English-French translations for lateral thinking

pensée latéraleMais le point de vue amené est intéressant : je félicite et j' applaudis la pensée latérale de la Commission quant à l' application des articles qui lui ont été présentés. But this is interesting: I praise and applaud the Commission's lateral thinking about the application of these articles that have been laid before them.

Using reasoned thought in a non-standard, or non-linear logical, way to find a solution to a problem

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