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génie meaning in English

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ingénieusement adverbe

cunningly◼◼◼(with cunning, cleverly)
adverb
[UK: ˈkʌ.nɪŋ.li] [US: ˈkʌ.nɪŋ.li]

ingénieux adjectif

ingenious◼◼◼(characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈdʒiː.nɪəs] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdʒiː.njəs]
How ingenious! = Comme c'est ingénieux !

ingenious◼◼◼(displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈdʒiː.nɪəs] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdʒiː.njəs]
How ingenious! = Comme c'est ingénieux !

clever [cleverer, cleverest]◼◼◻(things showing inventiveness or originality)
adjective
[UK: ˈkle.və(r)] [US: ˈkle.vər]
You're very clever. = Tu es très ingénieux.

Iphigénie nom {f}

Iphigenia◼◼◼(Greek mythological figure)
proper noun

morphogénie nom {f}

morphogeny(history of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms, distinguished from physiogeny)
noun

métallogénie nom {f}

metallogeny◼◼◼(the branch of geology concerned with the study of the formation of mineral deposits)
noun

nasogénien adjectif

nasogenianadjective

ontogénie nom {f}

ontogeny [ontogenies]◼◼◼(development of an individual organism)
noun
[UK: anˈtɑː.dʒə.ni] [US: anˈtɑː.dʒə.ni]

pathogénie nom

pathogenesis [pathogeneses]◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˌpæ.θə.ˈdʒe.nɪ.sɪs] [US: ˌpæ.θə.ˈdʒe.nɪ.sɪs]

phylogénie nom {f}

phylogeny [phylogenies]◼◼◼(evolutionary history of an organism)
noun
[UK: faɪ.ˈlɑː.dʒə.ni] [US: faɪ.ˈlɑː.dʒə.ni]

phylogenetics◼◻◻(study of organism relationships)
noun
[UK: fˌaɪləʊdʒnˈetɪks] [US: fˌaɪloʊdʒnˈeɾɪks]

rétro-ingénierie nom {f}

reverse engineering◼◼◼(analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one)
noun

tératogénie nom {f}

teratogenesis(development of congenital malformations)
noun

éclair de génie nom {m}

stroke of genius◼◼◼(sudden mental insight that solves a problem)
noun
[UK: strəʊk əv ˈdʒiː.nɪəs] [US: stroʊk əv ˈdʒiː.njəs]

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