rationnel in English:

His argument is rational.

Robinson is a practical, rational and brave man.

Her way of thinking was rational.

Although the arguments were rational, he was not convinced.

The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.

But if we were wholly rational, would we want children at all?

No rational person, of whatever political persuasion, could possibly object to the program.

Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal.

Religion, which should most distinguish us from the beasts, and ought most particularly elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational, and more senseless than beasts.

If they were rational, they wouldn't have those problems.

a rational argument/debate/explanation

Parents need to be fully informed so they can make a rational decision.

Everything I'm doing is rational from my point of view.

What you say makes no sense! You are not basing your argument on rational assumptions.

Are parents rational about their children?

Our teenage daughter is sensible so we can trust her.

A sensible man wouldn't say such a thing in public.

Be sensible

I dreamt that Congress effected sensible tax reform to improve the lot of the working class. I then woke up in a gutter with nothing but ragged clothes and a stolen guitar to my name.

Really, my lady stammered out the haberdasher, after what appeared to us to be a most ominous pause, "I am deeply sensible of your ladyship's patronage, and the patronage of your ladyship's niece."

From children to the elderly, sensible exercise has a good effect on the body.

Throat and nose membranes hurt by dry air allow cold viruses to enter more easily. It is important to carry out sensible counter plans against the cold with heaters and against the dryness with humidifiers.

The doctor gave her sensible advice on how to lose weight.

It is not so important how much I will earn but my job must be sensible and enjoyable.

I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much

And they've been taking just some really sensible measures – measures around having more progressive tax, around investing in a higher minimum wage

sensible person is very practical and down-to-earth

I hope that the C Committee will reach sensible compromises.

/ˈsen.sɪ.bl̩/ a sensible ​answer/​approach/​compromise/​option a sensible ​person I ​think the sensible thing to do is ​call and ​ask for ​directions. It would be sensible to take an ​umbrella.

But he who knows what insanity is, is sane; whereas insanity can no more be sensible of its own existence, than blindness can see itself.