THOUGHTS - Traduzione inglese-francese

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I. thought [ingl brit θɔːt, ingl am θɔt] VB pass VB part perf

thought → think

II. thought [ingl brit θɔːt, ingl am θɔt] SOST

1. thought (idea):

thought

idée f

thought

pensée f

the thought of doing

l'idée de faire

at the thought of doing

à l'idée de faire

the mere thought of doing

la seule idée de faire

the thought has just occurred to me

cette pensée vient juste de me venir à l'esprit

the thought that …

l'idée que …

what a thought!

quelle idée!

that's a thought!

ça c'est une idée!

it was just a thought

ce n'était qu'une idée comme ça

what a kind thought!

comme c'est gentil!

2. thought U (reflexion):

thought

pensée f

deep in thought

plongé dans ses pensées

after much thought

après mûre réflexion

3. thought (consideration):

thought

considération f

with little thought

sans beaucoup de considération pour

without thought of the consequences

sans considérer les conséquences

with no thought for her own life

sans considération pour sa propre vie

to give thought to sth

considérer qc

little thought has been given to how/why

on n'a pas assez considéré comment/pourquoi

more thought should have been given to it

il aurait fallu l'examiner de plus près

we never gave it much thought

nous n'y avons pas beaucoup réfléchi

don't give it another thought

n'y pense plus

to put a lot of thought into a gift

choisir un cadeau avec beaucoup de soin

4. thought (intention):

to have no thought of doing

n'avoir aucune intention de faire

I've given up all thoughts of moving

j'ai abandonné toute idée de déménagement

it's the thought that counts

c'est l'intention qui compte

5. thought FILOS (thinking):

thought

pensée f

freedom of thought

liberté de pensée

III. thoughts SOST sost pl

1. thoughts (mind):

thoughts

pensées fpl (about au sujet de)

to read sb's thoughts

lire (dans) les pensées de qn

to collect or gather one's thoughts

rassembler ses esprits

alone with one's thoughts

seul avec ses pensées

our thoughts turn to the future

nos pensées se tournent vers l'avenir

my thoughts were elsewhere/still on the film

je pensais à autre chose/encore au film

2. thoughts (opinions):

thoughts

opinion f (about, on sur)

I'd like to hear your thoughts

j'aimerais bien connaître votre opinion

to have some thoughts on how sth could be improved

avoir des idées sur la façon d'améliorer qc

I. think [ingl brit θɪŋk, ingl am θɪŋk] SOST

to have a think about sth ingl brit

réfléchir à qc

I'll have another think and let you know

j'y réfléchirai encore et je vous le ferai savoir

II. think <pret, part perf thought> [ingl brit θɪŋk, ingl am θɪŋk] VB vb trans

1. think (hold view, believe):

think

croire (that que)

I think this is their house

je crois que c'est leur maison

when do you think he will come?

quand crois-tu qu'il viendra?

we'd better be going, don't you think?

il vaudrait mieux que nous partions, tu ne crois pas?

I think so

je crois

I don't think so I think not form

je ne crois pas

‘the wine is free, isn't it?’—‘I don't think so!’

‘le vin est gratuit, n'est-ce pas?’—‘ça m'étonnerait!’

‘can I stay out till midnight?’—‘no, I think not!’

‘je peux sortir jusqu'à minuit?’—‘non, sûrement pas!’

‘is he reliable?’—‘I'd like to think so but…’

‘peut-on lui faire confiance?’—‘j'espère bien mais…’

to think it best to do/that …

penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que …

+ congt to think it better to do/that…

penser qu'il vaudrait mieux faire/que…

+ congt I think it better to wait, what do you think?

je pense qu'il vaudrait mieux attendre, qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

I think it's going to rain

j'ai l'impression qu'il va pleuvoir

what do you think it will cost?

combien ça va coûter à ton avis?

him, a millionnaire? I don't think! iron

lui un millionnaire? sans blague!

2. think (imagine):

think

imaginer, croire

just think! yesterday we were slaving away colloq in the office and today…

imagine! hier encore on bossait au bureau et aujourd'hui… colloq

just think what might happen!

imagine ce qui pourrait arriver!

who'd have thought it!

qui l'aurait cru?, qui l'eût cru? scherz

I'd never have thought it!

je n'aurais jamais cru ça!

I never thought you meant it!

je ne t'ai jamais pris au sérieux!

I can't think how/why etc

je n'ai aucune idée comment/pourquoi etc

I can't think who did it/what it's about

je n'ai aucune idée qui a pu faire ça/de quoi il s'agit

I can't think where I've put my keys

je ne sais pas du tout où j'ai mis mes clés

I really don't know what to think

je ne sais vraiment pas quoi penser

who do you think you are?

pour qui vous prenez-vous?

what on earth do you think you're doing?

mais qu'est-ce que tu fais?

I thought as much!

je m'en doutais!

six weeks' holiday! that's what you think!

six semaines de vacances! tu te fais des idées!

and to think that I believed him/that I once thought him charming! ingl brit

et dire que je le croyais/que je lui trouvais du charme!

3. think (have thought, idea):

think

penser (that que, to do à faire)

I didn't think to phone/check

je n'ai pas pensé à appeler/vérifier

did you think to bring a corkscrew/to ring him to confirm?

as-tu pensé à apporter un tire-bouchon/à l'appeler pour confirmer?

I think I'll take the car/go for a swim

je pense que je vais prendre la voiture/me baigner

to think beautiful thoughts

penser à de belles choses

to think deep thoughts

avoir des pensées profondes

I was just thinking: suppose we sold the car?

je me posais la question: si nous vendions la voiture?

we're thinking money here colloq

c'est de fric qu'il s'agit colloq

we're thinking sex here colloq

c'est de sexe qu'il s'agit

let's think thin colloq!

pensons minceur!

let's think Green colloq!

pensons écolo! colloq

‘what a horrible man, ’ she thought

‘quel horrible individu, ’ pensa-t-elle

‘oh do come in!’ (thinks) ‘oh God not him again colloq!’

‘oh entrez donc!’ (à part) ‘bon dieu encore lui!’

4. think (rate, assess):

to think a lot/not much of person, work

penser/ne pas penser beaucoup de bien de

what do you think of him/his work?

que penses-tu de lui/son œuvre?

5. think (remember):

think

penser (to do à faire)

to think where/how

se rappeler où/comment

I'm trying to think just where the house was/what her husband's called

j'essaie de me rappeler où était la maison/le nom de son mari

III. think <pret, part perf thought> [ingl brit θɪŋk, ingl am θɪŋk] VB vb intr

1. think (engage in thought):

think (gen)

penser (about, of à)

think (before acting or speaking)

réfléchir (about à)

animals cannot think

les animaux ne pensent pas

I'll have to think about it

il faudra que j'y réfléchisse

to think constructively

penser positivement

think before you act

réfléchis avant d'agir

what are you thinking about?

à quoi penses-tu?

I was thinking of you

je pensais à toi

let me think a moment

laissez-moi réfléchir un instant

his remarks made us all think

ses remarques nous ont tous fait réfléchir

to think hard

bien réfléchir

to think clearly or straight

avoir les idées claires

to think for oneself

avoir des opinions personnelles

I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking

je m'excuse, je ne sais pas où j'avais la tête

we are thinking in terms of economics

nous voyons les choses du point de vue économique

let's think: three people at £170 each, plus the plane fare

voyons: trois personnes à 170 livres chacune, plus le billet d'avion

come to think of it…

maintenant que j'y pense…

2. think:

think about, think of (take into account)

penser à

I can't think of everything!

je ne peux pas penser à tout!

think of your family/about the future

pense à ta famille/à l'avenir

she only thinks of herself

elle ne pense qu'à elle

3. think (consider):

to think of sb as brother, friend, ally

considérer qn comme

he thinks of himself as an expert

il se prend pour un spécialiste

4. think (have in mind):

to think of doing

envisager de faire

he's thinking of resigning

il envisage de démissionner

she's thinking of computing as a career

elle envisage de faire carrière dans l'informatique

to think about doing

penser à faire

he's thinking about a career in the Navy

il pense faire carri ère dans la marine

whatever were you thinking of?

qu'est-ce qui t'a pris?

5. think (imagine):

to think of

penser à

just think of the expense!

pense seulement à ce que cela va coûter!

a million pounds, think of that!

un million de livres, t'imagines! colloq

and to think of her dying just like that!

quand on pense qu'elle est morte, là, comme ça!

6. think (tolerate idea) tjrs neg:

not to think of doing

ne pas penser à faire

I couldn't think of letting you pay/of making an exception for her

il n'est pas question que je te laisse payer/que je fasse une exception pour elle

locuzioni:

to think of (remember)

se rappeler

I just can't think of his name

je n'arrive pas à me rappeler son nom

if you think of anything else

si autre chose vous vient à l'esprit

IV. think [ingl brit θɪŋk, ingl am θɪŋk]

he thought better of it

il est revenu sur sa décision

to have another think coming colloq ingl brit

se tromper lourdement

to think on one's feet

réfléchir vite et bien

to think well of sb

penser du bien de qn

thought-provoking [ingl brit ˈθɔːtprəvəʊkɪŋ, ingl am ˈθɔt prəˌvoʊkɪŋ] AGG

thought-provoking essay, film:

thought-provoking

qui fait réfléchir

it was very thought-provoking

cela m'a fait beaucoup réfléchir

thought-out [ingl brit θɔːtˈaʊt, ingl am ˌθɔtˈaʊt] AGG

well/badly thought-out

bien/mal conçu

thought process SOST

thought process

mécanismes mpl de la pensée

thought transference SOST

thought transference

transmission f de pensée

well-thought-out AGG

well-thought-out plan, theory, plot etc:

well-thought-out

bien élaboré

well-thought-of AGG

well-thought-of person, product:

well-thought-of

apprécié

school of thought SOST

school of thought

école f (de la pensée)

line of thought SOST

line of thought (way of thinking)

façon f de penser

line of thought (association of ideas)

raisonnement m

unscramble ideas, thoughts

remettre de l'ordre dans

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inglese

francese

I. thought [θɔ:t, ingl am θɑ:t] VB

thought part perf, pass of think

II. thought [θɔ:t, ingl am θɑ:t] SOST

1. thought no pl (thinking):

thought

pensée f

to give food for thought

donner matière à réflexion

with no thought for sb/sth

sans penser à qn/qc

current economic thought

la tendance actuelle en économie

2. thought (idea):

thought

idée f

I've had a thought

une idée me traverse l'esprit

it was a nice thought

c'était gentil

at the thought of it, ...

rien qu'à l'idée ...

thoughts of my children

des pensées au sujet de mes enfants

I have no thought(s) of retiring

je n'ai aucune intention de partir à la retraite

what are your thoughts on this?

qu'en pensez-vous?

locuzioni:

a penny for your thoughts prov

à quoi pensez-vous?

I. think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB vb intr

1. think (use one's mind):

think

penser

to think aloud

penser tout haut

to think to oneself

se dire

to think for oneself

penser indépendamment

just think!

imagine!

2. think (consider a question):

think

réfléchir

to think about sth/how to +infin

réfléchir à qc/à comment +infin

think about it

penses-y

3. think (believe, imagine):

think

croire

I think so/not

oui, je crois bien

I think not, I don't think so

je ne crois pas

it can happen sooner than you think

ça peut se produire plus tôt que ce que tu penses

locuzioni:

(you can) think again!

tu te trompes lourdement!

to think big

voir grand

II. think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB vb trans

1. think (use one's mind, have ideas):

think

penser

I'll think what I can do

je penserai à ce que je peux faire

I can't think how to do it

je ne vois pas comment faire

I was thinking green for the kitchen

je pensais à du vert pour la cuisine

we're thinking millions

nous pensons en termes de millions

2. think (believe):

think

croire

I think he's Irish

je crois qu'il est irlandais

I think she's coming

je pense qu'elle viendra

I think she's a genius

je pense que c'est un génie

I think she should come

je pense qu'elle devrait venir

who would have thought (that) she'd win

qui aurait dit qu'elle gagnerait

who does she think she is?

elle se prend pour qui?

3. think (consider):

think

juger

I thought him a good player

je pensais que c'était un bon joueur

to not think much of sb/sth

ne pas avoir une bonne opinion de qn/qc

to think nothing of sth

ne pas être impressionné par qc

4. think (remember):

to think to +infin

penser à +infin

can you think where you saw it last?

pouvez-vous vous rappeler quand vous l'avez vue pour la dernière fois?

thought-reading SOST no pl

thought-reading

télépathie f

thought-provoking AGG

thought-provoking

qui donne matière à réflexion

thought-out AGG

well/badly thought-out

bien/mal conçu(e)

well-thought-of AGG

well-thought-of

bien conçu(e)

block out thoughts

bloquer

communicable emotion, thoughts, information

communicable

francese

inglese

ressasser des pensées moroses

to dwell on morbid thoughts

pensée

thought

être absorbé dans ses pensées

to be deep in thought

aller jusqu'au bout de sa pensée (achever sa réflexion)

to follow one's thoughts through to their conclusion

aller jusqu'au bout de sa pensée (réaliser ses intentions)

to see one's thoughts through

pensée (raison)

thought

je suis en pensée avec vous

my thoughts are with you

la pensée de Gandhi/Nietzsche

the thought of Gandhi/Nietzsche

pensée

thought

prémédité(e) réponse, réaction

thought-out

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. thought [θɔt] VB

thought part perf, pass of think

II. thought [θɔt] SOST

1. thought (thinking):

thought

pensée f

to give food for thought

donner matière à réflexion

with no thought for sb/sth

sans penser à qn/qc

current economic thought

tendance f actuelle en économie

2. thought (idea):

thought

idée f

I've had a thought

une idée me traverse l'esprit

it was a nice thought

c'était gentil

at the thought of it, ...

rien qu'à l'idée ...

thoughts of my children

des pensées fpl au sujet de mes enfants

I have no thought(s) of retiring

je n'ai aucune intention de partir à la retraite

what are your thoughts on this?

qu'en pensez-vous?

locuzioni:

a penny for your thoughts prov

à quoi penses-tu/pensez-vous?

I. think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB vb intr

1. think (use one's mind):

think

penser

to think aloud [or out loud]

penser tout haut

to think to oneself

se dire

to think for oneself

penser indépendamment

just think!

imagine!

2. think (consider a question):

think

réfléchir

to think about sth/how to +infin

réfléchir à qc/à comment +infin

think about it

penses-y/pensez-y

3. think (believe, imagine):

think

croire

I think so

oui, je crois bien

I think not, I don't think so

je ne crois pas

it can happen sooner than you think

ça peut se produire plus tôt que tu ne penses/vous ne pensez

locuzioni:

(you can) think again!

tu te trompes lourdement!

to think big

voir grand

II. think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB vb trans

1. think (use one's mind, have ideas):

think

penser

I'll think what I can do

je penserai à ce que je peux faire

I can't think how to do it

je ne vois pas comment faire

I was thinking green for the kitchen

je pensais à du vert pour la cuisine

we're thinking millions

nous pensons en termes de millions

2. think (believe):

think

croire

I think he's Irish

je crois qu'il est irlandais

I think she's coming

je pense qu'elle viendra

I think she's a genius

je pense que c'est un génie

I think she should come

je pense qu'elle devrait venir

who would have thought (that) she'd win

qui aurait dit qu'elle gagnerait

who does she think she is?

elle se prend pour qui?

3. think (consider):

think

juger

I thought him a good player

je pensais que c'était un bon joueur

to not think much of sb/sth

ne pas avoir une bonne opinion de qn/qc

to think nothing of sth

ne pas être impressionné par qc

4. think (remember):

to think to +infin

penser à +infin

can you think where you saw it last?

pouvez-vous vous rappeler quand vous l'avez vu pour la dernière fois?

thought-provoking AGG

thought-provoking

qui donne matière à réflexion

thought-out AGG

well/badly thought-out

bien/mal conçu(e)

well-thought-of AGG

well-thought-of

bien conçu(e)

communicable emotion, thoughts, information

communicable

block out thoughts

bloquer

to be immersed in one's thoughts/a book

être plongé dans ses pensées/un livre

francese

inglese

ressasser des pensées moroses

to dwell on morbid thoughts

pensée

thought

être absorbé dans ses pensées

to be deep in thought

pensée

thought

méditation

thought

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