sabio

adj.

1 wise, sage, full of wisdom, knowledgeable.

2 wise, sound, intelligent, judicious.

m.

wise man, knower, learned person, man of learning.

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sabio

► adjetivo

1 (con conocimientos) learned, knowledgeable

2 (con prudencia) wise, sensible

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (instruido) learned person

2 (prudente) sage, wise person

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1. (f. - sabia)

noun

wise person, learned person

2. (f. - sabia)

adj.

wise, learned

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sabio, -a

1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=docto) learned; (=juicioso) [persona] wise, sensible

- más sabio que Salomón

2) [acción, decisión] wise, sensible

3) [animal] trained

2.

SM / F (=docto) learned man/learned woman; (=experto) scholar, expert

¡hay que escuchar al sabio! — iró just listen to the professor!

- de sabios es rectificar

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I

-bia adjetivo (con grandes concocimientos) learned, wise; (sensato) <persona/medida> wise; <consejo> sound, wise

II

-bia (m) wise man, sage (liter); (f) wise woman

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= sage [sager -comp., sagest -sup.], wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.], sage, savant, wise man.

Ex. The proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness, coupled with sage assurances that the flexibilities possible with machine processing would obviate most of the problems not addressed.

Ex. Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.

Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex. The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.

Ex. A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.

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* consejos sabios = pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* dicho sabio = nuggets of wisdom.

* hombre sabio = wise man.

* palabras sabias = pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.

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I

-bia adjetivo (con grandes concocimientos) learned, wise; (sensato) <persona/medida> wise; <consejo> sound, wise

II

-bia (m) wise man, sage (liter); (f) wise woman

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= sage [sager -comp., sagest -sup.], wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.], sage, savant, wise man.

Ex: The proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness, coupled with sage assurances that the flexibilities possible with machine processing would obviate most of the problems not addressed.

Ex: Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.

Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.

Ex: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.

* consejos sabios = pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* dicho sabio = nuggets of wisdom.

* hombre sabio = wise man.

* palabras sabias = pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.

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sabio¹ -bia

adjective

1 (con grandes concocimientos) learned, wise

2 (sensato) ‹persona/medida› wise; ‹consejo› sound, wise

sabio² -bia

masculine, feminine

A (masculine) wise man, sage (liter)

B (feminine) wise woman

todos los sabios de la corte all the sages o wise men of the court

siempre hay un sabio en la clase (iró); there's always one wise guy o smart aleck in the class (colloq)

es de sabios cambiar de opinión only a fool never changes his mind

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sabio

◊ -bia adjetivo (con grandes concocimientos) learned, wise;

(sensato) ‹persona/medida› wise;
‹consejo› sound, wise
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) wise man, sage (liter);
(f) wise woman
sabio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (una persona) wise, learned
2 (una actitud, un consejo, una decisión, etc) wise, sensible: has tomado una sabia decisión, you've made a wise decision
II sustantivo masculino y femenino wise person
'sabio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sabia
English:
best
- sage
- wise
- of

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sabio, -a

♦ adj

1. [sensato, inteligente] wise

2. [docto] learned

3. [amaestrado] trained

♦ nm,f

1. [sensato, inteligente] wise person;

Comp

de sabios es rectificar a wise man acknowledges his mistakes

2. [docto] learned person

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sabio

I adj

1 wise

2 (sensato) sensible

II m, sabia f

1 wise person

2 (experto) expert

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sabio, -bia adj

1) prudente: wise, sensible

2) docto: learned

sabio, -bia n

1) : wise person

2) : savant, learned person

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sabio adj wise