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I. wise1 [waɪz] ADJ

1. wise (having knowledge and sagacity):

wise
weise form
wise
klug <klüger, klügste>
it's easy to be wise after the event
nachher ist man immer schlauer
I'm afraid her explanation left me none the wiser
ich fürchte, nach ihrer Erklärung bin ich auch nicht klüger als zuvor
the Three Wise Men REL
die drei Weisen [aus dem Morgenland]
to be older [or Brit also sadder] and wiser
viel Lehrgeld bezahlt haben
to be older [or Brit also sadder] and wiser
durch Schaden klug geworden sein

2. wise (showing sagacity):

wise
klug <klüger, klügste>
wise
vernünftig
wise advice [or counsel]
weiser Rat[schlag] form
wise saying
weiser Ausspruch form
wise words
weise Worte form a. pej

3. wise (sensible):

wise
vernünftig
it would be wise to check up on that
es wäre besser, das nachzuprüfen
you would be wise to wait
du tätest gut daran, zu warten
a wise choice
eine gute Wahl
a wise decision
eine weise Entscheidung form

4. wise pred (experienced):

to be wise in sth
in etw dat erfahren sein
to be worldly wise
weltklug sein
to be worldly wise
Lebenserfahrung haben

5. wise pred inf (aware):

to be wise to sb/sth
jdn/etw kennen
to not be any the wiser
nichts bemerken
none of them was any the wiser
niemand hatte etwas bemerkt
without anyone being any the wiser
ohne dass jemand etwas bemerkt hätte
to get wise to sb
jdn durchschauen
to get wise to sb
jdm auf die Schliche kommen
to get wise to sth
etw spitzkriegen inf
to get wise to what is going on
dahinterkommen, was los ist inf
to get wise to what is going on
wissen, was läuft

6. wise esp Am inf (cheeky):

to act wise
dreist sein
to act wise with sb
sich acc jdm gegenüber dreist verhalten inf
to act wise with sb
jdm frech kommen
to get wise with sb
zu jdm frech werden
don't get wise with me, young man
nun aber mal nicht frech werden, junger Mann

Phrases:

early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise saying
≈ Morgenstund' hat Gold im Mund prov
it's easy to be wise with the benefit of hindsight
hinterher ist man immer klüger
penny wise [and] pound foolish
sparsam im Kleinen, [und] verschwenderisch im Großen

II. wise1 [waɪz] N

the wise pl
die Weisen pl
a word to the wise also iron
sapienti sat form prov
a word to the wise also iron
für den Weisen genug prov

III. wise1 [waɪz] VB intr esp Am inf

to wise up
aufwachen fig
to wise up
Vernunft annehmen
come on, wise up!, it's time you wised up!
wach endlich auf! fig
to wise up to sb
jdm auf die Schliche kommen
to wise up to sb
jdn durchschauen
to wise up to sth
etw herausbekommen [o. inf spitzkriegen]
to wise up to the fact that ...
sich dat darüber klar werden, dass ... inf
to wise up to the fact that ...
dahinterkommen, dass ...

IV. wise1 [waɪz] VB trans Am inf

to wise up ⇆ sb
jdm die Augen öffnen
to wise sb up about [or to] sb/sth
jdn über jdn/etw aufklären

wise2 [waɪz] N no pl dated

wise
Weise f <-, -n>
in no wise
keinesfalls
in no wise
in keinster Weise

-wise [waɪz] COMP

1. -wise inf (with regard to):

-wise
in Bezug auf
-wise
in puncto inf
-wise
-mäßig
clothes-wise
in puncto Kleidung inf
clothes-wise
kleidungsmäßig
food-wise
vom Essen her inf
food-wise
essensmäßig
money-wise
in puncto Geld
money-wise
was das Geld betrifft
price-wise
preislich gesehen
weather-wise
was das Wetter betrifft inf
weather-wise
wettermäßig
work-wise
arbeitsmäßig

2. -wise (in a direction):

-wise
-wärts
clock/counterclockwise
im/gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
length-wise
der Länge nach
width-wise
der Breite nach

pen·ny ˈwise ADJ

to be penny wise
das Geld zusammenhalten
to be penny wise and pound foolish
am falschen Ende sparen

ˈwise guy N pej inf

wise guy
Klugschwätzer m <-s, -; -, -nen> pej inf
wise guy
Klugscheißer m <-s, -> pej coarse

ˈwise man N

wise man
Zauberer m <-s, ->

wise ˈsaw N

wise saw
weiser Spruch f
wise saw
Weisheit f <-, -en>

ˈwise wom·an N

wise woman
Kräuterfrau f
wise woman
Heilkräuterkundige f

wise-ass [Am ˈwaɪzæs] N Am inf!

wise-ass
Klugschwätzer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen> pej inf
wise-ass
Neunmalkluge(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n> iron pej
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