Esprit

English translation: Great minds think alike

10:29 Mar 31, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
French term or phrase: Esprit
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"Les grands esprits se rencontrent".
Nerialka
English translation:Great minds think alike
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4 +9Great minds think alike
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4Great minds think alike
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2a meeting of the minds
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Great minds think alike


Explanation:
Here we go

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agree  Valentini Mellas
3 mins
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agree  CMJ_Trans (X): or fools never differ
48 mins
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
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agree  Calou: Indeed!!!
1 hr
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agree  Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ: big spirits meet each others... hehehe, just joking
3 hrs
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agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
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agree  Hacene
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agree  sktrans
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agree  jenan
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Great minds think alike


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would be one option
ken, um Zeit zu sparen.

GoEnglish.com Idiom Dictionary = "Great Minds Think Alike"
"Great Minds Think Alike" (people with great minds think like each other... ... GoEnglish.com
Pocket English Idioms "Great Minds Think Alike". www.GoEnglish.com ...



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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 01:24
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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a meeting of the minds


Explanation:
another idiom that might fit

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
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