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wise /waɪz/ adjective saggio;
(prudent) sensato■ wise up fam intransitive verb (become more aware) aprire gli occhi transitive verb aprire gli occhi a (to su)

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'wise' found in these entries:

English:

prudent - wise guy - Wise Men - worldly-wise

Italian:

giudizio - re - saggio - sapiente

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
wise	adj	(knowing)	saggio agg
Everybody went to the wise old man for advice.
Tutti andavano dal vecchio uomo saggio a chiedere consigli.
wise	adj	(judicious)	saggio agg
He was considered a good manager for his wise decisions.
Era considerato un bravo manager per le sue decisioni sagge.
Additional Translations
wise	adj	(prudent, with common sense)	saggio agg
Driving at night with no lights was not a wise thing to do.
Guidare di notte a fari spenti non era una cosa saggia da fare.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
a word to the wise			un monito nm
all-wise			saggio nm
be wise to			essere al corrente di
penny-wise			parsimonioso nm
the All-wise		l'onnisciente	Dio nm
the wise			il saggio nm
weather-wise			che sa prevedere il tempo
wise guy			sapientone nm
wise man			uomo saggio
wise old man			anziano saggio
wise sb up to sth			fare aprire a qualcuno gli occhi su qualcosa
wise up to sth			aprire gli occhi su qualcosa
world-wise			a livello mondiale
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'wise' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'wise':

-wise
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love
arc-wise
attitude-wise
Body-wise
column-wise
Creditor listing party-wise
mind-wise
Network wise
NYE-wise: revellers
One year more, one year wise
Penny wise and dollar fool
Personal Wise
Price wise
Silence is a friend only to the wise.
soul-wise
Sound-wise and story-wise
street-wise
Trail-wise
try to act quite wise
upper body wise
weather wise
wise as an owl
Wise Men
wise punk
wise woman
work-wise
worldly-wise
worldly-wise repartee

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