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un·wise
(ŭn-wīz′)adj. un·wis·er, un·wis·est
Lacking or exhibiting a lack of wisdom; foolish or imprudent: an unwise decision.
un·wise′ly adv.
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unwise
(ʌnˈwaɪz)adj
lacking wisdom or prudence; foolish
unˈwisely adv
unˈwiseness n
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un•wise
(ʌnˈwaɪz)adj. , -wis•er, -wis•est.
not wise; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment.
[before 900]
un•wise′ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | unwise - showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom; "an unwise investor is soon impoverished" foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
2. | unwise - not appropriate to the purpose impolitic - not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue" |
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unwise
adjective foolish, stupid, silly, rash, irresponsible, reckless, senseless, short-sighted, ill-advised, foolhardy, inane, indiscreet, ill-judged, ill-considered, imprudent, inadvisable, asinine, injudicious, improvident, impolitic It would be unwise to expect too much.
wise, sensible, shrewd, prudent, politic, responsible, discreet, judicious
wise, sensible, shrewd, prudent, politic, responsible, discreet, judicious
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unwise
adjectiveNot wise:
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Translations
غَيْرُ حَكِيمغَيْر حَكيم
nerozumný
uklog
epäviisas
nerazborit
nem okos
óviturlegur
分別のない
어리석은
muļķīgsne visai gudrs
osmart
ไม่ฉลาด
dại dột
unwise
[ˈʌnˈwaɪz] ADJ (= careless) → imprudente; (= inadvisable) → poco aconsejableit would be unwise to + INFIN → sería poco aconsejable + infin
that was unwise of you → lo que hiciste fue imprudente
that was most unwise of you → en eso has sido muy imprudente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unwise
[ʌnˈwaɪz] adj → imprudent(e)to be unwise of sb
That was rather unwise of you → C'était plutôt imprudent de votre part.
it's unwise to do sth → il est imprudent de faire qch
It would be unwise to expect too much → Il serait imprudent d'en espérer trop.
He was unwise to travel
BUT Il faisait preuve d'imprudence en voyageant.
to be unwise enough to do sth → être imprudent(e) au point de faire qch
to be unwise for sb to do sth → être imprudent de la part de qn de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unwise
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unwise
[ʌnˈwaɪz] adj (decision, act) → avventato/ait was unwise of you to do that → è stato imprudente da parte tua farlo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unwise
(anˈwaiz) adjective not wise; foolish. an unwise suggestion; It was rather unwise of you to agree to do that.
unˈwisely adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
unwise
→ غَيْرُ حَكِيم nerozumný uklog unklug άμυαλος insensato epäviisas imprudent nerazborit imprudente 分別のない 어리석은 onverstandig uklok nierozsądny imprudente неблагоразумный osmart ไม่ฉลาด akıllıca olmayan dại dột 不明智的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009