philosopher

filozɔfe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of philosopher - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

réflexionréfléchir profondément comme le fait un penseur

Elle philosophe souvent avant de prendre des décisions importantes.

méditer

réfléchir

moraleraisonner sur des sujets de morale ou de science

Nous avons philosophé sur les questions éthiques toute la soirée.

délibérer

raisonner

étudesétudier ou discuter des questions de philosophie

Il aime philosopher sur l'existence et le sens de la vie.

critiqueargumenter de façon trop compliquée et inutile

Arrête de philosopher, il faut agir maintenant !

chicaner

ergoter

approche

tr./intr.

traiter quelque chose avec une approche philosophique

tr./intr.

Il faut philosopher cette question pour mieux la comprendre.

discussiondiscourir longuement sur divers sujets

Il peut philosopher pendant des heures sur n'importe quel sujet.

discourir

pérorer

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Origin of philosopher

grec, philos (ami) + sophia (sagesse)

Terms with philosopher included in their meaning

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philosophe à la petite semaine

pseudo-intellectuel

personne qui prétend philosopher de manière superficielle et amateur

socratiser

philosophie

philosopher en utilisant la méthode de questionnement de Socrate

Examples of philosopher in a sentence

Elle philosophe en silence.
Il aime philosopher sur le sens de la vie.
Les élèves ont philosophé pendant le cours de sciences.
Nous aimons philosopher après les cours de logique.
Elle passe ses soirées à philosopher avec ses amis.
Il aime philosopher sur des détails insignifiants.

Nous n'avons pas le temps de philosopher pendant la réunion.
Elle aime philosopher sur le sens de la vie.
Nous avons passé la soirée à philosopher ensemble.
Elle aime philosopher sur le sens de la vie avec ses amis.
Nous avons passé la soirée à philosopher autour d’un bon repas.

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English:philosophize, discuss philosophy, ...
German:philosophieren, über etwas nachsinnen, ...
Italian:filosofare, discutere di filosofia, ...
Spanish:filosofar, reflexionar filosóficamente, ...
Portuguese:filosofar, refletir filosoficamente, ...
Chinese:深思, 思考, ...
Japanese:哲学的に考える, 思索する, ...
Arabic:تأمّل, تَفَلْسَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְלִיג בְּהִרְהוּרִים, לְהָגוּת, ...
Russian:философствовать, размышлять о смысле жизни, ...
Ukrainian:філософствувати, мудрувати, ...
Catalan:filosofar, reflexionar filosòficament, ...
Danish:filosofere, ræsonnere, ...
Dutch:filosoferen, over morele kwesties nadenken, ...
Greek:φιλοσοφώ, αναλύω υπερβολικά, ...
Hungarian:filozofálni, bölcselkedni, ...
Khmer:គិតពិចារណាយ៉ាងជ្រាលជ្រៅ, វែកញែកបែបទស្សនវិជ្ជា, ...
Korean:깊이 생각하다, 철학하다, ...
Polish:filozofować, rozważać, ...
Portuguese (BR):filosofar, refletir filosoficamente, ...
Romanian:a filosofa, a filozofa, ...
Swedish:filosofera, resonera, ...
Thai:ขบคิดอย่างลึกซึ้ง, ถกปรัชญา, ...
Turkish:felsefe yapmak, derin derin düşünmek, ...
Vietnamese:suy ngẫm, bàn luận, ...

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