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cursory ['kɜ:sərɪ](superficial) superficiel; (hasty) hâtif;∎ she gave the painting only a cursory glance elle n'a jeté qu'un bref coup d'œil au tableau;∎ after a cursory examination of the document après avoir lu le document en diagonale -
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cursory adj [glance, inspection] rapide ; to give sth a cursory glance jeter un coup d'œil rapide à qch. -
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PI examen rapide; lecture sommaire [d'un document]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > cursory examination
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passing [ˈpα:sɪŋ]1. adjectivea. ( = moving by) [person, car] qui passe (or passait etc)b. ( = brief) passager• a passing interest in sth/sb un intérêt passager pour qch/qn2. nounb. (in car) ( = overtaking) dépassement mc. ( = death) décès m* * *['pɑːsɪŋ], US ['pæs-] 1.1) ( movement) passage m2) ( end) fin f2.1) ( going by) [motorist, policeman] qui passe2) [whim] passager/-ère3) ( cursory) [reference] en passant inv4) ( vague) [resemblance] vague (before n) -
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passing, US [transcription]["p_s-"]A n1 ( movement) passage m ; the passing of the years/boats le passage des années/bateaux ; with the passing of time avec le temps ;B adj1 ( going by) [motorist, policeman] qui passe ; witnessed by a passing tourist vu par un touriste qui passait ; with each passing day de jour en jour ;2 ( momentary) [whim] passager/-ère ;3 ( cursory) [reference] en passant inv ;4 ( vague) [resemblance] vague (before n). -
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Cursory — Cur so*ry (k?r s? r?), a. [L. cursorius, fr. cursor. See {Cursor}.] 1. Running about; not stationary. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless. [1913 Webster] Events far… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cursory — I adjective apathetic, brief, careless, casual, desultory, hasty, heedless, hurried, immethodical, inattentive, incautious, indifferent, lax, offhand, passing, perfunctory, quick, rapid, regardless, shallow, short, slapdash, slipshod, speedy,… … Law dictionary
cursory — c.1600, from M.Fr. cursoire rapid, from L.L. cursorius hasty, of a race or running, from L. curs , pp. stem of currere to run (see CURRENT (Cf. current)) … Etymology dictionary
cursory — *superficial, shallow, uncritical Analogous words: hasty, speedy, quick, rapid, swift, *fast: *brief, short: casual, desultory, *random, haphazard Antonyms: painstaking Contrasted words: meticulous, *careful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cursory — [adj] casual, hasty brief, careless, depthless, desultory, fast, half assed*, halfbaked*, haphazard, hit or miss*, hurried, offhand, passing, perfunctory, quick, random, rapid, shallow, short, sketchy, slapdash, slight, sloppy, speedy, summary,… … New thesaurus
cursory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ hasty and therefore not thorough. DERIVATIVES cursorily adverb cursoriness noun … English terms dictionary
cursory — [kʉr′sə rē] adj. [LL cursorius < cursor, runner < cursus: see COURSE] hastily, often superficially, done; performed rapidly with little attention to detail SYN. SUPERFICIAL cursorily adv. cursoriness n … English World dictionary
cursory — cur|so|ry [ˈkə:səri US ˈkə:r ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: cursorius of running , from Latin currere; CURRENT1] done very quickly without much attention to details cursory glance/look ▪ Even a cursory glance at the figures will… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cursory — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)səri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut... I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.… … English dictionary
cursory — adjective Etymology: Late Latin cursorius of running, from Latin currere Date: 1601 rapidly and often superficially performed or produced ; hasty < a cursory glance > Synonyms: see superficial • cursorily … New Collegiate Dictionary
cursory — cursorily, adv. cursoriness, n. /kerr seuh ree/, adj. going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article. [1595 1605; < LL cursorius running, equiv. to L cur(rere) to run + sorius,… … Universalium