T1 - Unit 11

Question 1

To have a high/low IQ

Answer 1

Avoir un QI élevé

Question 2

To show great intelligence

Answer 2

Faire preuve d’une grande intelligence

Question 3

To have innate abilities

Answer 3

Avoir des capacités innées

Question 4

To be in full command of one’s faculties

Answer 4

Être en pleine possession de ses facultés

Question 5

A person of many parts

Answer 5

Une personne talentueuse

Question 6

A resourceful person

Answer 6

Une personne pleine de ressources

Question 7

To overrate sby’s abilities

Answer 7

Surestimer les capacités de qqun

Question 8

To underrate sby’s abilities

Answer 8

Sous-estimer les capacités de qqun

Question 9

To question sby’s abilities

Answer 9

Douter des capacités de qqun

Question 10

To have a gift for sth

Answer 10

Avoir un don pour qqch

Question 11

To have a quick/sharp mind

Answer 11

Avoir l’esprit vif

Question 12

To have a shrewd mind

Answer 12

Avoir un esprit perspicace

Question 13

To have a logical mind

Answer 13

Avoir un esprit logique

Question 14

To have a penetrating mind

Answer 14

Avoir un esprit pénétrant

Question 15

To have a critical turn of mind

Answer 15

Avoir l’esprit critique

Question 16

To be quick on the uptake

Answer 16

Comprendre vite

Question 17

To follow a development

Answer 17

Suivre un raisonnement

Question 18

To have a good head for figures/business

Answer 18

Être doué pour le calcul / en affaires

Question 19

To rack one’s brains

Answer 19

Se creuser les méninges

Question 20

To fail to understand

Answer 20

Ne pas comprendre

Question 21

To be self-composed

Answer 21

Être posé

Question 22

To be self-disciplined

Answer 22

Faire preuve d’autodiscipline

Question 23

To be self-assured

Answer 23

Être sûr de soi

Question 24

To be self-absorbed

Answer 24

Être égocentrique

Question 25

To be self-conceited

Answer 25

Être vaniteux/suffisant

Question 26

Self-assertion

Answer 26

L’affirmation de soi