s1 chap 8 - intellectual activities Flashcards

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la compréhension

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understanding

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la réflexion

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reflection

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la raison

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reason

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une idée

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an idea, a notion

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une vague idee

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an inkling

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curieux

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curious

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pensif

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thoughtful

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impensable

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unthinkable

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concevoir

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to conceive

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comprendre, savoir

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to understand, to grasp

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saisir, percevoir

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to perceive, to make out

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observer

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to observe

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remarquer

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to notice

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se concentrer sur

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to concentrate on, to focus on

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envisager

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to contemplate

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considérer, prendre en compte

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to consider

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réfléchir longuement à, méditer sur

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to ponder over, to meditate on

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examiner, étudier qqch

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to look into sth

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réfléchir à qqch

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to reflect (up)on sth

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se rendre compte

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to realize

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le savoir-faire

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know-how

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l’érudition

l’apprentissage

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learning

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l’éducation, l’instruction

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education

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la culture générale

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common knowledge

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le fait de savoir lire et écrire | l’analphabétisme
illiteracy
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la signification
meaning
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l’ignorance
ignorance
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un intellectuel
an intellectual
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instruit, cultivé
educated
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inculte
uneducated
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cultivé
cultured, cultivated
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érudit, savant
learned, erudite
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analphabète, illettré
illiterate
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ignorant
ignorant
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autodidacte
self-taught
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inconnu
unkown
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savoir
to know
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signifier, vouloir dire
to mean
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la logique
logic
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une théorie
a theory
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une hypothèse
an hypothesis
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une conjecture, une supposition, une hypothèse
a supposition, an assumption, a presumption
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la déduction
inference/deduction
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l’analyse
analysis
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une explication
an explanation
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une solution
a solution
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une conclusion, une issue
a conclusion, an outcome
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un fait
a fact
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des preuves
proof, evidence
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rationnel
rational
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irrationnel
irrational
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logique, illogique
logical, illogical
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cohérent, incohérent
consistent, inconsistent
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infondé, sans fondement
groundless
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précis
accurate
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théorique
theoretical
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déconcerter, laisser perplexe
to baffle, to puzzle
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chercher
to look for, to search for, to seek
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déduire
to deduce, to infer
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supposer
to suppose, to assume, to presume
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faire des suppositions sur
to speculate on, about
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interpréter
to interpret
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supposer, soupçonner
to suspect
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prouver
to prove
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trouver
find
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découvrir
to find out, to discover
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résoudre
to solve
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expliquer
to explain
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établir, démontrer
to demonstrate, to establish
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confirmer
to confirm
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révéler
to reveal, to disclose
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dénoncer
to expose
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une comparaison
a comparison
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une décision
a decision
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un contraste
a contrast
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un dilemme
a dilemma
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une préférence
a preference
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exigeant, difficile
choosy, picky
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préféré
favo(u)rite
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indécis
undecided
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comparé à, par rapport à
compared ro
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par, en comparaison
comparatively
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de préférence
preferably
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décider
to decide
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comparer
to compare
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opposer
to oppose, to contrast
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choisir
to choose
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sélectionner, choisir
to pick out
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qu’en pensez-vous?
what do you think?
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à quoi pensez-vous ?
what are you thinking of?
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elle voit toujours les choses en grand
she always thinks big!
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à la réflexion
on second thought...
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voyons voir...
let me think... | let me see...
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formuler une hypothèse
to formulate a hypothesis
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confirmer une hypothèse
to bear out, to confirm a hypothesis
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il me vient soudain à l’esprit que..
it has just dawned on me that...
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cela va de soi
it stands to reason
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tirez-en les conséquences
draw your own conclusions
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à toi de décider
it’s up to you
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prendre une décision
to make a decision
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se décider
to make up one’s mind
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changer d’avis
to change one’s mind
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faites comme vous voulez!
do as you choose!
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dis-moi à quoi tu penses
a penny for your thoughts
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c’est l’intention qui compte
it’s the thought that counts
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le savoir, c’est le pouvoir
knowledge is power
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je préfère le travail aux vacances
i prefer work to holidays
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que dirais tu de sortir un peu? | - je préfère(rais) rester à la maison et travailler
what about going out for a while? | - i’d rather stay at home and work
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penser à
to think about
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réfléchir à qqch
to think sth over
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inventer, concevoir
to think up
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se reporter en arrière par la pensée
to think back
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anticiper
to think ahead
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bien réfléchir à qqch
to think sth out