Wise in spanish
pronunciation: sɑbioʊ part of speech: adjective
wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.]1 = prudente, acertado, sabio, aconsejable. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.more:
» be none the wiser = quedarse igual, no saber más por ello.
Example: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.» no one would be the wiser = nadie notaría la diferencia.
Example: These goals statements are so vague and general and all-purpose that you could superimpose them on another library and no one would be the wiser.» penny wise and pound foolish = lo barato sale caro, economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades, el dinero del mezquino anda dos veces el camino. [Proverbio]
Example: The article 'Penny wise and pound foolish' discusses the need to find a better solution to the overdue book problem than charging fines.» streetwise [street-wise] = espabilado, despabilado, pillo, astuto.
Example: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.» the three Wise Men = los (Tres) Reyes Magos.
Example: The festival ended with Epiphany on 6 January which traditionally was the day when the three Wise Men came to visit Jesus.» unwise = imprudente, poco aconsejable, desaconsejable.
Example: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.» wise guy = sabelotodo, sabihondo, listillo.
Example: Nice try pal, next time try not to be such a wise guy it might save you some brain cells in the process.» wise guy = mafioso.
Example: As he rose through the ranks of a powerful mob family, he discovered that life as a wise guy is as dangerous as it is glamorous.» wise man = sabio, hombre sabio.
Example: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.» wise saying = dicho, dicho popular, refrán.
Example: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.wise2
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» wise up = aprender, enterarse, avisparse, darse cuenta, ponerse al tanto, caer en la cuenta, espabilar.
Example: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.» wise up to = caer en la cuenta de, percartarse de.
Example: Businesses are finally startiing to wise up to the power of the social network.wise3 = Sufijo.
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» anti-clockwise = en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj.
Example: Next, taking the handle of the windlass (the rounce) in his left hand he gave it one full turn anti-clockwise, thus running the rear half of the forme back under the platen.» career-wise [careerwise] = desde el punto de vista profesional, profesionalmente.
Example: I hope you'll think very seriously about all the advantages and disadvantages -- career-wise and personally -- of both positions in their respective environments before you make up your mind.» clockwise = en el sentido de las agujas del reloj.
Example: Different permutations are made by reading the elements in a clockwise direction and leading with a different element in each compound.» contrariwise = al contrario, por el contrario.
Example: Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life = Por el contrario en la variedad está el gusto.» counterclockwise = en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj.
Example: The front of the lens and the filter both unscrew in a counterclockwise direction.» crosswise = transversalmente, a lo ancho.
Example: Peel onions, halve lengthways and slice very thinly crosswise.» do + otherwise = actuar de otro modo.
Example: The computer operates by indexing under every word with which it is provided unless expressly instructed to do otherwise.» edgewise = de filo, de lado, de costado, de canto.
Example: It is a swirling abstract pattern made of ribbons of paper mounted edgewise on canvas.» leastwise = al menos, por lo menos.
Example: Leastwise, there were none we could locate in the few wooded acres we searched.» lengthwise = a lo largo, longitudinalmente, en sentido longitudinal.
Example: Officials say a ruptured section of pipeline that spewed oil into a southern Michigan river had a lengthwise rip less than five feet long.» likewise = igualmente.
Example: 'Bearings' are part of the Key system 'Dynamos', and thus may be denoted by (p), thus (p) Bearings and likewise (p) Diameter.» otherwise = de lo contrario, en el caso contrario.
Example: Initials, even when used consistently, are never to be employed as headings; when they are used consistently, the name for which the initials stand must be chosen (if it can be discovered), otherwise entry must be made under title.» pairwise = en pares, por pares, en parejas, por parejas, de dos en dos.
Example: The figure below shows the number of possible pairwise comparisons as a function of the number of conditions in the experiment.» percentage-wise = en tanto por ciento.
Example: 'What did we increase it by this time, percentage-wise?,' he asked.» piecewise = compuesto de variables, con variables, a trozos, en trozos, compuesto de trozos, hecho a trozos.
Example: The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.» stepwise = paso a paso, gradualmente.
Example: Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.