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1 harebrained
harebrained [ˈhεəbreɪnd][person] écervelé ; [plan, scheme] insensé* * *adjective [person] écervelé; [scheme] farfelu (colloq) -
2 harebrained
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3 harebrained
harebrained ['heə‚breɪnd](reckless, mad → person) écervelé; (→ scheme) insensé, fou (folle)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > harebrained
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4 flight
flight [flaɪt]1. nounb. ( = plane trip) vol m• flight number 776 from/to Madrid le vol numéro 776 en provenance/à destination de Madrid• did you have a good flight? vous avez fait bon voyage ?c. flight of stairs escalier m• we had to climb three flights to get to his room nous avons dû monter trois étages pour arriver à sa chambred. a flight of fancy ( = harebrained idea) une idée folle ; ( = figment of imagination) une pure inventione. ( = act of fleeing) fuite f2. compounds* * *[flaɪt] 1.2) ( course) (of bird, insect) vol m; (of missile, bullet) trajectoire f3) ( locomotion) vol min full flight — lit en plein vol; fig en plein élan
4) ( group)a flight of — un vol de, une volée de [birds]; une troupe de [angels]; une volée de [arrows]
6) ( set)a flight of — une série de [hurdles]; une série de [locks]; un étagement de [terraces]
7) ( display)flights of imagination — élans mpl d'imagination
2.flights of rhetoric — envolées fpl oratoires
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См. также в других словарях:
Harebrained — Hare brained (h[^a]r br[=a]nd ), a. Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. A mad hare brained fellow. North (Plutarch). [Written also {hairbrained}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harebrained — index impolitic, precipitate, thoughtless, unpolitic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
harebrained — [adj] stupid, unthinking absurd, asinine, barmy, bizarre, careless, changeable, crazy, dizzy*, empty headed*, featherbrained*, flighty, foolish, frivolous, giddy, half baked*, heedless, inane, irresponsible, loony*, mindless, preposterous, rash,… … New thesaurus
harebrained — [her′brānd΄] adj. having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc … English World dictionary
harebrained — {adj.} Thoughtless; foolish. * /Most of the harebrained things Ed does may be attributable to his youth and lack of experience./ … Dictionary of American idioms
harebrained — {adj.} Thoughtless; foolish. * /Most of the harebrained things Ed does may be attributable to his youth and lack of experience./ … Dictionary of American idioms
harebrained — hare|brained [ her,breınd ] adjective silly or very unlikely to succeed: I ve had enough of your harebrained ideas! … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
harebrained — adj thoughtless; foolish. Most of the harebrained things Ed does may be attributable to his youth and lack of experience … Словарь американских идиом
harebrained — adjective a harebrained person, plan etc is very silly and unlikely to succeed: wasting public money on hairbrained schemes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
harebrained — adjective very foolish harebrained ideas took insane risks behind the wheel a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains • Syn: ↑insane, ↑mad • Similar to: ↑foolish … Useful english dictionary
harebrained — adjective Date: 1534 1. foolish 1 2. absurd, ridiculous … New Collegiate Dictionary
