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1 indescriptible
indescriptible [ɛ̃dεskʀiptibl]adjective* * *ɛ̃dɛskʀiptibladjectif indescribable* * *ɛ̃dɛskʀiptibl adj* * *indescriptible adj indescribable.[ɛ̃dɛskriptibl] adjectif -
2 confusion
confusion [kɔ̃fyzjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = honte) embarrassment• mettre or jeter la confusion dans les esprits to throw people into confusion or disarray* * *kɔ̃fyzjɔ̃1) ( désordre) confusion2) ( gêne) embarrassment3) ( méprise) mix-up•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kɔ̃fyzjɔ̃ nf1) (manque de clarté) confusion2) (gêne) embarrassment3) (entre plusieurs choses) confusion, mixing up4) (= erreur) mix-upCette confusion est due à une erreur informatique. — This mix-up is due to a computer error.
5) DROIT* * *confusion nf1 ( désordre) confusion; il règne la plus grande confusion dans… complete confusion reigns in…; finir dans la confusion générale/la plus totale to end in general/complete and utter confusion; jeter la confusion dans or parmi qch to throw sth into confusion; jeter la confusion dans les esprits to throw people into confusion; situation d'une incroyable confusion incredibly confused situation; ⇒ prêter;2 ( gêne) embarrassment; à ma grande confusion to my great embarrassment; elle était rouge de confusion she was blushing with embarrassment; ma confusion était visible I was visibly embarrassed; vous la plongez dans la confusion you're embarrassing her;3 ( méprise) mix-up; il y a eu une confusion de noms there has been a mix-up with the names; à la suite d'une regrettable confusion owing to an unfortunate mix-up.confusion des genres Philos overlapping of categories; confusion de peines Jur concurrency of sentences; confusion des pouvoirs Pol non-separation of powers.[kɔ̃fyzjɔ̃] nom fémininsemer ou répandre la confusion dans une assemblée to throw a meeting into confusionil régnait une confusion indescriptible dans la gare the station was in a state of indescribable confusion ou chaosjeter la confusion dans l'esprit de quelqu'un to sow confusion in somebody's mind, to throw somebody into confusion3. PSYCHOLOGIE5. DROIT6. POLITIQUE -
3 descriptible
deskʀiptibladjectif describable* * *descriptible adj describable; ne pas être descriptible to be indescribable.[dɛskriptibl] adjectif -
4 fouillis
fouillis [fuji]masculine noun* * *fuji* * *fuji nm(dans une pièce) mess, (= idées, papiers, objets) jumbleIl y a du fouillis dans sa chambre. — His bedroom is a mess.
* * *fouillis nm inv1 ( désordre) mess; si tu voyais le fouillis dans ma cuisine if you could see the mess in my kitchen;2 ( ensemble désordonné) jumble; fouillis d'idées/de souvenirs/de papiers jumble of ideas/of memories/of papers; fouillis de verdure tangle of greenery.[fuji] nom masculin————————[fuji] adjectif————————en fouillis (familier) locution adjectivale————————en fouillis (familier) locution adverbiale -
5 indicible
indicible [ɛ̃disibl]adjective[joie, peur] inexpressible ; [souffrance] unspeakable* * *ɛ̃disibladjectif inexpressible* * *ɛ̃disibl adj* * *indicible adj unspeakable.[ɛ̃disibl] adjectif -
6 ineffable
ineffable [inefabl]adjective* * *inefabladjectif ineffable, unutterable* * *inefabl adjinexpressible, ineffable* * *ineffable adj1 ( inexprimable) [joie, bonheur, sensation] ineffable, unutterable; l'ineffable Dupont est de retour hum the ineffable Dupont is back;2 ( ridicule) [cravate, chapeau] ludicrous, outrageous.[inefabl] adjectif2. [amusant] hilarious -
7 inexprimable
inexprimable [inεkspʀimabl]adjectivemasculine noun* * *inɛkspʀimabladjectif inexpressible* * *inɛkspʀimabl adj* * *inexprimable adj inexpressible.[inɛksprimabl] adjectif -
8 intraduisible
intraduisible [ɛ̃tʀadyizibl]adjective* * *ɛ̃tʀadɥizibl1) ( qu'on ne peut traduire) untranslatable2) ( inexprimable) inexpressible* * *ɛ̃tʀadɥizibl adj1) (phrase) untranslatable2) (émotion) fig inexpressible* * *intraduisible adj1 ( qu'on ne peut traduire) [expression, auteur] untranslatable;2 ( inexprimable) [émotion] inexpressible.[ɛ̃tradɥizibl] adjectif1. [texte, mot] untranslatable -
9 racontable
ʀakɔ̃tabl adjpas racontable (= indescriptible) — indescribable, (= pas convenable) unrepeatable
* * *racontable adj histoire pas/à peine racontable a story which is not/hardly repeatable.[rakɔ̃tabl] adjectif
См. также в других словарях:
Indescribable — In de*scrib a*ble, a. Incapable of being described. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indescribable — index indefinable, ineffable, nondescript, portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing), undefinable, unusual … Law dictionary
indescribable — (adj.) 1794, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + describable (see DESCRIBE (Cf. describe)). Related: Indescribably; indescribability. In same sense, O.E. had unasecgendlic … Etymology dictionary
indescribable — *unutterable, inexpressible, ineffable, unspeakable, indefinable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
indescribable — [adj] beyond words impossible, incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, inexpressible, nondescript, sublime, subtle, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable; concept 267 Ant. definable, describable, explainable … New thesaurus
indescribable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described. DERIVATIVES indescribably adverb … English terms dictionary
indescribable — [in΄di skrīb′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be described; beyond the power of description indescribability n. indescribably adv … English World dictionary
indescribable — [[t]ɪ̱ndɪskra͟ɪbəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ (emphasis) You use indescribable to emphasize that a quality or condition is very intense or extreme, and therefore cannot be properly described. ...her indescribable joy when it was confirmed her son was alive...… … English dictionary
indescribable — adjective something that is indescribable is so terrible, so good, so strange etc that you cannot describe it, or it is too difficult to describe: a feeling of indescribable joy | There was an indescribable tension in the room. indescribably… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
indescribable — adjective Date: 1751 1. that cannot be described < an indescribable sensation > 2. surpassing description < indescribable joy > • indescribableness noun • indescribably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
indescribable — indescribability, indescribableness, n. indescribably, adv. /in di skruy beuh beuhl/, adj. not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria. [1785 95; IN 3 + DESCRIBABLE] Syn.… … Universalium