Il a de l'esprit

German translation: geistreich sein

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French term or phrase:avoir de l'esprit
German translation:geistreich sein
Entered by: Christine Schmit (X)

14:16 Mar 25, 2007
French to German translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
French term or phrase: Il a de l'esprit
Dans le sens: il est intelligent. Mais ca permet de le dire plus modestement et plus joliment. Peut-etre Geist, ou Witz?
Ulybka
Germany
Local time: 02:50
Er ist geistreich
Explanation:
une idée
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Christine Schmit (X)
Luxembourg
Grading comment
Danke schön Christine!
Je viens de Metz, au fait! On est presque voisins :-)
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4 +2Er ist geistreich
Christine Schmit (X)
4er ist geistreich
Michael Hesselnberg (X)


  

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Er ist geistreich


Explanation:
une idée

Christine Schmit (X)
Luxembourg
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in LuxembourgishLuxembourgish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke schön Christine!
Je viens de Metz, au fait! On est presque voisins :-)

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er ist geistreich


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Weiter unten erklärt sie, „Er ist durch und durch. ein echter Pariser ... so geistreich wie sie eben. so sind und ein brillanter Imitator. Er kann ...
www.deux-elles.co.uk/CD Booklets/DXL1052_booklet_www.pdf - Pages similaires

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Michael Hesselnberg (X)
Local time: 02:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 22
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