thought

thought
thought
A prét, pp ⇒ think B, C.
B n
1 (idea) idée f, pensée f ; the thought of doing l'idée de faire ; at the thought of doing à l'idée de faire ; the mere thought of doing la seule idée de faire ; the thought has just occurred to me cette pensée vient juste de me venir à l'esprit ; the thought that l'idée que ; what a thought! quelle idée! ; that's a thought! ça c'est une idée! ; it was just a thought ce n'était qu'une idée comme ça ; what a kind thought! comme c'est gentil! ;
2 ¢ (reflexion) pensée f ; deep in thought plongé dans ses pensées ; after much thought après mûre réflexion ;
3 (consideration) considération f ; with little thought sans beaucoup de considération pour ; without thought of the consequences sans considérer les conséquences ; with no thought for her own life sans considération pour sa propre vie ; to give thought to sth considérer qch ; little thought has been given to how/why on n'a pas assez considéré comment/pourquoi ; more thought should have been given to it il aurait fallu l'examiner de plus près ; we never gave it much thought nous n'y avons pas beaucoup réfléchi ; don't give it another thought n'y pense plus ; to put a lot of thought into a gift choisir un cadeau avec beaucoup de soin ;
4 (intention) to have no thought of doing n'avoir aucune intention de faire ; I've given up all thoughts of moving j'ai abandonné toute idée de déménagement ; it's the thought that counts c'est l'intention qui compte ;
5 Philos (thinking) pensée f ; freedom of thought liberté de pensée.
C thoughts npl
1 (mind) pensées fpl (about au sujet de) ; to read sb's thoughts lire (dans) les pensées de qn ; to collect ou gather one's thoughts rassembler ses esprits ; alone with one's thoughts seul avec ses pensées ; our thoughts turn to the future nos pensées se tournent vers l'avenir ; my thoughts were elsewhere/still on the film je pensais à autre chose/encore au film ;
2 (opinions) opinion f (about, on sur) ; I'd like to hear your thoughts j'aimerais bien connaître votre opinion ; to have some thoughts on how sth could be improved avoir des idées sur la façon d'améliorer qch.

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