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witting

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
witting adj	formal (knowing)	sabiendo gerundio

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
wit n	(clever humor)	humor ingenioso nm + adj
		ingenio nm
	People like this comic because of his wit.
	A la gente le gusta este cómico por su humor ingenioso.
wit n	(wisdom, intelligence)	buen juicio loc nom m
		sentido común loc nom m
		sensatez nf
	When her son left for university, Catherine hoped he had the wit not to get mixed up with the wrong people.
	Cuando su hijo se fue a la universidad, Catherine esperaba que tuviera el buen juicio de no juntarse con la gente incorrecta.
wit n	(cleverly humorous person)	gracioso/a adj
		ocurrente adj mf
	(ES: coloquial)	saleroso/a adj
	The TV presenter got the job because she was a wit.
	La presentadora de TV consiguió el trabajo porque era graciosa.

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Compound Forms: wit | witting
Inglés		Español
at wit's end, at your wit's end, at your wits' end adj	(upset, frustrated)	desesperado/a adj
Note: Both positions of the apostrophe are in use: wit's and wits'.
	Kathy was at her wit's end with worry when her son failed to come home from school.
	Carla estaba desesperada cuando su hijo no llegó a casa de la escuela.
at wit's end, at your wit's end, at your wits' end adj	(unable to find a solution)	a un punto muerto loc adv
Note: Both positions of the apostrophe are in use: wit's and wits'.
Note: Se usa con el verbo llegar.
	Having spent three hours unsuccessfully trying to fix the photocopier, Dave was at his wit's end.
	David había llegado a un punto muerto tratando de arreglar la fotocopiadora.
Brevity is the soul of wit expr	(speaking concisely)	Lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno expr
Note: "Brevity is the soul of wit" is a quotation from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
dry wit n	(ironic humour)	ironía nf
	He had such a dry wit that sometimes it took me a while to realize he was joking.
half-wit, halfwit n	pejorative (stupid person) (ES, ofensivo)	subnormal nm
Note: While 'subnormal' is an adjective, it is widely used as a name.
	Harry is a real half-wit.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. José se comporta a menudo como un subnormal.
mother wit n	(common sense)	sentido común loc nom m
quick wit n	(sharpness, intelligence) (ingenio)	agudeza nf
	Not only is he intelligent, he has a quick wit.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hizo gala de ingenio, y demostró gran rapidez mental para contestar a las ironías con una agudeza no desprovista de gracia.
rapier wit n	figurative (being funny, clever)	agudo/a adj
ready wit n	(quick thinking)	mente ágil nf
	Estoy vieja pero todavía tengo la mente ágil.
to wit adv	(that is to say)	es decir loc verb
	Hera was a divinity: to wit, an ancient Greek goddess.
	Hera era una deidad, es decir, una antigua divinidad griega.

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