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sagesse [saʒεs]feminine nouna. ( = bon sens) wisdom• il a eu la sagesse de... he had the good sense to...* * *saʒɛs2) ( bon sens) ( de personne) wisdom, common sense; (de parole, décision, d'action) wisdom; ( de conseil) soundness3) ( docilité) good behaviour [BrE]* * *sagesse nf2 ( bon sens) ( de personne) wisdom, common sense; (de parole, décision, d'action) wisdom; ( de conseil) soundness; faire preuve de sagesse to show common sense; avoir la sagesse de faire to have the good sense to do; la voix de la sagesse the voice of reason; avec sagesse wisely ou sensibly;3 ( docilité) good behaviourGB; être d'une sagesse exemplaire to be a model of good behaviourGB;4 ( modération) moderation; ( manque d'audace) staidness; user de qch avec sagesse to use sth wisely; la sagesse de la façade the unadventurousness of the façade; la sagesse de nos prix our sensible ou moderate prices;5 ( réserve) sensible behaviourGB; ( de vêtement) sobriety;6 Relig le Livre de la Sagesse the Wisdom of Solomon.[saʒɛs] nom féminin1. [discernement - d'une personne] good sense, insight, wisdom ; [ - d'une décision, d'une suggestion] good sense, wisdomelle n'a pas eu la sagesse d'attendre she wasn't sensible enough ou didn't have the good sense to waitagir avec sagesse to act wisely ou sensibly2. [obéissance] good behaviour3. [sobriété - d'une toilette, d'un livre] soberness, tameness ; [ - d'une vie sentimentale] quietness4. (euphémisme) [chasteté] proper behaviour
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