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1 impractical
impractical [ɪmˈpræktɪkəl][plan] difficilement applicable ; [clothes] peu pratique• it would be impractical to... ce ne serait pas pratique de...* * *[ɪm'præktɪkl] -
2 impractical
1 ( unworkable) [plan, solution] impraticable, peu réalisable ;2 ( unrealistic) [suggestion, idea] peu réaliste ;3 [person] to be impractical manquer d'esprit pratique. -
3 impractical
impractical [ɪm'præktɪkəl](plan, suggestion) irréaliste; (person) qui manque d'esprit pratique;∎ he's completely impractical il n'a aucun sens pratiqueUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > impractical
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4 scheme
scheme [ski:m]1. nouna. ( = plan) plan m ( to do sth pour faire qch ) ; ( = project) projet m ; ( = method) procédé m ( for doing sth pour faire qch)• where does he stand in the scheme of things? où se situe-t-il dans tout cela ?b. ( = arrangement) combinaison f[group] comploter ; [individual] intriguer* * *[skiːm] 1.1) ( plan) projet m, plan ma scheme for something/for doing — un plan pour quelque chose/pour faire
2) GB Administration ( system) système m, projet minsurance/pension scheme — régime m d'assurances/de retraite
3) péj ( impractical idea) plan m4) ( plot) combine f5) (for house, garden etc) plan m2.intransitive verb péj comploter ( to do pour faire)••in the overall ou whole scheme of things — si on considère la situation dans son ensemble
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5 scheme
A n1 ( systematic plan) projet m, plan m (to do pour faire) ; a scheme for sth/for doing un plan pour qch/pour faire ;2 GB Admin ( system) système m, projet m ; discount scheme système de rabais ; insurance scheme projet d'assurance ; road scheme projet de développement routier ; employees under this scheme will earn more les employés concernés par le projet gagneront plus ; under the government's scheme… conformément au projet gouvernemental… ;3 péj ( impractical idea) plan m ; to think ou dream up a scheme inventer un plan ; I think that's a bad scheme à mon avis, c'est une mauvaise idée ;4 ( plot) combine f (to do pour faire) ;in the scheme of things, this incident is not very important si on considère la situation dans son ensemble, cet incident n'est pas très grave ; she was unsure how she fitted into the scheme of things elle ne savait pas où elle se situait ; in the Marxist/Keynesian scheme of things selon la conception de Marx/Keynes ; in my/his scheme of things dans mon/son monde.
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