thinking

thinking
thinking [ˈθɪŋkɪŋ]
1. adjective
rationnel
• to any thinking person, this ... pour toute personne douée de raison, ceci ...
2. noun
( = act) pensée f, réflexion f ; ( = thoughts collectively) opinions fpl (on, about sur)
• I'll have to do some thinking about it il va falloir que j'y réfléchisse sérieusement
• current thinking on this les opinions actuelles là-dessus
• to my way of thinking à mon avis
* * *
['θɪŋkɪŋ] 1.
noun
1) (reflection) réflexion f

to do some (hard) thinking — (beaucoup) réfléchir

2) (way one thinks) pensée f

current thinking is that — GB la tendance actuelle de l'opinion est que

to my way of thinking — à mon avis

2.
adjective [person] réfléchi

the thinking person's pin-up — le sex symbol des intellectuels


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