verb🔗ShareRéfléchir, méditer, spéculerTo think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate."Before making a decision about her college, Sarah speculated about the different courses offered at each university. "Avant de prendre une décision concernant son université, Sarah a réfléchi aux différents cours proposés dans chaque établissement.mindphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpéculer, conjecturerTo make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture."Based on the empty desk and the unreturned calls, we speculated that Sarah had gone home sick. "En se basant sur le bureau vide et les appels non retournés, nous avons spéculé que Sarah était rentrée chez elle malade.theorymindphilosophybusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpéculer, risquerTo make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble."The student speculated on the stock market, hoping to turn a small investment into a large profit. "L'étudiant a spéculé sur le marché boursier, espérant transformer un petit investissement en un bénéfice important.businessfinanceeconomybetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSpéculer, anticiperTo anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance."The programmer speculated which path the algorithm would take and executed the corresponding code block beforehand. "Le programmeur a spéculé sur le chemin que prendrait l'algorithme et a exécuté le bloc de code correspondant au préalable.computingtechnologyelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading