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A sharp/keen intelligence

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Une intelligence aiguë

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Une intelligence aiguë

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A Sharp/keen intelligence

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Une intelligence supérieure

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A superior intelligence

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A superior intelligence

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Une intelligence supérieure

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Une intelligence remarquable

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A remarkable / outstanding intelligence

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A remarkable / outstanding intelligence

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Une intelligence remarquable

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Faire preuve d’intelligence

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To demonstrate/ to show intelligence

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To demonstrate/ to show intelligence

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Faire preuve d’intelligence

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Un QI élevé/faible

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A high/low IQ

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A high/low IQ

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Le QI élevé/faible

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La créativité

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Creative abilities

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Creative abilities

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La créativité

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Les capacités innées

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Innate abilities

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Innate abilities

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Les capacités innées

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Mental abilities

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Les capacités intellectuelles

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Les capacités intellectuelles

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Mental abilities

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Une personne très douée

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Person of considerable abilities

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Person of considerable abilities

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Une personne très douée

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Surestimer / sous-estimer ses capacités

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To overrate/ underrate one’s abilities

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To overrate/ underrate one’s abilities

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Surestimer / sous-estimer ses capacités

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Évaluer

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To assess

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To assess

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Évaluer

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Mettre en doute

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To cast doubt on / to question

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To cast doubt on / to question

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Mettre en doute

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Exploiter

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To exploit

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To exploit

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Exploiter

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Louer / vanter

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To extol / to praise

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Utiliser

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To use / to make use of

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To make use of

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Utiliser

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Profiter des

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To take advantage of

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To take advantage of

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Profiter des

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To test

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Tester

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Tester

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To test

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Jauger

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To weigh up somebody’s

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To weigh up somebody’s

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Jauger

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Les capacités / le potentiel de qlqn

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Capabilities / potential / potentiality

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Capabilities / potential / potentiality

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Les capacités/ le potentiel de qlqn

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Avoir un don/ un talent pour

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To have a gift / capacity / talent for

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To have a gift / capacity / talent for

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Avoir un don/un talent pour

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An acute mind

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Un esprit vif

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A keen mind

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Un esprit vif

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A lively mind

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Un esprit vif

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A quick mind

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Un esprit vif

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A sharp mind

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Un esprit vif

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Un esprit agile

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An agile / a nimble mind

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An agile / a nimble mind

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Un esprit agile

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Un esprit d’analyse

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An analytical mind

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An analytical mind

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Un esprit d’analyse

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Un esprit brillant

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A brilliant mind

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A brilliant mind

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Un esprit brillant

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Un esprit calculateur

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Calculating mind

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Calculating mind

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Un esprit calculateur

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Un esprit clair

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A clear/ an uncluttered mind

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A clear/ an uncluttered mind

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Un esprit clair

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Un esprit vulgaire

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A coarse/vulgar mind

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A coarse/vulgar mind

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Un esprit vulgaire

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Créatif

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Creative

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Creative

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Créatif

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59
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Rusé

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Cunning

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Cunning

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Rusé

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Détraqué

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Deranged

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Deranged

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Détraqué

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Devious

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Retors

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Retors

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Devious

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Un esprit méthodique

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A disciplined / methodical

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A disciplined / methodical

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Un esprit méthodique

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Un esprit médiocre

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A limited / dull mind

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A limited / dull mind

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Un esprit médiocre

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Un esprit souple

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A flexible mind

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A flexible mind

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Un esprit souple

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Great mind

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Un grand esprit

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Un grand esprit

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A great mind

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Un esprit pénétrant

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An incisive/ a penetrating

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An incisive/ a penetrating

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Un esprit pénétrant

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Un esprit curieux

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An inquiring mind

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An inquiring mind

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Un esprit curieux

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Un esprit inventif

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An inventive mind

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An inventive mind

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Un esprit inventif

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Un esprit logique

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A logical mind

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A logical mind

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Un esprit logique

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Un esprit lucide

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A lucid mind

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A lucid mind

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Un esprit lucide

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A muddled / woolly mind

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Un esprit confus

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Un esprit confus

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A muddled / woolly mind

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Un esprit étroit

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A narrow mind

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A narrow mind

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Un esprit étroit

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Un esprit ouvert

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An open mind

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An open mind

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Un esprit ouvert

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Un esprit original

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An original

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An original mind

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Un esprit original

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Versatile mind

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Un esprit aux talents divers

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Un esprit aux talents divers

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Versatile mind

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Un esprit perspicace

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A shrewd mind

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A shrewd mind

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Un esprit perspicace

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A suspicious mind

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Un esprit soupçonneux

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Un esprit soupçonneux

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A suspicious mind

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Un esprit instable

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An unbalanced mind

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An unbalanced mind

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Un esprit instable

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Un esprit tordu

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A warped / twisted mind

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A warped / twisted mind

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Un esprit tordu

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To be in full possession/ command of all one’s faculties

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Etre en pleine possession de tous ses moyens

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Etre en pleine possession de tous ses moyens

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To be in full possession / command of all one’s faculties

103
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Appliquer son intelligence à qlq chose

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To apply one’s mind something

104
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To apply one’s mind something

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Appliquer son intelligence à qlqchose

105
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Avoir l’esprit critique

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To have a critical turn of mind

106
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To have a critical turn of mind

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Avoir l’esprit critique

107
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Se cultiver l’esprit

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To cultivate one’s mind

108
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To cultivate one’s mind

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Se cultiver l’esprit

109
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Suivre un raisonnement

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To follow a development

110
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To follow a development

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Suivre un raisonnement

111
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Il comprend vite

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He is quick on the update

112
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He is quick on the update

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Il comprend vite

113
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Il ne comprend pas vite

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He is slow on the update

114
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He is slow on the update

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Il ne comprend pas vite

115
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C’est elle le cerveau de la famille

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She is the brains of the family

116
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She is the brains of the family

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Cest elle le cerveau de la famille

117
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C’est un cerveau

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He has brains

118
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He has brains

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C’est un cerveau

119
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Ce n’est pas une lumière

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He’s not very bright

120
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He’s not very bright

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Ce n’est pas une lumière

121
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La fuite des cerveaux

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The brain drain

122
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The brain drain

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La fuite des cerveaux

123
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Fais marcher tes méninges !

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Rack your brains / use your brain / use your head !

124
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Rack your brains / use your brain / use your head !

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Fais marcher tes méninges !

125
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Elle est bonne en maths

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She is good AT maths

126
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She is good AT maths

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Elle est bonne en maths

127
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Elle est douée en affaires

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She has a good head for business

128
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She has a good head for business

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Elle est douée en affaires

129
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Elle est douée pour le calcul

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She has a good head FOR figures

130
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She has a good head FOR figures

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Elle est douée pour le calcul

131
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Elle est douée intellectuellement

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She is intellectually gifted

132
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She is intellectually gifted

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Elle est douée intellectuellement

133
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C’est une femme qui a plusieurs cordes à son arc

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She is a woman of (many) parts

134
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She is a woman of (many) parts

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C’est une femme qui a plusieurs cordes à son arc

135
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C’est une femme pleine de ressources

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She is very resourceful

136
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She is very resourceful

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C’est une femme pleine de ressources

137
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C’est un as en informatique

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He is a computer whizz

138
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He is a computer whizz

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C’est un as en informatique

139
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Cela dépasse l’entendement

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It’s beyond human understanding

140
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It’s beyond human understanding

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Cela dépasse l’entendement

141
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C’est trop compliqué pour moi

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It’s beyond my grasp

142
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It’s beyond my grasp

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C’est trop compliqué pour moi

143
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Ce n’est pas logique

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It doesn’t make sense

144
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It doesn’t make sense

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Ce n’est pas logique

145
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Être borné

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To be narrow-minded

146
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To be narrow-minded

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Être borné

147
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Ne pas comprendre

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To fail to understand

148
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To fail to understand

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Ne pas comprendre

149
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Ne rien comprendre du tout qlqchose

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Not to make head or tail of something

150
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Not to make head or tail of something

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Ne rien comprendre du tout à quelque chose

151
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Il ne comprend pas vite

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He is slow-witted

152
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He is slow-witted

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Il ne comprend pas vite

153
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Il n’a pas inventé la poudre

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He won’t set the Thames on fire

154
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He won’t set the Thames on fire

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Il n’a pas inventé la poudre

155
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Cette tâche est au dessus de ses capacités

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This task is beyond his capabilities

156
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This task is beyond his capabilities

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Cette tâche est au dessus de ses capacités

157
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Il n’arrive pas à se concentrer très longtemps

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He has a very short attention span

158
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He has a very short attention span

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Il n’arrive pas à se concentrer très longtemps

159
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Dire des bêtises

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To talk nonsense

160
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To talk nonsense

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Dire des bêtises

161
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Sornettes ! / Taratata!

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Nonsense!

162
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Nonsense

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Sornettes ! / Taratata!

163
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A quoi penses-tu?

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What are you thinking of/about?

164
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What are you thinking of/about?

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A quoi penses-tu?

165
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A quoi penses-tu ?

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A penny for your thoughts

166
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A penny for your thoughts

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A quoi penses-tu ?

167
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Elle était perdue dans ses pensées

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She was lost in thoughts

168
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She was lost in thoughts

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Elle était perdue dans ses pensées

169
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Quest ce que vous pensez de tout ça ?

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How do you feel about all that ?

170
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How do you feel about all that ?

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Qu’est ce que vous pensez de tout ça ?

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J’ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir

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I’d to think it over

172
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I’d to think it over

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J’ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir

173
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Il faut que j’y réfléchisse

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I must think it out

174
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I must think it out

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Il faut que j’y réfléchisse

175
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Réfléchissez avant de parler

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Think twice before you speak

176
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Think twice before you speak

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Réfléchissez avant de parler

177
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Maintenant que j’y pense

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Now that I think about it

178
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Now that I think about it

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Maintenant que j’y pense..

179
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A la réflexion

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On second thoughts

180
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On second thoughts

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A la réflexion

181
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En y repensant

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As an afterthought

182
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As an afterthought

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En y repensant

183
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La nuit porte conseil

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Sleep on it!

184
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Sleep on it!

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La nuit porte conseil

185
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Prendre qlqchose en considération

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To take something into consideration

186
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To take something into consideration

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Prendre qlq chose en considération

187
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Prendre qlq chose en compte

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To take something into account

188
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To take something into account

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Prendre quelque chose en compte

189
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Cela ne sert à rien de se livrer à de vaines conjectures

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It’s idle to speculate

190
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It’s idle to speculate

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Cela ne sert à rien de se livrer à de veines conjectures

191
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Sa parole a du poids

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What she says carries weight

192
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What she says carries weight

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Sa parole a du poids

193
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Il m’est venu à l’esprit que

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It occurred to me / it dawned on me / it came to my mind that

194
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It occurred to me

A

Il mes venu à l’esprit que

195
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It dawned on me

A

Il m’est venu à l’esprit

196
Q

It came to my mind that

A

Il m’est venu à l’esprit que

197
Q

C’est incompréhensible

A

This is incomprehensible

198
Q

This is incomprehensible

A

C’est incompréhensible

199
Q

C’est inintelligible

A

This is unintelligible

200
Q

This is unintelligible

A

C’est inintelligible

201
Q

C’est déconcertant

A

This is puzzling

202
Q

This is puzzling

A

C’est déconcertant

203
Q

C’est incohérent

A

This is incoherent

204
Q

This is incoherent

A

C’est incohérent

205
Q

C’est déroutant

A

This is mystifying

206
Q

This is mystifying

A

C’est déroutant

207
Q

Cest ambigu

A

This is ambiguous

208
Q

This is ambiguous

A

C’est ambigu

209
Q

Anticiper

A

To think ahead

210
Q

To think ahead

A

Anticiper

211
Q

Penser tout haut

A

To think aloud

212
Q

To think aloud

A

Penser tout haut

213
Q

Réfléchir vite

A

To think fast

214
Q

To think fast

A

Réfléchir vite

215
Q

Réfléchir de façon constructive

A

To think constructively

216
Q

To think constructively

A

Réfléchir de façon constructive

217
Q

Réfléchir de façon positive

A

To think positively

218
Q

To think positively

A

Réfléchir de façon positive

219
Q

Être ambitieux

A

To think big

220
Q

To think big

A

Être ambitieux

221
Q

Bien réfléchir

A

To think carefully

222
Q

To think carefully

A

Bien réfléchir

223
Q

Réfléchir profondément

A

To think hard

224
Q

To think hard

A

Réfléchir profondément

225
Q

Un raisonnement compliqué

A

A complicated reasoning

226
Q

A complicated reasoning

A

Un raisonnement compliqué

227
Q

Un raisonnement confus

A

A confused reasoning

228
Q

A confused reasoning

A

Un raisonnement confus

229
Q

Un raisonnement erroné

A

A faulty reasoning

230
Q

A faulty reasoning

A

Un raisonnement erroné

231
Q

Un raisonnement logique

A

A logical reasoning

232
Q

A logical reasoning

A

Un raisonnement logique

233
Q

A plain reasoning

A

Un raisonnement simple

234
Q

Un raisonnement simple

A

A plain reasoning

235
Q

Un raisonnement sensé

A

A sensible reasoning

236
Q

A sensible reasoning

A

Un raisonnement sensé

237
Q

Un raisonnement judicieux

A

A sound reasoning

238
Q

A sound reasoning

A

Un raisonnement judicieux

239
Q

Un raisonnement spécieux

A

A specious reasoning

240
Q

A specious reasoning

A

Un raisonnement spécieux

241
Q

Un raisonnement point par point

A

A step-by-step reasoning

242
Q

A step-by-step reasoning

A

Un raisonnement point par point

243
Q

Un raisonnement tortueux

A

A tortuous reasoning

244
Q

A tortuous reasoning

A

Un raisonnement tortueux

245
Q

Capacité de raisonnement

A

Powers of reasoning

246
Q

Powers of reasoning

A

Capacité de raisonnement

247
Q

Une argumentation

A

A line of reasoning / of argument

248
Q

A line of reasoning / of argument

A

Une argumentation