intelligence

intelligence

Capacité à apprendre, à comprendre des idées et à résoudre des problèmes.

En anglais simple : The ability to learn, understand ideas, and solve problems.

• The game tests your intelligence.
• Dogs show intelligence in many different ways.
• Artificial intelligence can help doctors find signs of disease.

Synonymes : brainpower, intellect

Contraires : stupidity

Expressions courantes : high intelligence, artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence

renseignements

Informations recueillies secrètement, surtout sur des ennemis ou des menaces possibles pour un pays.

En anglais simple : Information collected secretly, especially about enemies or possible threats to a country.

• The report contains useful intelligence.
• Spies collected intelligence about the planned attack.
• They shared intelligence with neighbouring countries.

Comment l'utiliser : intelligence on/about something (The team gathered intelligence on enemy movements.)

Synonymes : information, secret information

Expressions courantes : gather intelligence, military intelligence, intelligence report

service de renseignement

Organisation gouvernementale ou militaire qui recueille des informations secrètes sur les ennemis et les menaces.

En anglais simple : A government or military organization that collects secret information about enemies and threats.

• She works in military intelligence.
• Intelligence sent two officers to question him.
• He joined intelligence after serving in the army.

Synonymes : secret service, intelligence service

Expressions courantes : work in intelligence, military intelligence, intelligence officer

être intelligent, intelligence

Être ou système capable de penser, de comprendre et d’apprendre.

En anglais simple : A being or system that can think, understand, and learn.

• They searched for an alien intelligence.
• Could a machine become a conscious intelligence?
• The story describes two intelligences communicating across space.

Synonymes : intelligent being

Expressions courantes : alien intelligence, higher intelligence, nonhuman intelligence