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unconventional adj peu conventionnel/-elle. -
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unorthodox [ˈʌnˈɔ:θədɒks]( = unconventional) [person, behaviour, views] peu orthodoxe* * *[ʌn'ɔːθədɒks]adjective ( unconventional) peu orthodoxe -
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alternative [ɒlˈtɜ:nətɪv]1. adjectivea. autre• people will be offered alternative employment where possible d'autres emplois seront proposés lorsque cela sera possibleb. ( = non-traditional) [medicine, therapy] parallèle2. noun( = choice) (between two) alternative f ; (among several) choix m ; ( = solution) (only one) alternative f ; (one of several) autre solution f3. compounds* * *[ɔːl'tɜːnətɪv] 1.1) ( specified option) ( from two) alternative f, autre possibilité f; ( from several) possibilité fone alternative is... — une des possibilités serait...
2) ( possible option) choix m2.as an alternative to radiotherapy, you can choose... — outre la radiothérapie, vous pouvez choisir...
1) ( other) [activity, career, date, flight, method, plan] autre; [accommodation, product] de remplacement; [solution] de rechange2) ( unconventional) [comedian, bookshop] also Ecology alternatif/-ive -
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original [əˈrɪdʒɪnl]1. adjectivea. ( = earliest) [meaning] originel ; [inhabitant] premier ; [purpose, suggestion] initial ; [shape, colour] d'origineb. ( = not copied) [painting, idea, writer] originalc. ( = unconventional) original2. noun[of painting, document] original m3. compounds* * *[ə'rɪdʒənl] 1.noun ( genuine article) original m2.1) ( initial) [inhabitant, owner] premier/-ière; [version] original; [question, site, strategy] originel/-elle; [member] originaire2) ( not copied) [manuscript, painting] original; [invoice, receipt] d'origine3) ( creative) [design, suggestion] original4) ( eccentric) original -
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outrageous [aʊtˈreɪdʒəs]* * *[aʊt'reɪdʒəs]1) ( disgraceful) scandaleux/-euse2) ( unconventional) [person, outfit] incroyable; [remark] outrancier/-ière -
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(colloq) [ˌweɪ'aʊt] adjective1) ( unconventional) excentrique2) (dated) ( great) super (colloq), formidable -
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adjective ((negative unconventional) according to the accepted standards etc; not outrageous or eccentric: conventional dress; the more conventional forms of art.) conventionnel -
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A n1 ( specified option) ( from two) alternative f, autre possibilité f ; ( from several) possibilité f ; one alternative is… une des possibilités serait… ; the alternative is to do l'autre possibilité serait de faire ; the alternative is for sb to do l'autre possibilité serait que qn fasse ; to choose/refuse the alternative of doing choisir/refuser l'autre possibilité qui serait de faire ; there are several alternatives to surgery il y a d'autres possibilités que la chirurgie ; what is the alternative to imprisonment/pesticides? quelle autre possibilité existe-t-il que l'emprisonnement/les pesticides? ;2 ( possible option) choix m ; to have an/no alternative avoir/ne pas avoir le choix ; to have no alternative but to do ne pas avoir d'autre choix que de faire ; to have the alternative of staying or leaving avoir le choix entre rester et partir ; I chose the expensive/political alternative j'ai choisi la solution chère/politique ; as an alternative to the course on offer/to radiotherapy, you can choose… outre le cours proposé/la radiothérapie, vous pouvez choisir…B adj1 ( other) [activity, career, date, design, flight, method, plan, route] autre ; [accommodation, product] de remplacement ; [solution] de rechange ;2 ( unconventional) [comedian, culture, scene, theatre, bookshop] alternatif/-ive ; [lifestyle, therapy] non-conventionnel/-elle ;3 Ecol alternatif/-ive. -
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1 ( disgraceful) scandaleux/-euse (to do de faire) ; it is outrageous that il est scandaleux que (+ subj) ; -
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∎ the title is off-centre le titre n'est pas centré(b) figurative (imprecise → analysis, description) légèrement inexact, pas tout à fait exact; (unconventional → humour, style) original2 adverbde côté;∎ aim slightly off-centre visez légèrement de côté -
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