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1 irresponsible
irresponsible adj [behaviour, remark, person] irresponsable ; it was irresponsible of him to do that c'était irresponsable de sa part de faire cela. -
2 irresponsible
irresponsible [‚ɪrɪ'spɒnsəbəl](person, parent, driver) irresponsable; (act) irréfléchi;∎ you're so irresponsible! tu n'as aucun sens des responsabilités!Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > irresponsible
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3 irresponsible
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4 irresponsible
[iri'sponsəbl]((of a person or his behaviour) not reliable, trustworthy or sensible; not responsible: irresponsible parents/conduct.) irresponsable- irresponsibly -
5 irresponsible
adj.1) étourdi; écervelé; fantaisiste2) irréfléchi; dénué de tout sens des responsabilités3) Jur. juridiquement irresponsableEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > irresponsible
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6 irresponsible bid
Comm. folle enchère [quand l'adjudicataire n'a pas pu régler le prix/les frais de l'adjudication]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > irresponsible bid
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7 irresponsible sexual behaviour
Sex., Jur. comportement sexuel irresponsableEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > irresponsible sexual behaviour
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8 irresponsible ship owners
Mar. armateurs peu scrupuleuxEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > irresponsible ship owners
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9 grossly
grossly [ˈgrəʊslɪ][exaggerate, overestimate, underestimate] grossièrement ; [overpaid, underpaid] nettement ; [inadequate, inaccurate] totalement ; [misleading, inefficient, irresponsible] terriblement* * *['grəʊslɪ]1) [exaggerate] grossièrement; [misleading, irresponsible] extrêmement; [underpaid] scandaleusement2) ( crudely) de façon grossière -
10 fly
fly [flaɪ]1. nouna. ( = insect) mouche fb. (on trousers) braguette f2. adjective( = astute) rusé• how did you get here? -- I flew comment es-tu venu ? -- en avion• to fly away [bird] s'envolerb. [time] passer vite• it's late, I must fly! il est tard, il faut que je me sauve !c. [flag] flotter5. compounds► fly-by-night noun ( = irresponsible person) tout-fou (inf) m ; ( = decamping debtor) débiteur m, - trice f qui déménage à la cloche de bois (inf) adjective [person] tout-fou (inf) inv ; [firm, operation] véreux* * *[flaɪ] 1.1) Zoology mouche f2) ( of flag) ( outer edge) bord m flottant3) GB History ( carriage) fiacre m2.flies plural noun1) ( of trousers) braguette f2) Theatre cintres mpl3.(colloq) adjective1) US chic2) GB ( clever) malin4.1) ( operate) piloter [aircraft, balloon]; faire voler [model aircraft, kite]the pilot flew the plane to... — le pilote a emmené l'avion jusqu'à...
2) ( transport by air) emmener [quelqu'un] par avion [person]; transporter [quelque chose/quelqu'un] par avion [wounded, supplies]3) ( cross by air) traverser [quelque chose] en avion [Atlantic]4) ( cover by air) [bird, aircraft] parcourir [distance]I fly over 10,000 km a year — [passenger] je vole plus de 10000 km par an; [pilot] je fais plus de 10000 km par an
5) ( display) [ship] arborer [flag]5.1) [bird, insect, aircraft, kite] voler ( from de; to à)to fly over ou across something — survoler quelque chose
2) [passenger] voyager en avion, prendre l'avion; [pilot] piloter, volerwe fly to Boston twice a day — [airline] nous avons deux vols par jour pour Boston
3) ( be propelled) [bullet, glass, sparks, insults] volerto go flying — (colloq) [person] faire un vol plané; [object] valdinguer (colloq)
to send somebody flying — (colloq) jeter quelqu'un sur le carreau (colloq)
to fly into a rage — fig se mettre en colère
4) (rush, hurry)I must fly! — il faut que je file! (colloq)
to fly past/in — passer/entrer en trombe (colloq)
6) (flutter, wave) [flag, scarf, hair] flotter•Phrasal Verbs:- fly away- fly in••to fly in the face of — ( defy) défier [authority, danger, tradition]; ( contradict) être en contradiction flagrante avec [evidence]
to let fly (with) — lit tirer [arrow etc]; lancer [stream of abuse]
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11 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.)2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.) -
12 grossly
1 [abuse, betray] de façon éhontée ; [exaggerate] grossièrement ; [irresponsible, misleading, overcrowded, overrated] extrêmement ; [underpaid] scandaleusement ; grossly unfair d'une injustice flagrante ; grossly overweight obèse ;2 ( crudely) [speak, behave] de façon grossière. -
13 feckless
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14 fly-by-night
2 noun(b) (nightclubber) fêtard(e) m,f, couche-tard mf invUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > fly-by-night
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irresponsible — [ir΄i spän′sə bəl] adj. not responsible; specif., a) not liable to be called to account for actions b) lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable, shiftless, etc. c) said or done as by an irresponsible person n. an irresponsible person… … English World dictionary
irresponsible — I adjective arbitrary, capricious, changeable, disloyal, disobedient, dutiless, flighty, fluctuating, frivolous, inconstant, infirm of purpose, lawless, mutinous, perfidious, rash, rebellious, shiftless, thoughtless, treacherous, trustless,… … Law dictionary
Irresponsible — Ir re*spon si*ble, a. [Pref. ir not + responsible: cf. F. irresponsable.] 1. Not responsible; not liable or able to answer for consequences; innocent. [1913 Webster] 2. Not to be trusted; unreliable; lacking a proper sense of responsibility.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
irresponsible — (adj.) 1640s, not legally answerable for conduct or actions, from assimilated form of IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + RESPONSIBLE (Cf. responsible). Meaning not acting with a sense of responsibility is from 1680s. Related: Irresponsibly … Etymology dictionary
irresponsible — is spelt ible, not able. See able, ible … Modern English usage
irresponsible — [adj] careless, reckless capricious, carefree, devil may care*, feckless, fickle, flighty, fly by night*, giddy, harebrained, ill considered, immature, immoral, incautious, lax, loose*, no account*, rash, scatterbrained*, shiftless, thoughtless,… … New thesaurus
irresponsible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not showing a proper sense of responsibility. DERIVATIVES irresponsibility noun irresponsibly adverb … English terms dictionary
irresponsible — ir|re|spon|si|ble [ˌırıˈspɔnsıbəl US ˈspa:n ] adj doing careless things without thinking or worrying about the possible bad results ≠ ↑responsible totally/highly/completely etc irresponsible ▪ When it comes to money, Dan is completely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
irresponsible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sb/sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly … Collocations dictionary
irresponsible — adj. irresponsible to + inf. (it was irresponsible of him to speak to reporters) * * * [ˌɪrɪ spɒnsəb(ə)l] irresponsible to + inf. (it was irresponsible of him to speak to reporters) … Combinatory dictionary
irresponsible — [[t]ɪ̱rɪspɒ̱nsɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf (disapproval) If you describe someone as irresponsible, you are criticizing them because they do things without properly considering their possible consequences. I felt that it was… … English dictionary