deliberate

délibéré, intentionnel

Fait parce que quelqu’un le veut, et non par accident.

En anglais simple : Done because someone wants it to happen, rather than by accident.

• That was a deliberate lie.
• She made a deliberate choice to stay.
• Was the damage deliberate or accidental?

Synonymes : intentional, planned

Contraires : accidental, unintentional

Expressions courantes : deliberate act, deliberate attempt, deliberate mistake

réfléchi, mûrement pesé

Décidé ou prévu après avoir bien réfléchi.

En anglais simple : Decided or planned after careful thought.

• It was a deliberate choice.
• We took a deliberate approach to the problem.
• Her deliberate decisions reflected years of experience.

Synonymes : considered, thoughtful

Contraires : rash, impulsive

Expressions courantes : deliberate choice, deliberate decision, deliberate approach

réfléchi, circonspect

Qui prend le temps de bien réfléchir avant de faire un choix.

En anglais simple : Taking time to think carefully before making a choice.

• She is a deliberate thinker.
• Our deliberate manager considers every option carefully.
• He remained deliberate even when others demanded a quick answer.

Synonymes : thoughtful, careful, considerate

Contraires : impulsive, hasty

Expressions courantes : deliberate thinker, deliberate person

délibérer, réfléchir

Examiner attentivement une question, seul ou avec d’autres, avant de décider quoi faire.

En anglais simple : To think carefully about something before deciding what to do.

• The jury deliberated for hours.
• We deliberated over several possible solutions.
• Have you finished deliberating about the offer?

Comment l'utiliser : deliberate over/on/about something (The committee deliberated over the proposal.); deliberate whether to do something (They deliberated whether to accept the offer.)

Synonymes : consider, weigh, think over

Expressions courantes : deliberate over something, deliberate on something, deliberate about something