wot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɒt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wot)

From the verb wit: (⇒ conjugate)
wot is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v 1st & 3rd person singular
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wot pron UK, written, informal (what)qué pron
 Wot are you up to?
 ¿En qué andas?
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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 | wot
InglésEspañol
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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