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hindsight

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hind·sight  (hndst)
n.
1. Perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
2. The rear sight of a firearm.

hindsight [ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt]
n
1. the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a firearm's rear sight
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hindsight - understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"
discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Translations
hindsight [ˈhaɪndsaɪt] N with the benefit of hindsighten retrospectiva

hindsight [ˈhaɪndsaɪt] nrecul m
with the benefit of hindsight, with hindsight → avec le recul, rétrospectivement
With hindsight, we'd have done it differently → Avec le recul, je pense que nous nous y serions pris autrement.
in hindsight → avec le recul

hindsight
n now with the benefit or wisdom of hindsighthinterher or im Nachhinein ist man ja immer schlauer; with hindsight it’s easy to criticizehinterher or im Nachhinein ist es leicht zu kritisieren; it was, in hindsight, a mistaken judgementes war, rückblickend betrachtet, ein Fehlurteil

hindsight [ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt] nsenno di poi
with the benefit of hindsight → con il senno di poi

hindsight
n hindsight [ˈhaindsait]
wisdom or knowledge got only after something (usually bad) has happened In hindsight, we should have acted differently. nawete إدراك طبيعة الحادث بعد وقوعه умуване след събитието dodatečná moudrost bagklogskab; set i bakspejlet späte Einsicht στερνή γνώση percepción retrospectiva tagantjärele tarkus ادراك ماوقع jälkiviisaus sagesse (rétrospective) חוֹכמָה לְאַחַר מַעֲשֶׂה पश्चदृष्टि gledanje unatrag utólag okos (az ember) renungan eftirhyggja il senno di poi あと知恵 뒷궁리 gudrumas po laiko apjēga pēc notikuma, atpakaļskats pengalaman yg lalu wijsheid achteraf etterpåklokskap spóźniona nauka, `mądrość po szkodzie experiência QUERY înţelegere ulterioară (a unui eve­niment) суждение задним числом neskorá rada/ľútosť, spätný pohľad izkustveno spoznanje gledano iz sadašnje perspektive efterklokhet ารเข้าใจถึงปัญหาหลังจากที่เหตุการณ์ได้เกิดขึ้นแล้ว farkedip sonradan anlama 事後才知(懂) розмірковування заднім числом تجربے کی بنا پر حاصل حکمت اور علم sự nhận thức sau ,


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