37. The Mind Flashcards

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aux talents variés

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versatile

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être doté de

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be endowed with

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vif (esprit)

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keen

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être doué pour

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to be gifted for

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malin, maligne

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shrewd

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avoir le coup de main

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to have the knack

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plein d’esprit

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witty

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un homme d’esprit

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a wit

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à l’esprit agile

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nimble-minded

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lent à comprendre

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dull

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pas très doué

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dim

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un simple d’esprit

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a simpleton

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un imbécile, un idiot

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a fool

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stupide, ridicule

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foolish

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sot, stupide, niais

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silly

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étourdi, écervelé, léger

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giddy

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donner le vertige à quelqu’un

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to make someone giddy

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avoir le vertige

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to feel giddy

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distrait

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absent-minded

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être gâteux

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to dote

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peu sage, peu prudent

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unwise

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être imprudent de la part de qqn

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to be unwise of someone

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rendre qqn cinglé

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to drive someone crazy

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devenir fou

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to go mad

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la folie
madness
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un(e) aliéné(e)
a lunatic
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fou, dément
insane
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sage
wise
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la sagesse
wisdom
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Attention !
look out ! watch out !
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sain d'esprit
sane
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raisonner (amener, en le raisonnant, qqn à)
to reason
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sensé, judicieux
sensible
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le bon sens
sense
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insensé
senseless
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l'absurdité, des absurdités
nonsense
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une absurdité
a piece of nonsense
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dire des bêtises
to talk nonsense
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voir, comprendre, discerner qqch
to make something out
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conclure que
to gather that
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saisir pleinement qqch
to grasp something
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voir ce dont il s'agit
to get the point
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cela n'a pas de sens
there is no point
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ne pas réussir à comprendre
to fail to understand
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mal comprendre
misunderstand
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à quoi ça sert (qqch/de + inf)
what's the point (of something/of + gér)
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ce n'est pas là le problème
that's not the point
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bien se rendre compte
to be aware (of something)
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remarquer qqch/que
to notice something/that
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tenir compte de qqch
to take something into account
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prendre qqch en considération
to reckon with something
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ne pas prévoir qqch, ne pas faire entrer qqch dans ses calculs
to reckon without something
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compter avec qqn, inclure qqn dans ses prévisions
to reckon with someone
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la curiosité
curiosity
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trop curieux, indiscret
inquisitive
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scruter, sonder, explorer qqch
to probe into something
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fouiller dans qqch
to pry into something
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enquêter
to inquire
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faire une enquête
to make an inquiry
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se renseigner sur qqch
to inquiry (about something)
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chercher des renseignements
to make an inquiry/inquiries
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tomber sur qqch (par hasard)
to come across something
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tomber sur qqch (par chance)
to hit upon something
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se creuser la tête
to rack one's brains
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chercher à obtenir qqch (la vérité, des conseils, renseignements)
to seek something
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y réfléchir à deux fois
to think twice
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se raviser
to think better of it
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changer d'avis
to change one's mind
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réfléchir à nouveau à qqch
to give something a second thought
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à la réflexion
on second thoughts
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bien conçu, réfléchi
well thought-out
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réfléchir tristement, ressasser qqch
to brood (over something)
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venir à l'esprit de qqn
to occur to someone
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venir brusquement à l'esprit de qqn
to flash upon someone's mind
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savant, érudit
learned
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superficiel
shallow
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être informé de qqch
to be acquainted with something
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cultivé (qqn de)
well-read
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qui a fait des études
educated
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faire des miracles
to work wonders
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sombrer dans l'oubli
to sink into oblivion
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la fantaisie, l'imagination
fancy
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prévoir qqch
to foresee
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imprévu
unforeseen
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imprévisible
unforeseeable
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la prévision, la prévoyance
foresight
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prévoir qqch (le temps, des résultats ou des conséquences)
to forecast something
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prédire qqch (scientifiquement)
to predict something
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prédire qqch (cartomancienne, par les cartes), prophétiser
to foretell something
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une perspective
a prospect
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prévenir, devancer qqch/qqn
to forestall something