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1 bungling
bungling ['bʌŋglɪŋ]2 nounincompétence f, familiar bousillage m;∎ your bungling has cost us the contract tes bourdes nous ont fait perdre le contrat -
2 useless
useless ['ju:slɪs](a) (bringing no help → book, information, machine) inutile; (→ discussion, experience) vain, qui n'apporte rien; (→ advice, suggestion) qui n'apporte rien, qui ne vaut rien; (→ attempt, effort) inutile, vain; (→ remedy) inefficace; (unusable) inutilisable;∎ the contract is useless to them le contrat ne leur est d'aucune utilité;∎ it's useless trying to reason with him, it's useless to try and reason with him ça ne sert à rien ou c'est inutile d'essayer de lui faire entendre raison;∎ the computer is useless without the instructions l'ordinateur est inutilisable ou on ne peut pas se servir de l'ordinateur sans mode d'emploi∎ she makes me feel useless elle me donne l'impression d'être nul ou bon à rien;∎ I'm useless at history/maths je suis nul en histoire/math;∎ she's useless as a navigator elle est nulle ou elle ne vaut rien en tant que navigatrice;∎ her brother is absolutely useless son frère est nul ou bon à rien
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