wit

wit
wit
noun
1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) agudeza, ingenio, chispa, gracia
2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) persona salada, chistoso, ingenioso
3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) juicio, inteligencia
•
- -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 n inteligencia / ingenio
wit
tr[wɪt]
noun
1 (clever humour) agudeza, ingenio, chispa, sal nombre femenino, gracia
2 (intelligence) inteligencia, presencia de ánimo
3 (person) persona salada, chistoso,-a
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be at one's wit's end estar para volverse loco,-a
to gather one's wits calmarse, tranquilizarse
to have one's wits about one ser despabilado,-a
to keep one's wits about one estar despabilado,-a
to wit es decir
wit ['wɪt] n
1) intelligence: inteligencia f
2) cleverness: ingenio m, gracia f, agudeza f
3) humor: humorismo m
4) joker: chistoso m, -sa f
5) wits npl
: razón f , buen juicio m
scared out of one's wits: muerto de miedo
to be at one's wits' end: estar desesperado
wit
n.
• agudeza s.f.
• chispa s.f.
• chistoso s.m.
• discreción s.f.
• gracejo s.m.
• graciosidad s.f.
• ingenio s.m.
• inteligencia s.f.
• jacarero, -era s.m.,f.
• sal s.m.
• salero s.m.
• travesura s.f.

I wɪt
noun
1) (often pl) (intelligence) inteligencia f; (ingenuity) ingenio m

to be at one's wits' end — estar* desesperado, no saber* más qué hacer

to frighten o scare somebody out of her/his wits — (colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte (fam)

to have/keep one's wits about one — estar* alerta or atento, andar* con mucho ojo

to live by one's wits — vivir de su (or mi etc) ingenio

2)
a) u (humor) ingenio m, agudeza f

she has a dry wit — es muy aguda or mordaz

b) c (person) persona f ingeniosa or ocurrente, ingenio m

II
intransitive verb

to wit — a saber


I
[wɪt]
N
1) (=understanding) inteligencia f

• a battle of wits — una contienda entre dos inteligencias

• to collect one's wits — reconcentrarse

• to be at one's wits' end — no saber qué hacer, estar desesperado

• to gather one's wits — reconcentrarse

• to have or keep one's wits about one — no perder la cabeza

he hadn't the wit to see that ... — no tenía bastante inteligencia para comprender que ...

• to live by one's wits — vivir del cuento

• to be out of one's wits — estar fuera de sí

to be frightened or scared out of one's wits — estar profundamente asustado

• to sharpen one's wits — aguzar el ingenio, despabilarse

• to use one's wits — usar su sentido común

2) (=humour, wittiness) ingenio m , agudeza f

• in a flash of wit he said ... — en un golpe de ingenio dijo ...

• to have a ready wit — ser ingenioso

• the wit and wisdom of Joe Soap — las agudezas y sabiduría de Joe Soap

• a story told without wit — un cuento narrado sin gracia

3) (=person) persona f ingeniosa; (Hist) ingenio m

an Elizabethan wit — un ingenio de la época isabelina


II
[wɪt]
N frm (also Jur)

to wit ... — a saber ..., esto es ...

* * *

I [wɪt]
noun
1) (often pl) (intelligence) inteligencia f; (ingenuity) ingenio m

to be at one's wits' end — estar* desesperado, no saber* más qué hacer

to frighten o scare somebody out of her/his wits — (colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte (fam)

to have/keep one's wits about one — estar* alerta or atento, andar* con mucho ojo

to live by one's wits — vivir de su (or mi etc) ingenio

2)
a) u (humor) ingenio m, agudeza f

she has a dry wit — es muy aguda or mordaz

b) c (person) persona f ingeniosa or ocurrente, ingenio m

II
intransitive verb

to wit — a saber


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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