wise

wise
wise [{{t}}waɪz]
1 adjective
(a) (learned, judicious) sage;
a wise man un sage;
you'd be wise to take my advice vous seriez sage de suivre mes conseils;
do you think it's wise to invite his wife? crois-tu que ce soit prudent d'inviter sa femme?
(b) (clever, shrewd) habile, astucieux;
a wise move (in board games) un coup habile ou astucieux;
the president made a wise move in dismissing the attorney general le président a été bien avisé de renvoyer le ministre de la Justice;
it's always easy to be wise after the event c'est toujours facile d'avoir raison après coup;
the Three Wise Men les Rois Mages mpl;
to be none the wiser ne pas être plus avancé;
do it while he's out, he'll be none the wiser fais-le pendant qu'il est sorti et il n'en saura rien;
{{}}familiar{{}} to be wise to sth être au courant de qch;
I'm wise to you or to your schemes je sais ce que tu manigances;
{{}}familiar{{}} to get wise to sb percer qn à jour;
{{}}familiar{{}} you'd better get wise to what's going on vous feriez bien d'ouvrir les yeux sur ce qui se passe;
{{}}familiar{{}} to put sb wise to sth avertir qn de qch ;
{{}}familiar{{}} to put sb wise to sb prévenir qn contre qn
2 noun
{{}}literary{{}} (way) manière f, façon f;
he is in no wise or not in any wise satisfied with his new position il n'est point ou aucunement satisfait de son nouveau poste
►► {{}}familiar{{}} wise guy malin(igne) m,f;
don't be a wise guy! ne fais pas le malin!;
OK, wise guy, what would you do? OK, gros malin, qu'est-ce que tu ferais?
wise up {{}}familiar{{}}
1 intransitive verb
he'd better wise up! il ferait bien de se mettre dans le coup!;
to wise up to sb voir qn sous son vrai jour ;
to wise up to sth se rendre compte de qch ;
she finally wised up to the fact that she'd never be a great musician elle a enfin compris qu'elle ne serait jamais une grande musicienne
2 separable transitive verb
{{}}American{{}} mettre dans le coup

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