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1 imprudent
imprudent, e [ɛ̃pʀydɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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imprudente ɛ̃pʀydɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [personne, parole] careless; [action, comportement] rash
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nom masculin, féminin foolhardy person* * *ɛ̃pʀydɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj imprudent, -e1) (conducteur, geste, action) carelessIl serait imprudent de prendre la voiture aujourd'hui. — It would be unwise to take the car today.
2) (remarque) unwise, imprudent3) (projet) foolhardy* * *A adj [personne, automobiliste, parole] careless; [action, comportement] rash; il est imprudent de la part de qn de faire it is rash of sb to do.B nm,f foolhardy person; les imprudents the foolhardy.( féminin imprudente) [ɛ̃prydɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif1. [conducteur] careless[joueur] reckless————————, imprudente [ɛ̃prydɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin[personne] careless ou reckless person -
2 malavisé
malavisé, e [malavize]adjective* * *malavize adj malavisé, -eill-advised, unwise* * *tu as été malavisé de ne pas venir it was unwise of you ou you were ill-advised not to come -
3 commettre
commettre [kɔmεtʀ]➭ TABLE 56 transitive verb[+ crime, injustice] to commit ; [+ erreur] to make* * *kɔmɛtʀ
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1) ( faire) to make [erreur]; to commit [crime]; to carry out [attentat, massacre]2) ( préposer)
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se commettre verbe pronominal fml* * *kɔmɛtʀ vt[crime, exaction, faute] to commitIl a commis un crime grave. — He has committed a serious crime.
* * *commettre verb table: mettreA vtr1 ( faire) to make [erreur, gaffe]; to commit [délit, crime, péché]; to carry out [attentat, agression, massacre]; commettre une lâcheté/infamie to do something cowardly/disreputable; commettre une imprudence to be careless; le régime a commis des excès the regime is guilty of excesses;3 ( préposer) to appoint; commettre qn à un emploi to appoint sb to a post; commettre un avocat à la défense de qn to appoint a lawyer to defend sb; expert commis appointed expert.B se commettre vpr fml se commettre avec des indésirables to consort ou associate with undesirable characters.[kɔmɛtr] verbe transitifl'impatience lui a fait commettre une faute impardonnable his impatience led him to make an inexcusable mistake2. DROIT [nommer - arbitre, avocat, huissier] to appoint3. (humoristique & péjoratif) [produire - livre, émission] to perpetrate————————se commettre avec verbe pronominal plus préposition -
4 prudent
prudent, e [pʀydɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjectivea. carefulb. ( = sage) sensible* * *prudente pʀydɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( soucieux de sa sécurité) careful2) ( réservé) cautious3) ( sage) wise* * *pʀydɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj prudent, -e1) (= circonspect) carefulsoyez prudent — be careful, take care
2) (= sage, conseillé) wise, sensibleLaisse ton passeport à la maison, c'est plus prudent. — It would be wiser to leave your passport at home.
3) (= réservé) cautious* * *1 ( soucieux de sa sécurité) careful; on n'est jamais trop prudent you can't be too careful; ce n'est pas prudent de faire it isn't safe to do;2 ( réservé) [candidat, attitude, déclaration] cautious (dans in; sur on, about); se montrer prudent dans son analyse/ses prévisions to appear cautious in one's analysis/one's forecasts; il faut être prudent one must be cautious;3 ( sage) wise; il serait prudent de réserver/d'arriver tôt it would be wise to book/to arrive early; juger prudent de ne pas accepter/de ne rien dire to think it wise not to accept/not to say anything; tu as raison, c'est plus prudent you're right, it's wiser.une réponse prudente a diplomatic ou circumspect answer -
5 pinter
I.v. trans. & intrans, To 'booze', to drink unwise amounts of alcohol. Qu'est-ce qu'il pinte, celui-là! He doesn't half knock 'em back! On a pinté de sa saloperie d'alcool maison! We had a few too many of his rotten home-brew!II.v. trans. reflex. To get 'pissed', 'canned', to get drunk. -
6 surrincette
n. f. 'One for the road' after-dinner drink. (The rincette or pousse- café, as the name suggests, is part of the meal; the surrincette might prove unwise!) -
7 vert
I.n. m. Se mettre au vert: To settle down to a life of leisure away from the rat-race.II.adj.1. (of story, joke): 'Blue', risqué and smutty. En sortir des vertes et des pas mûres: To come out with some pretty close-to-theknuckle stuff.3. Langue verte: Another appellation for argot. (To claim a definitive origin here, in view of conflicting opinions, seems unwise.) -
8 imprudent
ill-advised; misguided; imprudent; unwise adj.Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > imprudent
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9 malavisé
ill-advised; misguided; imprudent; unwise adj.Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > malavisé
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10 peu judicieux
ill-advised; misguided; imprudent; unwise adj.Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > peu judicieux
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11 imprudent
imprudent, incautious, indiscreet, rash, unguarded, unwary, unwise
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Unwise — Un*wise , a. [AS. unw[=i]s. See {Un } not, and {Wise}, a.] Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unwise — I adjective detrimental, disadvantageous, fatuous, foolish, ill advised, ill considered, ill contrived, ill devised, ill judged, ill managed, illogical, impolitic, imprudent, inadvisable, inane, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept,… … Law dictionary
unwise — O.E. unwis, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + WISE (Cf. wise) (adj.). Cf. M.Du. onwijs, O.H.G. unwis, Ger. unweise, O.N. uviss, Goth. unweis … Etymology dictionary
unwise — [adj] stupid, irresponsible childish, foolhardy, foolish, ill advised, ill considered, immature, impolitic, improvident, imprudent, inadvisable, inane, inappropriate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, misguided, naive, rash, reckless, senseless,… … New thesaurus
unwise — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ foolish. DERIVATIVES unwisely adverb … English terms dictionary
unwise — [un wīz′, un′wīz΄] adj. [ME < OE unwis: see UN & WISE1] having or showing a lack of wisdom or sound judgment; foolish; imprudent unwisely adv … English World dictionary
unwise — adj. unwise to + inf. (it would be unwise to walk through the park at midnight) * * * [ʌn waɪz] unwise to + inf. (it would be unwise to walk through the park at midnight) … Combinatory dictionary
unwise — [[t]ʌ̱nwa͟ɪz[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf If you describe something as unwise, you think that it is foolish and likely to lead to a bad result. It would be unwise to expect too much... I think this is extremely unwise. ...a series of … English dictionary
unwise — UK [ʌnˈwaɪz] / US [ˌʌnˈwaɪz] adjective Word forms unwise : adjective unwise comparative unwiser superlative unwisest formal not sensible an unwise investment It would be unwise at this stage to be too optimistic. Derived word: unwisely adverb She … English dictionary
unwise — adjective Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish. unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures Ant: wise … Wiktionary
unwise — unwisely, adv. unwiseness, n. /un wuyz /, adj., unwiser, unwisest. not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man. [bef. 900; ME; OE unwis. See UN 1, WISE1] * * * … Universalium