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adjective (crazy, stupid etc.) estúpido* * *wit.less[w'itlis] adj tolo, desajuizado, néscio, estúpido, ininteligente, ignorante. it scares me witless apavora-me, assusta-me muito. -
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3 it scares me witless
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[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) 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* * *wit1[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.————————wit2 -
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[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) espírito de humor2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) pessoa espirituosa3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) bom 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
См. также в других словарях:
Witless — Wit less, a. Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment. Witless bravery. Shak. [1913 Webster] A witty mother! witless else her son. Shak. [1913 Webster] Witless pity breedeth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
witless — O.E. witleas; see WIT (Cf. wit) + LESS (Cf. less). Phrase scared witless attested from 1975 … Etymology dictionary
witless — index fatuous, irrational, obtuse, opaque Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
witless — [adj] foolish absurd, asinine, birdbrained*, brainless, cockamamy*, crazy, daffy*, doltish*, dotty*, dumb, feebleminded*, half baked*, half witted*, harebrained*, idiotic, ill advised, irrational, jerky*, kooky*, loony*, ludicrous, lunatic, mad,… … New thesaurus
witless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ foolish; stupid. DERIVATIVES witlessly adverb witlessness noun … English terms dictionary
witless — [wit′lis] adj. lacking wit or intelligence; foolish witlessly adv. witlessness n … English World dictionary
witless — wit|less [ wıtləs ] adjective 1. ) LITERARY very silly or stupid: This witless reaction has obscured the real problem. 2. ) an old word meaning mentally ill scare someone witless to make someone feel very frightened … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
witless — [[t]wɪ̱tləs[/t]] ADJ (disapproval) If you describe something or someone as witless, you mean that they are very foolish or stupid. ...a witless, nasty piece of journalism. Syn: mindless, stupid … English dictionary
witless — adjective 1 not very intelligent or sensible; silly: if I catch the witless yobs who did this 2 scare sb witless to make someone very frightened witlessly adverb witlessness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
witless — UK [ˈwɪtləs] / US adjective 1) literary very silly or stupid This witless reaction has obscured the real problem. 2) an old word meaning mentally ill • scare someone witless … English dictionary
witless — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. destitute of wit or understanding ; foolish 2. mentally deranged ; crazy < drive one witless with anxiety William Styron > • witlessly adverb • witlessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
