English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word wit
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (humour; mood) | Humor | |
Witzbold | ||
| (beguile; get the better of) | überlisten | superruzi |
🔗 “Ah, Kandive,” he fretted, “you have outwitted me.” | ||
unwitting (ignorant; innocent) | unwissend | |
| (foresight; prudence; reason; sense; common sense) | ||
🔗 I’m an old fool, and losing my wits. | ||
| (lively) | geistreich ; witzig | |
| (humorous) | humoristisch | |
| English | German |
|---|---|
| wit | ⇆ Verstand; ⇆ Witz; ⇆ Witzbold |
| ready wit | ⇆ Schlagfertigkeit |
| outwit | ⇆ überlisten |
| quick‐witted | ⇆ schlagfertig |
| unwitting | ⇆ unwissenlich |
| wits | ⇆ Verstand |
| witty | ⇆ geistreich; ⇆ witzig |