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intelligent/ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒɑ̃/

adjective · A2 · Frequency 959

adjectivemasculine

Meanings

  1. intelligent

    Used to describe a person or animal with high understanding and reasoning abilities.

Examples

  • Un raisonnement intelligent peut résoudre ce problème rapidement.

    An intelligent line of reasoning can solve this problem quickly.

  • Le mécanicien a trouvé un moyen intelligent de réduire les coûts.

    The mechanic found an intelligent way to reduce costs.

  • Ce logiciel intelligent adapte automatiquement les exercices au niveau de l'élève.

    This intelligent software automatically adapts the exercises to the student's level.

Collocations

  • un enfant intelligentan intelligent child

Common mistakes

  • Il est inteligent.

    Il est intelligent.

    The lemma intelligent means “smart”; a common spelling mistake is omitting one l.

Related words

  • antonymimbécilestupid, foolish, acting like an imbecile

  • antonyminintelligentunintelligent

adjectivefeminine

Meanings

  1. intelligent

    Used to describe a person or animal with high understanding and reasoning abilities.

Examples

  • Ma sœur est intelligente et apprend très vite.

    My sister is intelligent and learns very quickly.

  • C'est une élève intelligente qui pose des questions pertinentes.

    She is an intelligent student who asks relevant questions.

  • Cette solution intelligente nous a fait gagner beaucoup de temps.

    This intelligent solution saved us a lot of time.

Collocations

  • un enfant intelligentan intelligent child

Common mistakes

  • Il est inteligent.

    Il est intelligent.

    The lemma intelligent means “smart”; a common spelling mistake is omitting one l.

Related words

  • antonymimbécilestupid, foolish, acting like an imbecile

  • antonyminintelligentunintelligent

adjectivemasculine

Meanings

  1. intelligent

    Used to describe a person or animal with high understanding and reasoning abilities.

Examples

  • Les élèves les plus intelligents trouvent souvent plusieurs solutions au même problème.

    The most intelligent students often find several solutions to the same problem.

  • Mes collègues les plus intelligents savent expliquer des idées complexes avec des mots simples.

    My most intelligent colleagues know how to explain complex ideas in simple words.

  • Les enfants intelligents posent parfois des questions auxquelles les adultes ne s'attendent pas.

    Intelligent children sometimes ask questions that adults do not expect.

adjectivefeminine

Meanings

  1. intelligent

    Used to describe a person or animal with high understanding and reasoning abilities.

Examples

  • Ces étudiantes intelligentes ont trouvé une solution simple au problème.

    These intelligent students found a simple solution to the problem.

  • Les ingénieures intelligentes savent expliquer clairement leurs choix techniques.

    Intelligent female engineers know how to explain their technical choices clearly.

  • Mes collègues sont intelligentes, créatives et très fiables.

    My colleagues are intelligent, creative, and very reliable.

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