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entendement

understanding, comprehension

noun ahn-tahnd-MAHN Rare

Usage Note

Entendement is a formal or philosophical word for the faculty of understanding or reason. The phrase cela dépasse l'entendement (it surpasses comprehension / it's beyond belief) is a fixed idiom used when something is incomprehensible or outrageous.

Examples

"Cela dépasse l'entendement humain."

Natural Translation

This surpasses human understanding.

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