pseudo-intellectuelle

psødo ɛ̃tɛlɛktɥɛl

Definition

Definition of pseudo-intellectuelle - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective, feminine

apparences savantesqui fait croire à une grande culture sans vraie profondeur

Cette analyse pseudo-intellectuelle n'apporte rien de clair.

Noun, feminine

imposturefemme qui fait semblant d'être cultivée ou savante

Cette pseudo-intellectuelle cite des auteurs qu'elle n'a jamais lus.

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Origin of pseudo-intellectuelle

grec, pseudos (faux) + intellectuel (latin intellectus, compréhension) + -le (suffixe adjectival)

Examples of pseudo-intellectuelle in a sentence

Je trouve cette mise en scène inutilement pseudo-intellectuelle.
On la prend pour une pseudo-intellectuelle lors des débats.
La pseudo-intellectuelle monopolise la parole sans rien dire de profond.

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English:pseudo-intellectual, pretentious intellectual, ...
German:pseudointellektuelle, Pseudo-Intellektuelle, ...
Italian:pseudo-intellettuale, impostora intellettuale, ...
Spanish:pseudointelectual, pseudo-intelectual, ...
Portuguese:pseudo-intelectual, impostora, ...
Chinese:伪学术的, 伪知识分子, ...
Japanese:偽知性の, インテリぶった女性, ...
Arabic:مُدَّعِيَةُ الثَّقَافَةِ, مدعية المعرفة, ...
Hebrew:אִינְטֶלֶקְטוּאַלִי מְזוּיָּף, פְּסֵאוּדוֹ-אִינְטֶלֶקְטוּאָלִית, ...
Russian:псевдоинтеллектуальная, псевдоинтеллектуалка, ...
Ukrainian:псевдоінтелектуальна, псевдоінтелектуалка, ...
Catalan:pseudointel.lectual, pseudo-intel.lectual, ...
Danish:pseudointellektuel, pseudo-intellektuel, ...
Dutch:pseudo-intellectueel, pseudo-intellectuele, ...
Greek:ψευτοδιανοουμενική, ψευτοδιανοούμενη, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើដូចជាចេះដឹងជ្រៅជ្រះ, ស្ត្រីដែលធ្វើពុតជាចេះដឹង, ...
Korean:사이비 지식인적인, 가짜 지식인 여성, ...
Polish:pseudo-intelektualna, pseudo-inteligentka, ...
Portuguese (BR):pseudo-intelectual, falsa intelectual, ...
Romanian:pseudo-intelectuală, falsă intelectuală, ...
Swedish:pseudointellektuell, posör, ...
Thai:ดูฉลาดแบบผิวเผิน, ผู้หญิงเสแสร้งว่าฉลาด, ...
Turkish:sahte entelektüel, sözde entelektüel kadın, ...
Vietnamese:giả trí thức, trí thức giả, ...

pseudo-intellectuel

psødoɛ̃tɛlɛktɥɛl

Definition of pseudo-intellectuel - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

prétentieuxpersonne qui fait semblant d'être cultivée ou savante

Ce pseudo-intellectuel cite des auteurs qu'il n'a jamais lus.

Adjective

prétentieuxqui prétend être intellectuel mais manque de vraie profondeur

Son discours pseudo-intellectuel impressionne les naïfs mais agace les vrais experts.

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Origin of pseudo-intellectuel

grec, pseudo (faux) + intellectuel (de intellectus, comprendre)

Examples of pseudo-intellectuel in a sentence

Elle a rejeté ses idées comme étant celles d'un pseudo-intellectuel.
Elle évite les débats pseudo-intellectuels lors des dîners mondains.
Le film critique la mode pseudo-intellectuelle dans les médias.

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English:pseudo-intellectual, pretentious, ...
German:Pseudo-Intellektueller, pseudo-intellektuell, ...
Italian:pseudo-intellettuale, finto intellettuale, ...
Spanish:pseudo-intelectual, ...
Portuguese:pseudo-intelectual, ...
Chinese:伪知识分子, 伪知识分子的, ...
Japanese:偽インテリ, インテリぶった, ...
Arabic:المثقف الزائف, متثاقف, ...
Hebrew:פְּסֵאוּדוֹ-אִינְטֶלֶקְטוּאָל, יוֹמְרָנִי, ...
Russian:псевдоинтеллектуал, псевдоинтеллектуальный, ...
Ukrainian:псевдоінтелектуал, псевдоінтелектуальний, ...
Catalan:pseudointel.lectual, pseudo-intel.lectual, ...
Danish:pseudointellektuel, prætentiøs, ...
Dutch:pseudo-intellectueel, ...
Greek:ψευτοδιανοούμενος, ψευδοδιανοούμενος, ...
Khmer:បញ្ញវន្តក្លែងក្លាយ, ធ្វើជាបញ្ញវន្ត, ...
Korean:가식적인 지식인, 지적인 척하는, ...
Polish:pseudo-intelektualista, pseudo-intelektualny, ...
Portuguese (BR):pseudo-intelectual, pretensioso, ...
Romanian:pseudo-inteligenț, pseudo-intelectual, ...
Swedish:pseudointellektuell, pretentiös, ...
Thai:ปัญญาชนจอมปลอม, แกล้งทำเป็นปัญญาชน, ...
Turkish:sözde entelektüel, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ giả trí thức, giả trí thức, ...

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