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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. wit /wɪt/

n.
1. (sense of humour) spirito m., arguzia f.;
  to have a quick, dry ~ avere un ingegno vivace, uno spirito pungente
1. (witty person) persona f. di spirito

wits n.pl. (intelligence) intelligenza f.sing.;
(presence of mind) presenza f.sing. di spirito;
to have o keep (all) one’s ~s about one (vigilant) stare all’erta, tenere gli occhi ben aperti;
(level-headed) mantenere il sangue freddo, conservare la propria presenza di spirito;
to collect o gather one’s ~s riprendersi;
to sharpen one’s ~s aguzzare l’ingegno;
to frighten sb. out of their ~s spaventare a morte qcn.;
to pit one’s ~s against sb. misurarsi con qcn.;
to live by one’s ~s vivere d’espedienti;
to lose one’s ~s uscire di senno;
a battle of ~s una disputa di ingegni

locuzioni idiomatiche to be at one’s ~s’ end non sapere dove sbattere la testa.

2. wit /wɪt/ tr. e intr. sapere

locuzioni idiomatiche to ~ form. cioè, vale a dire.

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Inglese:

barbed - drily - dry - dryness - humour - keen - match - mordant - native - noted - perceptive - razor-sharp - ready - repartee - scathing - scintillating - shaft - shallow - sharp - show - sparkle - sparkling

Italiano:

affinare - arguzia - sale - spirito - tardo

wit		spirito nm
wit		arguzia nf
wit	(a witty person)	sagoma nf
wit	intelligente	genio nms
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
be at wit's end	v	(be upset or frustrated)	essere fuori di sé
			essere alla disperazione
be at wit's end	v	(unable to find a solution)	non sapere che cosa fare
dry wit	n	(wry, ironic humour) detto di persona	sarcastico, caustico agg
He had such a dry wit that sometimes it took a while to realize he was joking.
A volte è talmente sarcastico che non si riesce a capire se è serio o sta scherzando.
			sarcasmo nm
half-wit	n	insult (unintelligent person)	cretino, stupido nm
quick wit	n	(sharpness, intelligence)	acutezza, perspicacia nf
to wit	adv	(that is to say)	vale a dire, sarebbe a dire, ovvero, cioè avv
Hera was a divinity: to wit, an ancient Greek goddess.
Giove era una divinità, vale a dire un antico dio greco.
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A wit in the age of wits
Getting Jiggy wit it
He was nearly at his wit's end
I have as good a wit as either of the two
merry wit
So funny: humor and wit
Them other girls you dun been wit.
to wit
Unseasonable wit
wit: part of the body?

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