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génie

genius

noun zheh-NEE Less Common

Also means

genie

Usage Note

Génie covers an exceptionally talented person (un génie des mathématiques), the quality of genius (le génie de Mozart), and a supernatural genie (le génie de la lampe = the genie of the lamp). The expression avoir le génie de means to have a particular talent for something.

Examples

"Mozart était un génie musical."

Natural Translation

Mozart was a musical genius.

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