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ingenuity, US [transcription][-"nu ;-"] n ingéniosité f ; to use one's ingenuity déployer toute son ingéniosité. -
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ingéniosité; inventivité; habileté; savoir-faireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > ingenuity
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[in‹ə'njuəti]noun ingéniosité -
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cleverness [ˈklevənɪs]a. ( = intelligence) intelligence fb. ( = astuteness) [of plan, trick, idea, invention] ingéniosité f* * *['klevənɪs] -
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exhibit [ɪgˈzɪbɪt]a. [+ art, merchandise] exposer ; [+ animal] montrerb. [+ courage, skill, ingenuity] faire preuve de ; [+ tendencies] montrer ; [+ behaviour] afficher ; [+ symptoms] présenter[artist, sculptor] exposer3. nouna. (in exhibition) œuvre fb. ( = piece of evidence) pièce f à convictionc. (US) ( = exhibition) exposition f* * *[ɪg'zɪbɪt] 1.1) œuvre f exposée2) US ( exhibition) exposition f3) Law pièce f à conviction2.transitive verb ( display) exposer [work of art]; manifester [preference, sign] -
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[in'‹i:njəs]1) ((of a person or his personality etc) clever at inventing: He was ingenious at making up new games for the children.) ingénieux2) ((of an object or idea) cleverly made or thought out: an ingenious plan/machine.) ingénieux•- ingeniousness - ingenuity -
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cleverness n ( intelligence) intelligence f ; ( ingenuity) ingéniosité f ; ( quick-wittedness) vivacité f d'esprit ; ( dexterity) adresse f, habileté f ; the cleverness of his replies ses réponses futées ○ ou malignes ○. -
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cleverness ['klevənɪs](intelligence) intelligence f, astuce f; (skilfulness) habileté f, adresse f; (cunning) ruse f; (ingenuity) ingéniosité f -
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exhibition [‚eksɪ'bɪʃən]∎ he's having an exhibition at the new gallery il expose à la nouvelle galerie;∎ the Klee exhibition l'exposition f Klee;∎ trade exhibition exposition f commerciale(b) (of bad manners, ingenuity) démonstration f;∎ to give sb an exhibition of sth faire une démonstration de qch à qn;∎ to make an exhibition of oneself se donner en spectacle►► exhibition centre centre m d'expositions;exhibition hall salle f ou hall m d'exposition;Sport exhibition match match-exhibition m;exhibition stand stand m (d'exposition) -
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resource [rɪ'sɔ:s]1 noun∎ there's a limit to the resources we can invest il y a une limite à la somme que nous pouvons investir;∎ your health is a precious resource ta santé est un précieux capital;∎ natural/energy resources ressources fpl naturelles/énergétiques(b) (human capacity) ressource f;∎ the task called for all my resources of tact cette tâche a demandé toute ma diplomatie;∎ after lunch I'll leave you to your own resources après le déjeuner, je vous laisserai vous débrouiller tout seul;∎ left to their own resources, they're likely to mess everything up livrés à eux-mêmes, ils risquent de tout gâcher(c) (ingenuity) ressource f;∎ a man of resource un homme plein de ressource ou de ressources(project) accorder les ressources nécessaires à►► resource allocation allocation f des ressources; School &University resource centre or resources centre centre m de documentation;resource management gestion f des ressources;resource market marché m de ressources;resource person (in career centre) conseiller(ère) m,f d'orientation; (in library) bibliothécaire mf (chargé d'orienter les usagers et d'entreprendre certaines recherches bibliographiques); School &University resource room or resources room salle f de documentation -
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smartness ['smɑ:tnɪs](b) (cleverness) intelligence f, habileté f; (shrewdness) astuce f, vivacité f (d'esprit); (ingenuity) débrouillardise f(c) (impertinence) impertinence f
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Ingenuity — In ge*nu i*ty, n. [L. ingenuitas ingenuousness: cf. F. ing[ e]nuit[ e]. See {Ingenuous}.] 1. The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising or combining. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingenuity — 1590s, honor, nobility, from M.Fr. ingénuité and directly from L. ingenuitatem (nom. ingenuitas) condition of a free born man, figuratively generosity, noble mindedness, from ingenuus (see INGENUOUS (Cf. ingenuous)). Etymologically, this word… … Etymology dictionary
ingenuity — [in΄jə no͞o′ə tē, in΄jənyo͞o′ə tē] n. [L ingenuitas < ingenuus (see INGENUOUS): INGENUITY sense 1 infl. by assoc. with INGENIOUS] 1. Obs. the quality of being ingenuous 2. the quality of being ingenious; cleverness, originality, skill, etc. 3 … English World dictionary
ingenuity — index artifice, gift (flair), performance (workmanship), skill, specialty (special aptitude) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
ingenuity — [n] cleverness ability, adroitness, astuteness, brains, brightness, brilliance, creativity, cunning, dexterity, flair, genius, gumption, intelligence, inventiveness, resourcefulness, shrewdness, skill, smartness, talent, wisdom, wit; concept 409 … New thesaurus
ingenuity — ► NOUN ▪ the quality of being ingenious. ORIGIN Latin ingenuitas ingenuousness , from ingenuus inborn ; the current meaning arose by confusion of ingenuous with ingenious … English terms dictionary
ingenuity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ a little ▪ technical ▪ human ▪ American, Yankee … Collocations dictionary
ingenuity — n. 1) human ingenuity 2) the ingenuity to + inf. (she had the ingenuity to succeed where everyone else had failed) * * * [ˌɪndʒɪ njuːɪtɪ] human ingenuity the ingenuity to + inf. (she had the ingenuity to succeed where everyone else had failed) … Combinatory dictionary
Ingenuity — The term ingenuity or applied ideas is used in the analysis of Thomas Homer Dixon, building on that of Paul Romer, to refer to what is usually called instructional capital. is often inherent in creative individuals, and thus is considered hard to … Wikipedia
ingenuity — /in jeuh nooh i tee, nyooh /, n., pl. ingenuities for 3. 1. the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity. 2. cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design: a device of great ingenuity.… … Universalium
ingenuity — [[t]ɪ̱nʤənju͟ːɪti, AM nu͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things. Inspecting the nest can be difficult and may require some ingenuity … English dictionary