thinker

penseur, intellectuel

Personne connue pour élaborer des idées importantes, notamment sur la vie, la société ou la religion.

En anglais simple : A person known for developing important ideas, especially about life, society, or religion.

• She was an influential political thinker.
• The book introduces several ancient thinkers.
• Which thinker had the greatest influence on his ideas?

Synonymes : intellectual, philosopher

Expressions courantes : political thinker, great thinker, influential thinker, religious thinker

penseur

Personne qui passe beaucoup de temps à examiner attentivement des idées ou des questions.

En anglais simple : A person who spends a lot of time considering ideas or questions carefully.

• My sister is a deep thinker.
• The team needs creative thinkers.
• He was always a careful thinker who considered every option.

Expressions courantes : deep thinker, independent thinker, creative thinker, careful thinker

cervelle, cerveau

Le cerveau ou l’esprit, surtout lorsqu’il faut résoudre un problème.

En anglais simple : Your brain or mind, especially when you need to solve a problem.

• Use your thinker to solve this.
• That puzzle gave my thinker a workout.
• Give your thinker a rest and come back later.

Synonymes : brain, mind

Expressions courantes : use your thinker, exercise your thinker

casse-tête, énigme

Question ou problème qui demande une réflexion attentive pour trouver la réponse.

En anglais simple : A question or problem that takes careful thought to answer.

• That question is a real thinker.
• The final riddle was quite a thinker.
• Try this thinker before you look at the answer.

Synonymes : puzzle, brain teaser, conundrum, poser

Expressions courantes : a real thinker, a tricky thinker, quite a thinker