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speculation

/ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

Réflexion, méditation

The process of thinking or meditating on a subject.

Examples :

"The speculation about who won the school election was very active in the cafeteria. "
La réflexion sur l'identité du gagnant de l'élection scolaire était très active à la cafétéria.
mind philosophy theory business economy finance possibility
noun

Spéculation

The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.

Examples :

"The speculation in the stock market led some investors to buy shares of a new company, hoping their value would rise. "
La spéculation sur le marché boursier a conduit certains investisseurs à acheter des actions d'une nouvelle entreprise, espérant que leur valeur augmenterait.
business economy finance asset commerce
noun

Jeu de cartes où les joueurs achètent des atouts ou des mains entières les uns aux autres, dans l'espoir d'obtenir l'atout le plus élevé distribué, ce qui donne au détenteur le droit de gagner la mise

A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.

Examples :

"The speculation game at the school fundraiser was popular because students were hoping to win the large prize pool. "
Le jeu de spéculation lors de la collecte de fonds de l'école était populaire car les élèves espéraient gagner le gros lot.
game entertainment bet

Related Words

Illustration examination

examination noun

/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

Examen

"The examination of the patient's symptoms took several hours. "

L'examen des symptômes du patient a pris plusieurs heures.

Illustration speculating

speculating verb

/ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈspɛkjəˌleɪɾɪŋ/

Réfléchir, méditer, spéculer

"Example Sentence: "The students were speculating about whether or not the test would be difficult." "

Les étudiants spéculaient sur la difficulté éventuelle du test.

Illustration conjecture

conjecture noun

/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

Conjecture, supposition

"I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not."

Je l'ai expliqué, mais c'est pure conjecture de savoir s'il a compris ou non.

Illustration meditating

meditating verb

/ˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmɛdəˌteɪɾɪŋ/

Méditer, contempler

"She was meditating on the difficult math problem, hoping to find a solution. "

Elle méditait sur le problème de mathématiques difficile, espérant trouver une solution.

Illustration anticipating

anticipating verb

/ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪŋ/ /ənˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪŋ/

Anticiper, devancer

"Seeing the rain clouds gathering, she started bringing the laundry inside, anticipating a sudden downpour. "

Voyant les nuages de pluie s'amonceler, elle a commencé à rentrer le linge, anticipant une averse soudaine.

Illustration expectation

expectation noun

/ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/

Attente, espoir

"My expectation is that the school will have a good field trip next week. "

Mon attente est que l'école organise une bonne sortie scolaire la semaine prochaine.

Illustration distinguished

distinguished verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

Distinguer, reconnaître

"The teacher distinguished the students' excellent essays from the others based on their insightful analysis. "

Le professeur a distingué les excellents essais des élèves des autres en se basant sur leur analyse perspicace.

Illustration anticipated

anticipated verb

/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/ /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/

Devancer, prévenir

"The teacher anticipated the students' confusion about the new topic and explained it again, more slowly. "

Le professeur a devancé la confusion des élèves concernant le nouveau sujet et l'a réexpliqué, plus lentement.

Illustration anticipation

anticipation noun

/æn.tɪs.əˈpe.ʃən/

Anticipation, prévision

"Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick."

Souvent, l'anticipation d'un coup est pire que la douleur du bâton.

Illustration conclusion

conclusion noun

/kənˈkluːʒən/

Fin, conclusion

"The conclusion of the meeting was that everyone would work on the project together. "

La conclusion de la réunion était que tout le monde travaillerait ensemble sur le projet.

Illustration fluctuations

fluctuations noun

/ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃənz/ /ˌflʌktʃueɪˈʃənz/

Fluctuations, mouvements ondulatoires

"the fluctuations of the sea"

Les fluctuations de la mer.

Illustration repurchasing

repurchasing verb

/ˌriːˈpɜːrtʃəsɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈpɜːrtʃeɪsɪŋ/

Racheter, réechouer

"The company is repurchasing shares of its own stock to increase their value. "

L'entreprise rachète ses propres actions pour augmenter leur valeur.