Tłumaczenia dla hasła „wits“ w angielsko » polski słowniku

wit [wɪt] RZ.

1. wit bez l.mn. (humour):

wit

dowcip r.m.

2. wit:

wits l.mn. (intelligence)

rozum r.m.

scared out of one's wits

śmiertelnie przerażony

to frighten sb out of his/her wits

bardzo kogoś przestraszyć

3. wit (person):

he is a great wit

to bardzo dowcipny człowiek

zwroty:

to have/keep one's wits about one

mieć się na baczności

to be at one's wits' end

nie wiedzieć, co począć

half-wit RZ. pej.

half-wit

półgłówek r.m.

Przykładowe zdania ze słowem wits

wits l.mn. (intelligence)

rozum r.m.

battle of wits/words

potyczka r.ż. intelektualna/słowna

to live by one's wits

zarabiać sprytem na utrzymanie

scared out of one's wits

śmiertelnie przerażony

to have/keep one's wits about one

mieć się na baczności

to be at one's wits' end

nie wiedzieć, co począć

to frighten sb out of his/her wits

bardzo kogoś przestraszyć

Przykłady jednojęzyczne (niezredagowane i niesprawdzone przez PONS)

angielski

He uses his wits, his amazing luck and superhuman skills, and his gift of blather and blarney to defeat his enemies.

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One saw him gathering his wits in great gulps of breath, after which he would be ready for anything.

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When the king can not see because he is lovesick, gullible, or simply too full of self-regard, a little jesting might restore him to his wits.

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These were almost certainly not Romany but vagabonds living off their wits.

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They battle it out in messy physical challenges that test their wits and their teamwork skills in order to win prizes.

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And it says it's used to manipulate ideologically fractured over informed under educated half-wits into dismissive stat boosting non-critical thinkers who condescend without substantive results.

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But before the trap can be tripped, the three foil the plot using their wits and their slingshots.

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Imagination and wits of artists getting out of the constraints imposed by stages fill the streets with vigor and romantic mood.

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With her marvellous brain she sharpened people's wits.

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Basically, his speciality is fighting by wits, and using cleverness to swindle his enemies, so that sometimes even his allies boo him.

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