Translation of "presence of mind" to French

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Dictionary translations for "presence of mind"

presence of mind noun

la présence d'esprit f (behavior)

His presence of mind deserted him.

Sa présence d'esprit l'a déserté.

Contexts with "presence of mind"

His presence of mind deserted him. Sa présence d'esprit l'a déserté.

He is of a humorous turn of mind. Il a l'esprit comique.

I looked up, and did not recognize the same man: before, I had seen death in his face; but now he was alive, and I recognized in him the presence of God. J'ai levé les yeux, et je n'ai pas reconnu le même homme : avant, j'avais vu la mort dans son visage ; mais maintenant il était en vie, et j'ai reconnu en lui la présence de Dieu.

I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. Je suis entré dans cet état d'esprit où un homme écoute et écoute et commence à ardemment désirer apercevoir un agent de police.

At the party, one of his political opponents humiliated him in the presence of many guests. À la fête, un de ses opposants politiques l'a humilié en présence de nombreux invités.

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