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wit

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noun

Verstand, Geist

(now usually in the plural) Sanity.

Examples :

"The children's teacher praised their quick wit and clear thinking during the class discussion. "

Der Lehrer der Kinder lobte ihren schnellen Verstand und ihr klares Denken während der Klassendiskussion.

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Verstand, Geist

(obsolete usually in the plural) The senses.

Examples :

"The children used their wits to solve the tricky puzzle in class. "

Die Kinder setzten ihren Verstand ein, um das knifflige Rätsel im Unterricht zu lösen.

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noun

Verstand, Geist

Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.

Examples :

"Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say."

Wo sie hingegangen ist, entzieht sich dem Verstand des Menschen.

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noun

Witz, Geist, Scharfsinn

The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.

Examples :

"My father had a quick wit and a steady hand."

Mein Vater hatte Witz und eine ruhige Hand.

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noun

Verstand, Klugheit

Intelligence; common sense.

Examples :

"The teacher praised Maria's wit for quickly solving the complex math problem. "

Der Lehrer lobte Marias Verstand für die schnelle Lösung des komplexen Mathematikproblems.

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noun

Humor, Witz

Humour, especially when clever or quick.

Examples :

"My sister's witty wit made the family dinner a lot more fun. "

Der scharfe Witz meiner Schwester machte das Familienessen viel lustiger.

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noun

Witzbold, Humorist

A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

Examples :

"Our class wit, Maria, always had a funny story to share about her weekend. "

Maria, unser Klassenwitzbold, hatte immer eine lustige Geschichte von ihrem Wochenende zu erzählen.

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verb

Wissen, Kenntnis haben von

Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).

Examples :

"They are meddling in matters that men should not wit of."

Sie mischen sich in Angelegenheiten ein, von denen Männer keine Kenntnis haben sollten.

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preposition

Gegen

Examples :

"He picked a fight with the class bully."

Er suchte Streit gegen den Klassenrüpel.

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preposition

Mit, in Gesellschaft von

In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

Examples :

"He went with his friends."

Er ging mit seinen Freunden.

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preposition

Zusätzlich zu, neben

In addition to; as an accessory to.

Examples :

"She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar."

Sie besitzt ein Motorrad zusätzlich zu einem Beiwagen.

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preposition

Bei, mit

Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

Examples :

"Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed."

Jim hörte Bach mit geschlossenen Augen.

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preposition

Mit, zugunsten

Examples :

"We are with you all the way."

Wir sind mit dir auf ganzer Linie.

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preposition

In Bezug auf

Examples :

"He was pleased with the outcome."

Er war zufrieden in Bezug auf das Ergebnis.

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preposition

Mit, durch

To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.

Examples :

"slain with robbers"

Mit Räubern erschlagen.

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preposition

Mit, durch

Using as an instrument; by means of.

Examples :

"Find what you want instantly with our search engine."

Finden Sie, was Sie wollen, sofort mit unserer Suchmaschine.

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preposition

Mit

Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.

Examples :

"The recipe uses olive oil wit lemon juice to create a flavorful dressing. "

Das Rezept verwendet Olivenöl mit Zitronensaft, um ein schmackhaftes Dressing zu kreieren.

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preposition

Mit

Having, owning.

Examples :

"It was small and bumpy, with a tinge of orange."

Es war klein und holprig, mit einem Hauch von Orange.

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preposition

Von, erfasst von

Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).

Examples :

"He spoke with sadness in his voice."

Er sprach, erfasst von Traurigkeit in seiner Stimme.

emotion condition

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preposition

Angesichts, vor

Prompted by (a certain emotion).

Examples :

"green with envy; flushed with success"

Grün vor Neid; errötend vor Erfolg.