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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
wit /wɪt/
- noun
- (sense of humour) esprit m;
to have a quick/ready ~ avoir la repartie facile/l'esprit d'à-propos;
to have a dry ~ être pince-sans-rire;
- (witty person) personne f spirituelle.
- (sense of humour) esprit m;
- wits npl (intelligence) intelligence f;
(presence of mind) présence f d'esprit;
to have ou keep (all) one's ~s about one (vigilant) rester attentif/-ive;
(level-headed) conserver sa présence d'esprit;
to collect ou gather one's ~s rassembler ses esprits;
to sharpen one's ~s se dégourdir l'esprit;
to frighten sb out of their ~s faire une peur épouvantable à qn;
to pit one's ~s against sb se mesurer (intellectuellement) à qn;
to live by one's ~s vivre d'expédients;
to lose one's ~s ne plus savoir où on est;
a battle of ~s une joute verbale.
- to wit adv phr sout à savoir.
IDIOMS:
to be at one's ~s' end ne plus savoir quoi faire.
'wit' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
wit: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| wit | sel nm | ||
| wit | humour | esprit nm | |
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wit: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
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| dry wit | n | (wry, ironic humour) | humour pince-sans-rire nm |
| He had such a dry wit that sometimes it took a while to realize he was joking. | |||
| Il a un humour très pince-sans-rire : il est difficile de savoir s'il plaisante ou non. | |||
| half-wit | n | insult (unintelligent person) | imbécile nm |
| Harry is a real half-wit. | |||
| quick wit | n | (sharpness, intelligence) | esprit vif nm |
| Not only is he intelligent, he has a quick wit. | |||
| ready wit | n | (quick thinking) | esprit vif nm |
| to wit | adv | (that is to say) | à savoir expr |
| Hera was a divinity: to wit, an ancient Greek goddess. | |||
| wit's end | ne plus savoir que faire | ||
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "wit".
"almost" frighten the wit out of someone
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit
At one's wit end
blind them with your wit
dry sardonic wit
fine wit
Her wit was warmly dry.
humour v. wit
I have a dry sense of humour and I‘m quite a wit actually
I will keep where there is wit stirring, and leave...
keen wit
Louis XVI still ruled, but wit was king.
Rapier wit
the drink's in, the wit's out
To Be Playin Wit Yo Emotions..
wit
wit woo
Wit's End
with a few more brains he could be a half-wit
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit
At one's wit end
blind them with your wit
dry sardonic wit
fine wit
Her wit was warmly dry.
humour v. wit
I have a dry sense of humour and I‘m quite a wit actually
I will keep where there is wit stirring, and leave...
keen wit
Louis XVI still ruled, but wit was king.
Rapier wit
the drink's in, the wit's out
To Be Playin Wit Yo Emotions..
wit
wit woo
Wit's End
with a few more brains he could be a half-wit
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