English-Portuguese translations for lateral thinking

• pensamento lateral
  Mas isto é interessante: felicito e aplaudo o pensamento lateral da Comissão relativamente à aplicação dos artigos que lhe foram apresentados. 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.

Definition of lateral thinking

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

Related words

• lateral
• quadrilateral
• equilateral
• collateral
• multilateral
• unilateral
• unilateralism
• unilaterally
• bilateral
• bilaterality