| Principal Translations |
| wise adj | (person: knowing) (persona) | sabio/a adj |
| | Everybody went to the wise old man for advice. |
| | Todos iban con el sabio anciano a pedir consejo. |
| wise adj | (act, decision: judicious) (actuación) | sabio/a adj |
| | | inteligente adj |
| | He was considered a good manager because of his wise decisions. |
| | Era considerado un buen gerente por sus sabias decisiones. |
| | Era considerado un buen gerente por sus inteligentes decisiones. |
| wise adj | (act: prudent, sensible) | inteligente adj |
| | | sensato/a adj |
| | Driving at night with no lights was not a wise thing to do. |
| | Conducir de noche con las luces apagadas no es algo inteligente. |
| | Conducir de noche con las luces apagadas no es algo sensato. |
| wise suffix | (in a given way, direction) | en términos de loc prep |
| | | en lo que refiere a loc prep |
| | | en cuanto a loc prep |
| Note: No hay equivalente exacto en español. |
| | For example: lengthwise |
| | Por ejemplo: en términos de longitud. |
Locuciones verbales
wise | -wise |
| wise up vi phrasal | informal, US (become aware) | espabilarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | abrir los ojos loc verb |
| | Wise up and stop acting like such a fool. |
| | Espabílate y deja de hacer tonterías. |
| wise up to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, US (realize) | percatarse de algo v prnl + prep |
| | | darse cuenta de algo loc verb + prep |
| | I hope you wise up to his tricks before you get hurt. |
| | Espero que te percates de sus trucos antes de que te lastime. |
| wise [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (make [sb] aware) | hacer que alguien se espabile loc verb |
| | | abrirle los ojos a alguien loc verb + prep |
| wise [sb] up to [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part | informal, US (make [sb] aware of [sth]) | hacer que alguien se dé cuenta de algo loc verb |
| | | abrirle los ojos a alguien a algo loc verb + prep |
Compound Forms:
wise | -wise |
| a word to the wise n | colloquial (giving warning, advice) | un consejo art + nm |
| | A word to the wise: do not visit this neighborhood alone after dark. |
| | Antes de irte, un consejo: no camines sola por allí cuando anochece. |
| career-wise adj | (pertaining to your profession) | en términos de la carrera profesional loc adj |
| | | relacionado con la carrera profesional loc adj |
| | The actor's decision to move out of London was not a great one career-wise. |
| | La decisión del actor de mudarse fuera de Londres no fue una buena decisión, en términos de la carrera profesional. |
| get wise to [sth] v expr | (discover a scheme or secret) | descubrir⇒ vtr |
| | | destapar⇒ vtr |
| penny-wise adj | (careful in spending money) | ahorrativo/a adj |
| | | prudente adj mf |
| penny-wise and pound-foolish expr | UK, dated (careless with large sums) | descuidado con sumas grandes loc adj |
| weather-wise adj | (skillful in predicting the weather) | que pronostica bien el tiempo loc adj |
| weather-wise adj | figurative (skillful in predicting opinions) | buen pronosticador loc adj |
| weather-wise adv | (as far as the weather is concerned) | en lo que respecta al tiempo loc adv |
| | Weather-wise, it looks as though we are in for a gorgeous weekend. |
| wise guy n | slang ([sb] overly self-assured) (coloquial) | sabelotodo n común |
| | (ES) | listillo, listilla nm, nf |
| | Don't talk back - nobody likes a wise guy. |
| | No contestes; a nadie le gustan los sabelotodos. |
| wise guy n | US, slang (Mafia member) | mafioso nm |
| wise man n | (man with great knowledge) | hombre sabio nm + adj |
| | | sabio nm |
| | Edward asked the wise man for advice. |
| | Edward le pidió consejo al hombre sabio. |
| wise man n | (man who knows about magic) | sabio nm |
| | | mago nm |
| | The wise men gave the prince a magic potion. |
| | Los sabios le dieron al príncipe una poción mágica. |
| wise old man n | (psychology: Jung archetype) | El Sabio n propio m |
wise-ass,
wiseass,
wise ass n | pejorative, vulgar, informal, US ([sb] smug, know-it-all) | sabelotodo n común |
| | | sabiondo, sabionda nm, nf |
| | (peyorativo) | sabelotodo n común |
| | (ES) | listillo, listilla nm, nf |
wise-ass,
wiseass,
wise ass n as adj | pejorative, vulgar, informal, US (smug, know-it-all) (peyorativo) | sabelotodo adj |
| | (ES) | listillo adj |
wiseass,
wise-ass n as adj | pejorative, vulgar, informal, US (remark: smug, clever) (peyorativo, irónico) | listo/a adj |
worldly wise,
worldly-wise adj | (experienced in life) | de mundo loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |