"intelligence" meaning in French

See intelligence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-intelligence.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-intelligence.wav Forms: intelligences [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin intelligentia (“discernment, intelligence”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|intellegentia|intelligentia|discernment, intelligence}} Learned borrowing from Latin intelligentia (“discernment, intelligence”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} intelligence f (plural intelligences)
  1. intelligence; cleverness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-intelligence-fr-noun-vDqgp6kV Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. comprehension, understanding Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-intelligence-fr-noun-OHlHmPJT Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 43 54
  3. accord, agreement, harmony Tags: feminine Synonyms: entente
    Sense id: en-intelligence-fr-noun--gsSYcFO Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 43 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: intelligent, intellect

Inflected forms

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