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['fikl](always changing (one's mind, likes and dislikes etc): I think that they are fickle.) inconstant -
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adj.inconstant; changeant; capricieux; pf. volageEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > fickle
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Hist., Pol. les vents capricieux de l'HistoireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > fickle winds of History
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notoriously [nəʊˈtɔ:rɪəslɪ][slow, unreliable, fickle] notoirement• notoriously cruel/inefficient d'une cruauté/incompétence notoire* * *[nəʊ'tɔːrɪəslɪ]adverb notoirement -
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∎ the opportunities for advancement are excellent les perspectives d'avancement sont excellentes∎ opportunities and threats opportunités f pl et menaces f pl;ECONOMICS opportunity cost coût m d'opportunité ou de renoncement;MARKETING opportunity to hear occasion f d'entendre;MARKETING opportunity and issue analysis analyse f des attraits et des atouts;MARKETING opportunity to see occasion de voir;MARKETING opportunity and threat analysis analyse des opportunités et des menacesAs if economic turmoil, fickle consumers, the rival popularity of computer games and rising music piracy were not enough, the music industry is now faced with opportunities and threats presented by the Internet.
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changeable ['tʃeɪndʒəbəl](a) (variable) variable;∎ changeable weather temps m variable ou instable(b) (capricious, fickle) changeant, inconstant
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fickle — UK US /ˈfɪkl/ adjective ► likely to change suddenly and without warning: »Do Americans know how to invest in fickle markets? »The art market is as fickle and hard to predict as any other. ► likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly… … Financial and business terms
Fickle — Fic kle, a. [OE. fikel untrustworthy, deceitful, AS. ficol, fr. fic, gefic, fraud, deceit; cf. f[=a]cen deceit, OS. f?kn, OHG. feichan, Icel. feikn portent. Cf. {Fidget}.] Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fickle — index capricious, faithless, false (disloyal), inconsistent, irresolute, mutable, undependable, unpre … Law dictionary
fickle — c.1200, probably from O.E. ficol deceitful, cunning, tricky, related to befician deceive, and to facen deceit, treachery. Common Germanic (Cf. O.S. fekan deceit, O.H.G. feihhan deceit, fraud, treachery ), from PIE *peig evil minded, treacherous,… … Etymology dictionary
fickle — inconstant, unstable, capricious, mercurial Analogous words: Changeable, changeful, variable, protean: *fitful, spasmodic: light, light minded, frivolous, flighty, volatile (see corresponding nouns at LIGHTNESS) Antonyms: constant, *true… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fickle — [adj] vacillating, blowing hot and cold arbitrary, capricious, changeable, cheating, coquettish, double crossing, faithless, fitful, flighty, frivolous, inconstant, irresolute, lubricious, mercurial, mutable, quicksilver, sneaking, temperamental … New thesaurus
fickle — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ changeable, especially as regards one s loyalties. DERIVATIVES fickleness noun. ORIGIN Old English, «deceitful» … English terms dictionary
fickle — [fik′əl] adj. [ME fikel < OE ficol, tricky < base of befician, to deceive, akin to gefic, betrayal, deceit: for IE base see FEY] changeable or unstable in affection, interest, loyalty, etc.; capricious SYN. INCONSTANT fickleness n … English World dictionary
fickle — fickleness, n. /fik euhl/, adj. 1. likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable: fickle weather. 2. not constant or loyal in affections: a fickle lover. [bef. 1000; ME fikel, OE ficol deceitful, akin to … Universalium
fickle — [[t]fɪ̱k(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as fickle, you disapprove of them because they keep changing their mind about what they like or want. The group has been notoriously fickle in the past. Syn: capricious Derived … English dictionary
fickle — fick•le [[t]ˈfɪk əl[/t]] adj. 1) not constant or loyal in affections 2) likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable: fickle weather[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME fikel, OE ficol deceitful… … From formal English to slang