la vie intellectuelle - l'intelligence et la bêtise

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very intelligent

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supérieurement intelligent

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a witty person

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une personne spirituelle

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to be witty (phrase)

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avoir de l’esprit

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lively / vivacious person

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une personne vive

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bright red

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rouge vif

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crisp air

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l’air vif

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bright light

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une lumière vive

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strong/ over-the-top words

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des propos vifs

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be burnt alive

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être brûlé vif

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to feel vulnerable

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se sentir à vif

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cheeky/ mischievous/ naughty/ risqué

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coquin, coquine

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mischief/ cheekiness

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espièglerie

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an intellectual

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un intellectuel

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scholar // scholary, learned

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un érudit // érudit(e)

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inquiring mind / inquisitive nature

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une curiosité d’esprit

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He is interested in everything.

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Il s’intéresse à tout.

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to be brainy

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être une tête

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to be big-headed

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avoir la grosse tête

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have one’s mind on other things

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avoir la tête ailleurs

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have one’s head in the clouds / daydreaming

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avoir la tête dans les nuages

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feel faint/ dizzy

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avoir la tête qui tourne

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have a good head on your shoulders / be sensible

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avoir la tête sur les épaules

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have a headache

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avoir mal à la tête

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to have an off-day / get up on the wrong side of the bed

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avoir sa tête des mauvais jours

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It drives me crazy. / It does my head in.

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Ça me prend la tête

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Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind?

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Ça ne va pas la tête!

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puzzle / conundrum

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un casse-tête

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sudden impulse / on a whim

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(sur) un coup de tête

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a one to one discussion

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un tête-à-tête

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one on one (adj)

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en tête à tête

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top-flight / top quality

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de haut vol

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resourceful (person)

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débrouillard

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skillful, clever

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habile/ adroit

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dexterous

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adroit

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to be good with one's hands

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être adroit/habile de ses mains

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ingenious, inventive, clever (person/thing)

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ingénieux / astucieux

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cunning, sly, crafty

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futé / rusé

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be a smartass

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faire le malin

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sly as a fox

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rusé comme un renard

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sharp as a tack / be a clever monkey

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malin comme un singe

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That's a good idea. / It makes sense.

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Ce n'est pas bête.

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perceptive / discerning

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perspicace

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insight / perceptiveness

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la perspicacité

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coherent, lucid / realistic

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lucide

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lucidity, coherence

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la lucidité

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have nothing between your ears (not smart)

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n'avoir rien dans la tête

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stupid

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bête/ idiot/ stupide

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He's not a rocket scientist/ not the sharpest pencil in the box.

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Il n'a pas inventé l'eau chaude.

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to be dim-witted / slow off the mark

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avoir l'esprit lent

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to insult

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insulter

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to call sb sthg (insult)

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traiter qqn de qqch

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deals with / to be about sthg

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traiter de qqch

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reach an agreement with sb

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traiter avec qqn

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to do business

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faire/ traiter des affaires

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idiot / moron

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fam.: andouille / crétin / imbécile / abruti

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stiff, numb / clumsy

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gourd(e)

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clumsy, awkward

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maladroit(e) / sout.: malhabile

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It's foolish / It's not smart

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Ce n'est pas malin.

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bizarre, absurd

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saugrenu

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out of place, ill-chosen

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incongru

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suitable, fitting

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adéquat

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appropriate

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approprié, adapté, convenable

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appropriate for sthg

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adapté pour qqch, convenir à qqch

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deranged

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dérangé

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to lose one's mind (crazy)

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perdre l'esprit/ perdre la tête

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insane, delirious, nuts, bonkers (familier)

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dément, fou à lier, dingue, cinglé, timbré, zinzin

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He lost his marbles/ is out of his mind / is mad (familier)

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il déraille/ débloque/ délire

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frenzy, lunacy, wild idea

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un délire

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rapturous, delirious

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en délire

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to offend sb

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vexer qqn

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to be offended/ take offense

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se vexer

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to be easily offended, touchy

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être susceptible

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likely to do sthg/ to be sthg

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(être) susceptible de faire/ d'être...

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mischevous/ cheeky (e.g. children)

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espiègle

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a psycho / madman/ crazy person

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un psychopathe / dérangé(e) / taré(e)

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to be in the lead, to be ahead

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être en tête

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hassle, pain in the ass

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une prise de tête