Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Used to emphasis following as a piece of significant advice.

    Well have fun, but, word to the wise, don't let your sister take control.

    wenn ich dir einen Rat geben darf

Examples

7 sentences

  1. A word to the wise is enough.

    deDem klugen Kopf genügt ein Wort. — enteka

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  2. A word to the wise is sufficient.

    deDem Weisen genügt ein Wort. — Dejo

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  3. The words of the gods were wise.

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  4. A word is enough to a wise man.

    deDem klugen Kopf genügt ein Wort. — enteka

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  5. The word wisdom comes from the word wise.

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Translations

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Origin

From a longer saying: "A word to the wise is sufficient".

From a longer saying: "A word to the wise is sufficient".

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Word family

2 related words
Relatedverbum satverbum sapienti

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
woozywordA1wordsmithC2wordyworkA1

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