise; ‹ consejo› sound, wise ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) wise man, sage (liter); (f) wise woman
sabio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (una persona) wise, learned
2 (una actitud, un consejo, una decisión, etc) wise, sensible: has tomado una sabia decisión, you've made a wise decision
II sustantivo masculino y femenino wise person ' sabio' also found in these entries: Spanish: sabia English: best - sage - wise - of -
47 sage
sei‹
I noun(a plant whose leaves are used as flavouring in cooking.) salvia
II
1. noun(a wise man: the sages of past centuries.)
2. adjective(wise: sage advice.) sabio, juicioso- sagelytr[seɪʤ]1 sabio,-a1 sabio,-a————————tr[seɪʤ]1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL salvia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsage green verde nombre masculino salviasage and onion stuffing relleno de salvia y cebolla♦ sagely advsage n1) : sabio m, -bia f2) : salvia f (planta)adj.• sabio, -a adj.• salvia adj.n.• sabio s.m.• salvia (Botánica) s.f.seɪdʒ1) u (Bot, Culin) salvia f2) c ( wise man) sabio m
I [seɪdʒ]1.ADJ (=wise) sabio; (=sensible) cuerdo2.N sabio(-a) m / f
II [seɪdʒ]1.N (=herb) salvia f2.CPDsage and onion stuffing N — relleno m de cebolla con salvia
* * *[seɪdʒ]1) u (Bot, Culin) salvia f2) c ( wise man) sabio m -
48 espabilado
Del verbo espabilar: ( conjugate espabilar) \ \
espabilado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: espabilado espabilar
espabilado
◊ -da adjetivo■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
espabilar ( conjugate espabilar) verbo transitivo verbo intransitivo espabilarse verbo pronominal
espabilado,-a adjetivo
1 (despejado) wide awake
2 (listo, despierto) bright (ingenioso, astuto) shrewd
espabilar
I verbo transitivo (despejar, despertar) to wake up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (avivar el ingenio) to wise up
2 (darse prisa) to hurry up ' espabilado' also found in these entries: Spanish: despabilada - despabilado - despejada - despejado - despierta - despierto - espabilada - vivaracho English: streetwise - ball - wide -
49 espabilar
espabilar ( conjugate espabilar) verbo transitivo verbo intransitivo espabilarse verbo pronominal
espabilar
I verbo transitivo (despejar, despertar) to wake up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (avivar el ingenio) to wise up
2 (darse prisa) to hurry up ' espabilar' also found in these entries: Spanish: despabilar English: sober up -
50 sabia
Del verbo saber: ( conjugate saber) \ \
sabía es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativoMultiple Entries: saber sabia
saber 1 sustantivo masculino knowledge;
saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo 1 no lo sé I don't know; no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name; ¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq); que yo sepa as far as I know; sabia algo de algo to know sth about sth; sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject; no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing; ¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!; ¡cómo iba yo a sabia que …! how was I to know that …! 2 ( ser capaz de): ¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?; sabe escuchar she's a good listener; sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages verbo intransitivo◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;sabia de algo/algn to know of sth/sb; yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixedb) (tener noticias, enterarse):yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;sabia a algo to taste of sth; no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything; sabe a podrido it tastes rottenb) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell himsaberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb (de alguien por otros) to have news of sb (de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
sabio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (una persona) wise, learned
2 (una actitud, un consejo, una decisión, etc) wise, sensible: has tomado una sabia decisión, you've made a wise decision
II sustantivo masculino y femenino wise person ' sabia' also found in these entries: Spanish: incluso - jota - ninguna - ninguno - saber - sabio - alegar - dedillo - palabra English: because - even - honest - intimate - neither - sister - squirm - catch - knowing - what -
51 sophisticated
sə'fistikeitid1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) sofisticado2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) sutil, sofisticado, complejo3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) sofisticado•tr[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd]1 sofisticado,-asophisticated [sə'fɪstə.keɪt̬əd] adj1) complex: complejo2) worldly-wise: sofisticadoadj.• avanzado, -a adj.• mundano, -a adj.• sofisticado, -a adj.sə'fɪstəkeɪtəd, sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪda) (urbane, worldly-wise) <appearance/clothes/person> sofisticadob) ( complex) <machine/technique> complejo, altamente desarrollado or perfeccionado[sǝ'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd]ADJ1) (=refined) [person, lifestyle, tastes, clothes] sofisticado2) (=complex) [idea] sofisticado; [equipment] sofisticado, complejo, altamente desarrollado; [technique] sofisticado, muy elaborado, complejo; [play, film, book] muy elaborado, complejo* * *[sə'fɪstəkeɪtəd, sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd]a) (urbane, worldly-wise) <appearance/clothes/person> sofisticadob) ( complex) <machine/technique> complejo, altamente desarrollado or perfeccionado -
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53 altogether
o:ltə'ɡeðə1) (completely: I'm not altogether satisfied.) del todo, totalmente2) (on the whole and considering everything: I'm wet, I'm tired and I'm cold. Altogether I'm not feeling very cheerful.) en conjuntoaltogether adv en conjunto / en totaltr[ɔːltə'geðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (completely) del todo2 (on the whole) en conjunto3 (in total) en total\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the altogether familiar en cuerosaltogether [.ɔltə'gðər] adv1) completely: completamente, totalmente, del todo2) on the whole: en suma, en generaladv.• en conjunto adv.• en total adv.• enteramente adv.• generalmente adv.
I 'ɔːltə'geðər, ˌɔːltə'geðə(r)a) ( completely) totalmentec) ( in total) en totald) ( on the whole) (indep) en general
II
[ˌɔːltǝ'ɡeðǝ(r)]in the altogether — (colloq & hum) en cueros (fam & hum)
1. ADV1) (=in all) en totalaltogether, he played in 40 matches — en total, participó en 40 partidos
how much is that altogether? — ¿cuánto es en total?
2) (=entirely) [stop, disappear] por completo, del todo; [different, impossible] totalmente; [wonderful] realmente•
I'm not altogether happy with your work — no estoy del todo satisfecho con tu trabajo•
Asia was another matter altogether — lo de Asia era un tema totalmente diferente•
"do you believe him?" - " not altogether" — -¿le crees? -no del todo•
it's altogether out of the question — es totalmente imposible•
I'm not altogether sure — no estoy del todo seguro, no estoy totalmente seguro•
it's altogether too complicated — es realmente demasiado complicado2.N* * *
I ['ɔːltə'geðər, ˌɔːltə'geðə(r)]a) ( completely) totalmentec) ( in total) en totald) ( on the whole) (indep) en general
II
in the altogether — (colloq & hum) en cueros (fam & hum)
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54 shrewd
ʃru:d(showing good judgement; wise: a shrewd man; a shrewd choice.) perspicaz, astuto- shrewdly- shrewdness
shrewd adj astutotr[ʃrʊːd]2 (decision) muy acertado,-a; (move) hábil, inteligente; (assessment, remark, guess) perspicaz; (guess) razonableshrewd ['ʃru:d] adj: astuto, inteligente, sagaz♦ shrewdly advadj.• astuto, -a adj.• ladino, -a adj.• lince adj.• matrero, -a adj.• mañero, -a adj.• sagaz adj.• sutil adj.• travieso, -a adj.n.• gazapo s.m.ʃruːdadjective -er, -est < person> astuto, sagaz, vivo (fam); <move/investment> hábil, inteligente; <argument/assessment> hábil, perspicaz, sagaz; < remark> perspicaz[ʃruːd]ADJ (compar shrewder) (superl shrewdest) [person, politician, businessperson] astuto, sagaz; [observer, glance, look] perspicaz; [remark, observation] sagaz, perspicaz; [eyes] perspicaz, inteligente; [assessment] muy acertado; [investment] inteligenteit was seen as a shrewd political move — se vio como una hábil or astuta maniobra política
I can make a shrewd guess at how many people were there — estoy casi seguro de acertar si digo cuánta gente había allí
she had a shrewd idea or suspicion (that)... — estaba casi segura de que...
I've got a pretty shrewd idea of what's going on here — ya me puedo imaginar lo que está pasando aquí
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55 acertado
Del verbo acertar: ( conjugate acertar) \ \
acertado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: acertado acertar
acertado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ comentario› pertinent;‹solución/elección› good
acertar ( conjugate acertar) verbo transitivo ‹respuesta/resultado› to get … right; verbo intransitivo 1 2 ( lograr) acertado a hacer algo to manage to do sth
acertado,-a adjetivo
1 (hipótesis, respuesta) right, correct
2 (iniciativa, decisión) wise: no estuviste muy acertado al elegir, you didn't make a very good choice
acertar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar con la solución) to get right
2 (adivinar) to guess correctly
3 acertar la quiniela, to win the pools
II verbo intransitivo
1 (decidir correctamente) to be right
2 (encontrar) cuando por fin acertó con la llave..., when she finally found the right key... ' acertado' also found in these entries: Spanish: acertada - feliz - Tiro English: accurate - apt - shrewd - wise - judicious - right -
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57 espabilarse
■espabilarse verbo reflexivo
1 (despejarse, despertarse) to wake up
2 (darse prisa) to hurry (up)
3 fam US (avivarse) to wise up ' espabilarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: despejar - espabilar English: wake up - snap - wise -
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59 rey
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 -
60 advisable
adjective ((of actions) wise: The doctor does not think it advisable for you to drink alcohol.) aconsejableadvisable adj aconsejabletr[əd'vaɪzəbəl]1 aconsejableadvisable [æd'vaɪzəbəl, əd-] adj: aconsejable, recomendable, convenienteadj.• aconsejable adj.əd'vaɪzəbəladjective aconsejable, convenienteit is advisable to book a seat — es aconsejable or se aconseja reservar un asiento
[ǝd'vaɪzǝbl]ADJ aconsejable, convenienteit would be advisable to — + infin sería aconsejable + infin, sería conveniente + infin
* * *[əd'vaɪzəbəl]adjective aconsejable, convenienteit is advisable to book a seat — es aconsejable or se aconseja reservar un asiento
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Wise — or WISE may refer to:* The adjectival form of wisdomMedia*WISE (AM), a radio station (1310 AM) licensed to Asheville, North Carolina, United States *WISE FM, a radio station (90.5 FM) licensed to Wise, Virginia, United States, repeating WVTF of… … Wikipedia
WISE — ist der Name folgender Orte: Wise (North Carolina) Wise (Virginia) Wise County (Texas) Wise County (Virginia) Wise River, Montana Wise Township, Virginia Wise ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bob Wise (* 1948), amerikanischer Politiker… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wise — ist: der Name folgender Orte: Wise (North Carolina) Wise (Virginia) Wise County (Texas) Wise County (Virginia) Wise River, Montana Wise Township (Michigan), Virginia Wise Township (North Dakota), North Dakota der Familienname folgender Personen:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wise — Wise, a. [Compar. {Wiser}; superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis, AS. w[=i]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[=i]s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[=i]s, w[=i]si, Icel. v[=i]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Righteous},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WISE — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Wise est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Robert Wise (1914 2005) est un réalisateur, producteur et metteur en scène américain Kirk Wise (1958 … Wikipédia en Français
wise — wise·acre; wise·crack·er; wise; wise·ling; wise·ly; wise·ness; piece·wise; bend·wise; clock·wise; coast·wise; con·trari·wise; oth·er·wise; sun·wise; ar·ris·wise; breadth·wise; plank·wise; slant·ing·wise; un·wise·ly; … English syllables
Wise — Wise, a. [OE. wise, AS. w[=i]se; akin to OS. w[=i]sa, OFries. w[=i]s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w[=i]sa, G. weise, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. [ o]?ruv[=i]s otherwise; from the root of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See {Wit}, v., and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wise — wise1 [wīz] adj. wiser, wisest [ME wis < OE, akin to witan, to know, OHG wis, MDu wijs < PGmc * wisa , wise < IE * weid < base * w(e)di , to see, know > Sans vēdas, knowledge, Gr idris, knowing, L videre, to see] 1. having or… … English World dictionary
wise — wise, sage, sapient, judicious, prudent, sensible, sane are comparable when they mean having or manifesting the power to recognize the best ends and the best means to attain those ends. Wise applies to one or the acts or views of one who is so… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wise — Ⅰ. wise [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement. 2) (wise to) informal aware of. ► VERB (wise up) informal ▪ become alert or aware. ● … English terms dictionary
-wise — [ waız ] suffix 1. ) speaking of or referring to: used with many nouns, verbs, and adjectives: It was a poor show, talent wise (=speaking of talent). weather wise (=referring to the weather) 2. ) in the direction of: used with some nouns and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
