sabio

/ˈsabjo/, [ˈsa.β̞jo]

sage, wise


Adjective sabio (feminine sabia, masculine plural sabios, feminine plural sabias)

  1. learned
  2. prudent; wise

Noun sabio m (plural sabios, feminine sabia, feminine plural sabias)

  1. learned person
  2. wise person

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Examples
  • Tiene fama de sabio.

    He has a reputation for being very wise.

  • Un hombre sabio saca provecho de sus errores.

    A wise man profits from his mistakes.

  • El hombre que concibió la idea de Dios era muy sabio.

    He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.

  • Aquel que se piensa a sí mismo ya lo suficientemente sabio para aprender de los otros nunca triunfará en hacer nada.

    He who thinks himself already too wise to learn from others will never succeed in doing anything.

  • Él es un hombre sabio.

    He is a man of wisdom.

  • Comparado con su hermano, no es tan sabio.

    Compared to his brother, he's not so wise.

  • ¡No te hagas mayor, mejor hazte sabio!

    Don't grow old, grow wise!

  • Un sabio dijo una vez: "si el esperanto es una lengua artificial, mi coche es un caballo artificial."

    A wise man once said, "If Esperanto is an artificial language, then my car is an artificial horse".

  • Él no solo es valiente sino sabio.

    He is not only brave but wise.

  • Quienquiera que se calle al darse cuenta de que está equivocado es sabio.

    Whoever shuts up when he notices he's wrong is wise.

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