intellectual

intellectual
1. adjective
1) (of intellect) intellektuell; geistig [Klima, Interessen, Arbeit]; abstrakt [Mitgefühl, Sympathie]
2) (possessing good understanding or intelligence) geistig anspruchsvoll [Person, Publikum]
2. noun
Intellektuelle, der/die
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[-'lek uəl]
adjective (of, or appealing to, the intellect: He does not play football - his interests are mainly intellectual.) geistig
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in·tel·lec·tual
[ˌɪntəlˈektjuəl, AM -t̬əlˈektʃu-]
I. n Intellektuelle(r) f(m)
II. adj activity, climate, interests intellektuell, geistig
that doesn't provide much \intellectual stimulation dabei ist man geistig nicht gerade gefordert
\intellectual capacity intellektuelle Fähigkeiten
\intellectual curiosity Wissensdurst m
\intellectual pursuits geistige Beschäftigung, Kopfarbeit f
\intellectual snob intellektueller Snob
to read something \intellectual etwas Anspruchsvolles lesen
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[Intɪ'lektjʊəl]
1. adj
intellektuell; freedom, climate, property, activity, interests geistig

something a little more intellectual — etwas geistig Anspruchsvolleres

2. n
Intellektuelle(r) mf
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intellectual [ˌıntəˈlektjʊəl; -tʃʊəl; US -tʃəwəl; -kʃwəl]
A adj (adv intellectually)
1. intellektuell, verstandesmäßig, Verstandes…, geistig, Geistes…:
intellectual history Geistesgeschichte f;
intellectual impotence geistige Impotenz;
intellectual interests geistige Interessen;
intellectual power Verstandes-, Geisteskraft f;
intellectual property geistiges Eigentum;
intellectual property rights pl Urheberrecht n;
intellectual worker Geistes-, Kopfarbeiter(in)
2. klug, vernünftig, intelligent:
an intellectual being ein vernunftbegabtes Wesen
3. intellektuell, verstandesbetont, (geistig) anspruchsvoll
B s Intellektuelle(r) m/f(m), Verstandesmensch m:
the intellectuals die Intellektuellen, die Intelligenz
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1. adjective
1) (of intellect) intellektuell; geistig [Klima, Interessen, Arbeit]; abstrakt [Mitgefühl, Sympathie]
2) (possessing good understanding or intelligence) geistig anspruchsvoll [Person, Publikum]
2. noun
Intellektuelle, der/die
* * *
adj.
geistig adj.
intellektuell adj. n.
Intellektuelle m.,f.

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