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1 inviter
inviter [ɛ̃vite]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• inviter qn chez soi/à dîner to invite sb to one's house/to dinner* * *ɛ̃vite
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1) ( prier de venir) to invite2) ( payer)inviter quelqu'un à déjeuner/à prendre un verre — to take somebody out for lunch/for a drink
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s'inviter verbe pronominal [personne] to invite oneself* * *ɛ̃vite1. vt1) (à dîner, à séjourner chez qn) to inviteIls nous ont invités dans leur maison en Dordogne. — They invited us to their house in the Dordogne.
2) (= suggérer) [personne]3) (= encourager) [personne]4) [contexte, circonstances]inviter qn à faire qch (à faire preuve de prudence, à suivre une certaine démarche) — to encourage sb to do sth, (à se prélasser, à jouir de qch) to tempt sb to do sth
une expérience qui invite les participants à se remettre en question — an experience which encourages those involved to question themselves
2. vi(= être propice à)inviter à [prudence, réflexion] — to encourage, [paresse, méditation] to encourage
La douceur du climat invite à la paresse. — The mild climate encourages laziness.
des palmeraies qui invitent à se prélasser pendant les heures chaudes de l'après-midi — groves of palm trees which tempt you to laze under them in the heat of the afternoon
* * *inviter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( prier de venir) to invite (à to); il m'a invité chez lui pour le week-end/à son mariage he invited me to his house for the weekend/to his wedding;2 ( payer) inviter qn à déjeuner/à prendre un verre to take sb out for lunch/for a drink;3 ( engager) to invite [personne, pays, organisme] (à to; à faire to do); ( demander) to ask [personne, gouvernement, parti] (à to; à faire to do); il ne m'a même pas invité à m'asseoir he didn't even invite ou ask me to sit down;4 ( inciter) [temps, événements] to induce [personne] (à to); [attitude, explication] to lead [personne] (à to); le temps n'invite guère à la promenade it's not particularly nice weather for a walk; inviter à la réflexion to be thought-provoking.B s'inviter vpr [personne] to invite oneself.[ɛ̃vite] verbe transitif1. [ami, convive] to inviteinviter quelqu'un à déjeuner to invite ou to ask somebody to lunch(en usage absolu) [payer]2. [exhorter]inviter quelqu'un à: je vous invite à observer une minute de silence I invite you ou call upon you to observe a minute's silence————————[ɛ̃vite] verbe intransitif————————s'inviter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi) -
2 dérangeant
dérangeant, e [deʀɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *dérangeante deʀɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [idée, livre, film] disturbing* * *deʀɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj dérangeant, -e* * *( féminin dérangeante) [derɑ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif1. [qui fait réfléchir] thought-provoking
См. также в других словарях:
thought-provoking — thought pro.voking adj making people think seriously about a particular subject ▪ a thought provoking article … Dictionary of contemporary English
thought-provoking — index sapid, suggestive (evocative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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thought-provoking — ADJ GRADED If something such as a book or a film is thought provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously. This is an entertaining yet thought provoking film … English dictionary
thought-provoking — adjective stimulating interest or thought a challenging hypothesis a thought provoking book • Syn: ↑challenging • Similar to: ↑stimulating … Useful english dictionary
thought-provoking — adj. Thought provoking is used with these nouns: ↑article … Collocations dictionary
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thought provoking — Synonyms and related words: exciting, interesting, inviting, juicy, lively, piquant, provocative, provoking, racy, readable, rich, spicy, stimulating, succulent, tantalizing, thought challenging, thought inspiring, tickling, titillating … Moby Thesaurus
thought-provoking — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stimulating, provocative. See thought. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. provocative, stimulating, challenging, interesting. ANT.: boring, shallow … English dictionary for students
thought-provoking — /ˈθɔt prəvoʊkɪŋ/ (say thawt pruhvohking) adjective providing a stimulus for thought; interesting …
thought-provoking — adjective stimulating careful consideration or attention … English new terms dictionary