1 (prudently) sabiamente; prudentemente she chose wisely escogió sabiamente prudentemente;or he had wisely brought an umbrella with him había tenido la prudencia de traerse un paraguas
she wisely left that question till later the day after the party I wisely spent the day in bed he wisely avoided asking too many questions It can be very difficult to persuade district health authorities to spend their money wisely Genetic engineering is a tool which can be used wisely or unwisely
2 (sagaciously) sabiamente Confucius was renowned for speaking wisely on such matters his grandmother looked at him wisely
we all nodded wisely (humorous) (humorous) todos asentimos con aire de entendidos
The three of us stood around the car nodding wisely Every time a baby cries some well-meaning aunt or uncle will nod wisely and say: "Ah yes, teething troubles."
