What does doué in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word doué in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use doué in French.

The word doué in French means gifted, good at, talented, gifted, blessed with, endow with, have second sight, have the gift of second sight. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word doué

gifted

adjectif (qui a des facilités, des aptitudes)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ton dessin est magnifique. Tu es doué, tu sais ? Lucie était une élève douée.
Your drawing is wonderful; you know you're gifted, don't you? Lucy was a gifted student.

good at

(qui a des dons, des aptitudes)

Tu es doué pour l'écoute et le conseil, tu devrais devenir psychologue.
You are good at listening and giving advice; you should become a psychologist.

talented, gifted

(qui a des dons, des aptitudes)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cet élève est doué en musique.
This student is a talented (or: gifted) musician.

blessed with

(qui possède [qch])

Julie est douée d'une incroyable mémoire visuelle.
Julie is blessed with an incredible visual memory.

endow with

(soutenu (pourvoir)

Dieu doua les humains de la parole d'après les Écritures.
According to the Scriptures, God endowed humans with speech.

have second sight, have the gift of second sight

locution verbale (pouvoir deviner juste)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pour deviner tout cela, elle doit être douée de seconde vue !

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