wit

wit
wit [wɪt]
noun
   a. ( = intelligence) wit(s) esprit m intelligence f
• to have your wits about you avoir de la présence d'esprit
• you'll need (to have) all your wits about you if you're to avoid being seen tu vas devoir faire très attention pour éviter d'être vu
• keep your wits about you! restez attentif !
• it was a battle of wits (between them) ils jouaient au plus fin
• he lives on his wits il vit d'expédients
• he was at his wits' end il ne savait plus que faire
• she was nearly out of her wits with worry about him elle était folle d'inquiétude pour lui
   b. ( = wittiness) esprit m
• the book is full of wit le livre est plein d'esprit
   c. ( = person) homme m d'esprit, femme f d'esprit
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[wɪt] 1.
noun
1) (sense of humour) esprit m

to have a quick/ready wit — avoir la repartie facile/l'esprit d'à-propos

to have a dry wit — être pince-sans-rire

2) (witty person) personne f spirituelle
2.
wits plural noun (intelligence) intelligence f; (presence of mind) présence f d'esprit

to have ou keep (all) one's wits about one — (vigilant) rester attentif/-ive; (level-headed) conserver sa présence d'esprit

to collect ou gather one's wits — rassembler ses esprits

to sharpen one's wits — se dégourdir l'esprit

to frighten somebody out of their wits — faire une peur épouvantable à quelqu'un

to pit one's wits against somebody — se mesurer (intellectuellement) à quelqu'un

to live by one's wits — vivre d'expédients

to lose one's wits — ne plus savoir où on est

a battle of wits — une joute verbale

3.
to wit adverbial phrase sout à savoir
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to be at one's wits' end — ne plus savoir quoi faire


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