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1 désintéressé
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2 désintéressé
désintéressé, e [dezɛ̃teʀese]( = généreux) unselfish ; ( = impartial) disinterested* * *
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désintéressée dezɛ̃teʀese participe passé désintéresser
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participe passé adjectif [personne, acte] selfless, unselfish; [conseil, jugement] disinterested* * *dezɛ̃teʀese adj désintéressé, -e* * *A pp ⇒ désintéresser.B pp adj [personne, acte] selfless, unselfish; [conseil, jugement] disinterested; son engagement n'est pas totalement désintéressé his commitment is not wholly disinterested; il n'était pas désintéressé en faisant he had an ulterior motive in doing; il l'a aidée de façon désintéressée he had no ulterior motive for helping her.( féminin désintéressée) [dezɛ̃terese] adjectif -
3 gratuit
gratuit, e [gʀatyi, yit]adjectivea. ( = non payant) freeb. ( = non motivé) [supposition, affirmation] unwarranted ; [accusation] unfounded ; [cruauté, insulte, violence] gratuitous* * *gratuite gʀatɥi, it adjectif1) ( non payant) freenuméro d'appel gratuit — Freefone® number GB, toll-free number US
2) ( injustifié) [violence, remarque] gratuitous; [accusation] spurious; [exercice] pointless3) ( désintéressé) [compliment] disinterested* * *ɡʀatɥi, ɥit adj gratuit, -eJ'ai deux places gratuites pour le film. — I've got two complimentary tickets for the film.
"entrée gratuite" — "entrance free"
2) fig (= sans motif) (acte, méchanceté) gratuitous* * *1 ( non payant) [place, échantillon, service] free; [logement] rent-free; numéro d'appel gratuit Freefone number GB, toll-free number US; entrée gratuite admission free GB, free admission; à titre gratuit free of charge; le concert était gratuit the concert was free;2 ( injustifié) [violence, méchanceté, meurtre] gratuitous; [accusation] spurious; [exercice] pointless; [remarque] uninvited;3 ( désintéressé) disinterested; leurs compliments ne sont jamais gratuits their compliments are never entirely disinterested.1. [non payant] free‘entrée gratuite’ ‘free admission’c'est gratuit it's free, there's no charge2. [sans fondement] unwarranted4. [désintéressé]———————— -
4 gratuité
gratuité [gʀatyite]feminine noun( = caractère non payant) grâce à la gratuité de l'éducation thanks to free education* * *gʀatɥite1) ( caractère non payant)2) ( caractère injustifié) unwarranted nature, gratuitous nature* * *ɡʀatɥite nf1) [éducation] being free (of charge)2) [acte] gratuitousness* * *gratuité nf1 ( caractère non payant) la gratuité de l'enseignement free education;2 ( caractère injustifié) unwarranted nature, gratuitous nature;3 ( caractère désintéressé) disinterested nature.[gratɥite] nom féminin1. [accès non payant]nous voulons la gratuité de l'enseignement/des livres scolaires we want free education/schoolbooks2. [absence de motif - d'une accusation, d'un acte violent] gratuitousness3. [désintéressement] disinterestedness
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