received wisdom in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for received wisdom in the English»French Dictionary

received wisdom N

received wisdom

opinion f générale

Translations for received wisdom in the French»English Dictionary

tordre le cou à une idée reçue

to turn received wisdom on its head

Translations for received wisdom in the English»French Dictionary

I.receive [Brit rɪˈsiːv, Am rəˈsiv] VB trans

1. receive:

receive (get) letter, money, award, advice, support, treatment, education, training

recevoir (from de)

receive setback

subir, essuyer

receive (wrongfully) stolen goods

receler

receive bribe, illegal payment

recevoir

he received a 30-year sentence LAW

il a été condamné à 30 ans de prison

‘received with thanks’ COMM

‘pour acquit’

to receive its premiere film:

avoir sa première projection

to receive its premiere composition:

avoir sa première audition

the bill will receive its first reading POL

le projet de loi sera examiné en première lecture

2. receive (meet):

receive visitor, guest

accueillir, recevoir

receive delegation, ambassador

recevoir

receive proposal, article, play

recevoir, accueillir (with avec)

to be warmly received

être chaleureusement accueilli

to be well or positively received

être bien reçu

3. receive:

to be received into church, order

être reçu or admis dans

4. receive:

receive RADIO, TV channel, radio message

recevoir

receive programme, satellite signals

capter, recevoir

5. receive ADMIN (accept):

receive application

accepter

‘all contributions gratefully received’

‘merci d'avance de vos dons’

6. receive Am (in baseball):

receive

réceptionner

II.receive [Brit rɪˈsiːv, Am rəˈsiv] VB intr

1. receive dated, form host:

receive

recevoir

2. receive Brit LAW:

receive

être coupable de recel

III.received ADJ

received ideas, opinions:

received

reçu

wisdom [Brit ˈwɪzdəm, Am ˈwɪzdəm] N (of action, decision, person)

wisdom

sagesse f

to doubt or question the wisdom of doing

douter qu'il soit sage de faire

in his wisdom iron

dans son infinie sagesse

with the wisdom of hindsight

avec une sagesse rétrospective

received wisdom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for received wisdom in the English»French Dictionary

received ADJ

received

reçu(e)

received pronunciation Brit

prononciation standard

receive [rɪˈsi:v] VB trans

1. receive (get, hear, see) a. TECH:

receive

recevoir

to receive recognition

être reconnu

to receive sb loud and clear

recevoir qn cinq sur cinq

2. receive (endure):

receive

subir

receive a rebuke

essuyer

to receive a long sentence

être condamné à une peine de longue durée

3. receive (greet):

receive

accueillir

4. receive form (accommodate):

receive

recevoir

5. receive (admit to membership):

receive

admettre

6. receive LAW:

receive

receler

guilty of receiving

coupable de recel

Phrases:

it is more blessed to give than to receive prov

donner est plus doux que recevoir

wisdom [ˈwɪzdəm] N no pl, no indef art

wisdom

sagesse f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The idea that thinking in the modern world is shallowing out has become the received wisdom of the cognoscenti.

www.independent.co.uk

He challenged national pieties and encouraged critical reflection about received wisdom.

en.wikipedia.org

There have been numerous misattributions of her work, either from ignorance, or refusal to reject received wisdom.

en.wikipedia.org

The received wisdom in some quarters is that cash is dying, hastened to its welcome grave by the rise of mobile banking and payments mechanisms.

www.bankingtech.com