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1 unsophisticated
unsophisticated [‚ʌnsə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd](b) (dress, style) simple, qui n'est pas sophistiqué(d) (novice, inexperienced) inexpérimenté;∎ unsophisticated users/investors les utilisateurs/investisseurs inexpérimentés;∎ guidelines for the financially unsophisticated des conseils pour ceux qui ne sont pas très au fait ou manquent d'expérience en matière de financesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unsophisticated
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2 unsophisticated
A n the philosophically/politically unsophisticated (+ v pl) les gens sans culture philosophique/politique. -
3 unsophisticated
unsophisticated [ˈʌnsəˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd][person, tastes, device] simple* * *[ˌʌnsə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd]adjective [person] sans façons; [mind] simple; [analysis] simpliste -
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simple [ˈsɪmpl]1. adjectivea. ( = uncomplicated) simple• nothing could be simpler! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus simple !• the simple fact that... le simple fait que...• a simple phone call could win you a CD player un simple appel et vous pourriez gagner un lecteur de CD• for the simple reason that... pour la simple raison que...2. compounds* * *['sɪmpl]1) ( not complicated) simple2) ( not elaborate) [dress, furniture, style] sobre; [food, tastes] simple3) ( unsophisticated) simple4) ( dimwitted) simplet/-ette (colloq), simple d'esprit5) ( basic) [structure] simple; [sentence, tense] simple -
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[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) élégant, raffiné2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) subtil, recherché3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) sophistiqué• -
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B adj2 ( unsophisticated) [person, manners] fruste ; [attempt, belief, metaphor, expression] grossier/-ière ;3 (vulgar, rude) [laughter, language, joke] grossier/-ière ; [person] vulgaire ;4 (raw, unprocessed) [rubber, ore, data, statistic] brut ; crude oil pétrole m brut ; crude birth rate taux m brut de natalité. -
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2 ( improvised) [calculation, method, system] sommaire. -
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1 ( not complicated) [task, method, instructions, solution, answer] simple ; it's quite simple c'est très simple ; it's a simple matter to change a wheel c'est très simple de changer une roue ; the simple truth la vérité pure et simple ; for the simple reason that pour la simple raison que ; I can't make it any simpler je ne peux pas simplifier davantage ; the simplest thing would be to… la solution la plus simple serait de… ; what could be simpler? rien de plus facile! ; computing made simple l'informatique à la portée de tous ;3 ( unsophisticated) [pleasures, people] simple ; her parents were simple shopkeepers ses parents étaient de simples commerçants ; I 'm a simple soul iron j'ai des goûts simples ;4 ( dimwitted) simplet/-ette ○, simple d'esprit ; -
11 crude
crude [kru:d]∎ a crude remark une grossièreté;∎ crude jokes des plaisanteries fpl grossières(c) (unsophisticated → tool) grossier, rudimentaire; (→ piece of work) mal fini, sommaire; (→ drawing) grossier;∎ it was a crude attempt at self-promotion c'était une tentative grossière pour se mettre en avant(d) (stark → colour, light) cru, vif2 nounPetroleum industry (crude oil) brut m►► Petroleum industry crude oil (pétrole m) brut m;∎ crude ore tout-venant m inv -
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uncool [‚ʌn'ku:l](a) (unfashionable, unsophisticated) ringard;∎ it's a really uncool place c'est vraiment ringard comme endroit;∎ what an uncool thing to do! c'est vraiment nul de faire un truc pareil!(b) (not allowed, not accepted) mal vu□ ;∎ I think it's a bit uncool to smoke in here je pense pas que ça soit très bien vu de fumer ici∎ she was a bit uncool about me moving in with them elle tenait pas trop à ce que je m'installe chez eux -
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unsophisticated — index credulous, elementary, honest, inexperienced, ingenuous, naive, provincial, simple, unadulterated … Law dictionary
unsophisticated — 1620s, unmixed, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + SOPHISTICATED (Cf. sophisticated). Meaning ingenuous, natural, inexperienced is recorded from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
unsophisticated — *natural, simple, ingenuous, naive, artless Analogous words: candid, *frank, open,, plain: genuine, bona fide, *authentic: crude, callow, green, uncouth (see RUDE) Antonyms: sophisticated … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unsophisticated — [adj] natural, simple artless, authentic, bush league*, callow, childlike, clean, cornball*, corny*, crude, folksy, genuine, green*, guileless, homey*, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocent, kid*, naive, plain, pure, raw, rookie, straightforward,… … New thesaurus
unsophisticated — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes. 2) not complicated or highly developed; basic … English terms dictionary
unsophisticated — [un΄sə fis′tə kāt΄id] adj. not sophisticated; specif., a) artless, simple, ingenuous, etc. b) not complex, refined, developed, etc. c) Now Rare not adulterated; genuine or pure SYN. NAIVE unsophisticatedly adv. unsophistication n … English World dictionary
unsophisticated — [[t]ʌ̱nsəfɪ̱stɪkeɪtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Unsophisticated people do not have a wide range of experience or knowledge and have simple tastes. It was music of a rather crude kind which unsophisticated audiences enjoyed listening to... She was quite… … English dictionary
unsophisticated — adjective Date: 1630 not sophisticated: as a. not changed or corrupted ; genuine b. (1) not worldly wise ; lacking social or economic sophistication (2) lacking complexity of structure ; simple, straightforward < an unsophisticated analysis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unsophisticated — un|so|phis|ti|cat|ed [ˌʌnsəˈfıstıkeıtıd] adj 1.) not having much knowledge or experience of modern and fashionable things ▪ an unsophisticated audience 2.) unsophisticated tools, methods, or processes are simple and do not have all the features… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsophisticated — adjective 1 having little knowledge or experience of modern fashionable things, and showing this by the way you talk or behave: an unsophisticated boy from the provinces 2 unsophisticated tools, methods, or processes are simple, without many of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unsophisticated — adjective 1) she seemed a bit unsophisticated Syn: unworldly, naive, unrefined, simple, innocent, ignorant, green, immature, callow, inexperienced, childlike, artless, guileless, ingenuous, natural, unaffected, unassuming … Thesaurus of popular words