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1 casual
casual [ˈkæʒjʊl]1. adjectivea. [person] désinvolte ; [chat, conversation] informel• he said, trying to sound casual dit-il, sur un ton faussement désinvolteb. ( = occasional) occasionnelc. [remark] fait en passant ; [meeting] fortuitd. [clothes, shoes] décontractée. [work, job, worker] temporaire2. noun* * *['kæʒʊəl] 1.noun ( temporary worker) travailleur/-euse m/f temporaire; ( occasional worker) travailleur/-euse m/f occasionnel/-elle2. 3.1) ( informal) décontractéto have a casual chat — bavarder, causer (colloq)
2) ( occasional) [acquaintance, relationship] de passagecasual sex — relations fpl sexuelles non suivies
3) ( nonchalant) désinvolte4) péj [cruelty, violence] ordinaire; [remark, assumption] désinvolte5) [glance, onlooker] superficiel/-ielle6) ( chance) [encounter] fortuit7) [worker, labour] ( temporary) temporaire; ( occasional) occasionnel/-elle -
2 casual
casual ['kæʒʊəl]∎ they're very casual about the way they dress ils attachent très peu d'importance à leurs vêtements ou à la façon dont ils s'habillent;∎ I tried to appear casual when talking about it j'ai essayé d'en parler avec désinvolture;∎ they were very casual about the danger ils ne se sont pas souciés du danger(c) (superficial) superficiel;∎ I took a casual glance at the paper j'ai jeté un coup d'œil (rapide) au journal;∎ to make casual conversation parler de choses et d'autres, parler à bâtons rompus;∎ it was just a casual suggestion c'était seulement une suggestion en passant;∎ she's just a casual acquaintance of mine c'est quelqu'un que je connais très peu;∎ a casual love affair une aventure2 noun(a) (farmworker → for one day) journalier(ère) m,f; (→ for harvest, season) (travailleur(euse) m,f) saisonnier(ère) m,f; (in construction work) ouvrier(ère) m,f temporaire(b) British familiar (football supporter) jeune supporter m de foot (soucieux de sa mise et souvent responsable de violences)(clothing) vêtements mpl sport; (shoes) chaussures fpl sport►► British casual labourer (for one day) journalier(ère) m,f; (for harvest, season) (travailleur(euse) m,f) saisonnier(ère) m,f; (in construction work) ouvrier(ère) m,f temporaire;casual sex rapports mpl sexuels de rencontre;casual water (in golf) flaque d'eau -
3 casual
A n ( temporary worker) travailleur/-euse m/f temporaire ; ( occasional worker) travailleur/-euse m/f occasionnel/-elle.C adj1 ( informal) [clothes, dress, person, manner, greeting] décontracté ; to have a casual chat bavarder, causer ○ ; to come up in casual conversation surgir par hasard dans la conversation ;2 ( occasional) [acquaintance, relationship] de passage ; casual sex relations fpl sexuelles non suivies ; casual drug users drogués mpl occasionnels ;3 ( nonchalant) [attitude, gesture, mention, approach, tone] désinvolte ; to make a question sound casual poser une question d'un ton détaché ;4 péj [racism, cruelty, violence] ordinaire ; [remark, assumption, insult] désinvolte ; her casual treatment of me sa désinvolture à mon égard ;5 [inspection, glance, onlooker] superficiel/-ielle ; to the casual eye it seems that l'observateur superficiel dirait que ;6 ( chance) [encounter, error] fortuit ;8 Biol adventice. -
4 pick-up
1 noun∎ the truck made several pick-ups on the way le camion s'est arrêté plusieurs fois en route pour charger des marchandises;∎ where will the pick-up be made? où est-ce qu'on doit passer prendre les marchandises?(d) (on record player) pick-up m inv, lecteur m(e) (on guitar) micro m∎ this car has got good pick-up cette voiture a de bonnes reprises(g) (improvement → of business, economy) reprise f;∎ we're hoping for a pick-up in sales nous espérons une reprise des ventes∎ sometimes I try and get a pick-up game of squash with the pro de temps en temps j'improvise une petite partie de squash avec le pro;∎ a pick-up musician un(e) musicien(enne) amateur►► pick-up arm (on record player) pick-up m inv;pick-up point (for cargo) aire f de chargement; (for passengers) point m de ramassage, lieu m de rendez-vous;pick-up truck pick-up m inv, camionnette f (découverte)
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