| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| penser⇒ vi | (exercer sa capacité de juger) | think⇒ vi |
| | Il faudrait penser un peu avant de parler. |
| | It would be a good idea to think a bit before you speak. |
| penser que vtr | (considérer [qch] comme vrai) | think⇒, think that⇒, believe⇒, believe that⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | consider⇒, consider that⇒ vtr |
| | Je pense que Simon dit la vérité. Je ne pense pas que ce soit une bonne idée de partir maintenant. |
| | I believe Simon is telling the truth. I don't think it would be a good idea to leave now. |
| penser [qch] vtr | (considérer [qch] comme vrai) | mean⇒ vtr |
| | Christophe m'a traitée d'idiote mais je sais qu'il ne le pensait pas. |
| | Christopher called me an idiot but I know that he didn't mean it. |
| penser faire [qch] loc v | (estimer) | think⇒, think that⇒ vtr |
| | Je pense pouvoir finir mon devoir pour demain. |
| | Vu les bouchons, je pense que nous allons arriver vers 21 h. |
| | I think I can finish my homework for tomorrow. // Taking the traffic into account, I think that we'll get there around 9 pm. |
| penser [qch] de [qch] vtr + prép | (avoir une opinion) | think [sth] about [sth], think [sth] of [sth] vtr + prep |
| | Que penses-tu de sa décision ? |
| | What do you think of his decision? |
| penser [qch] vtr | (se dire intérieurement) | think⇒ vtr |
| | C'est pas de chance, pensa-t-il. |
| | "That's bad luck," he thought. |
| penser à [qqn] vtr ind | (songer à [qqn]) | think of [sb], think about [sb] vi + prep |
| | Je pense souvent à Julie depuis son départ. |
| | I often think of Julie now she has gone. |
| penser à [qqn] vtr ind | (avoir une pensée pour, ne pas être égoïste) | think about [sb], think of [sb] vi + prep |
| | | spare a thought for [sb] v expr |
| | Ne mange pas tout le gâteau : pense un peu aux autres ! |
| | Don't eat all the cake; spare a thought for other people! |
| penser à [qch] vtr ind | (concevoir avant de réaliser) | consider [sth]⇒ vtr |
| | | think [sth] through vtr phrasal sep |
| | Il pense au montage du film. |
| | He is considering the editing of the film. |
| penser à (faire) [qch] vtr ind | (veiller à ne pas oublier de faire [qch]) | remember (to do) [sth]⇒ vtr |
| | | think to do [sth] vi + prep |
| | As-tu pensé à prendre les clés en sortant ? |
| | Did you remember to pick up the keys on the way out? |
| penser (à) faire [qch] vtr ind | (avoir l'intention de) | think of doing [sth], think about doing [sth] v expr |
| | | consider doing [sth] v expr |
| | Raymond pense à se marier bientôt. |
| | Raymond is thinking of getting married soon. |