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Detailed Translations for pondering from English to French

pondering:

pondering [the ~] nom

  1. the pondering (contemplation; meditation; reflection; thought)
    la méditation; la contemplation; la considération; la réflexion

Translation Matrix for pondering:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
considération contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought adoration; appreciation; awe; consideration; considered opinion; considering; deference; deliberation; distinction; esteem; estimation; ground; meditation; observance; prestige; rank; reflection; reflexion; regard; renown; reputation; respect; respectability; reverence; standing; status; think it over; thought; veneration; worship
contemplation contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought consideration; considered opinion; contemplation; meditation; observation; observe; reconsideration; reflection; rethinking; speculativeness; thought
méditation contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought consideration; considered opinion; contemplation; day-dreaming; daydreaming; meditation; musing; reconsideration; reflection; rethinking; reverie; thought
réflexion contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought angle; aspect; attitude; concept; conception; consideration; considered opinion; contemplation; day-dreaming; deliberation; drudgery; echo; ground; idea; image; interpretation; meditation; musing; notion; opinion; outlook; perspective; point of view; reading; reconsideration; reflection; reflexion; repentance; resonance; rethinking; reverberation; reverie; sense; stand; thought; toiling; troubling; version; view; vision; way of thinking; worry; worrying
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- brooding; broody; contemplative; meditative; musing; pensive; reflective; ruminative

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Related Definitions for "pondering":

  1. deeply or seriously thoughtful1

ponder:

to ponder verbe (ponders, pondered, pondering)

  1. to ponder (think; consider; cogitate; )
    penser; réfléchir; se fatiguer les méninges; se tracasser; ruminer; se creuser la cervelle; réfléchir profondément; cogiter; méditer; remâcher; se biler; se presser le citron; carburer; se torturer l'esprit
    • penser verbe (pense, penses, pensons, pensez, )
    • réfléchir verbe (réfléchis, réfléchit, réfléchissons, réfléchissez, )
    • se tracasser verbe
    • ruminer verbe (rumine, rumines, ruminons, ruminez, )
    • cogiter verbe (cogite, cogites, cogitons, cogitez, )
    • méditer verbe (médite, médites, méditons, méditez, )
    • remâcher verbe (remâche, remâches, remâchons, remâchez, )
    • se biler verbe
    • carburer verbe (carbure, carbures, carburons, carburez, )
  2. to ponder (mediate; muse)
    songer
    • songer verbe (songe, songes, songeons, songez, )
  3. to ponder

Conjugations for ponder:

present
  1. ponder
  2. ponder
  3. ponders
  4. ponder
  5. ponder
  6. ponder
simple past
  1. pondered
  2. pondered
  3. pondered
  4. pondered
  5. pondered
  6. pondered
present perfect
  1. have pondered
  2. have pondered
  3. has pondered
  4. have pondered
  5. have pondered
  6. have pondered
past continuous
  1. was pondering
  2. were pondering
  3. was pondering
  4. were pondering
  5. were pondering
  6. were pondering
future
  1. shall ponder
  2. will ponder
  3. will ponder
  4. shall ponder
  5. will ponder
  6. will ponder
continuous present
  1. am pondering
  2. are pondering
  3. is pondering
  4. are pondering
  5. are pondering
  6. are pondering
subjunctive
  1. be pondered
  2. be pondered
  3. be pondered
  4. be pondered
  5. be pondered
  6. be pondered
diverse
  1. ponder!
  2. let's ponder!
  3. pondered
  4. pondering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for ponder:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
carburer brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder gas
cogiter brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
méditer brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder consider; contemplate; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on; regard; think it over; think out; think over
penser brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder believe; believe in; seem to me; think
remâcher brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
ruminer brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder bother; brood; chew the cud; fret; mope; ruminate; worry
réfléchir brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder be reflected; cast back; consider; contemplate; deliberate; discuss; do some hard thinking; have a conference; hold session; meditate on; meet; mirror; muse on; ponder on; reflect; reflect on; think; think better of it; think it over
réfléchir profondément brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder think hard
se biler brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
se creuser la cervelle brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
se fatiguer les méninges brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
se presser le citron brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
se torturer l'esprit brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder break one's head; brood; fret; puzzle; worry
se tracasser brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
songer mediate; muse; ponder contemplate; dream; meditate on; muse; muse on; ponder on; reflect on
être pensif ponder contemplate; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on

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Wiktionary Translations for ponder:

ponder
verb
  1. to think deeply
  2. to consider carefully
ponder
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
ponder examiner erwägen — vorhaben
ponder chercher; réfléchir nachdenken — sich eingehend in Gedanken mit etwas oder jemandem beschäftigen
ponder réfléchir; cogiter; gamberger überlegen — mit einem bestimmten Ziel nachdenken, in Gedanken versinken, etwas überdenken