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meaningless ['mi:nɪŋlɪs](a) (devoid of sense → act, word, question, world) dénué de sens;∎ the lyrics of this song are completely meaningless les paroles de cette chanson n'ont absolument aucun sens;∎ meaningless poems des poèmes mpl dénués de sens ou qui ne veulent rien dire∎ they lead very meaningless lives ils mènent une vie très futile;∎ a meaningless task une tâche inutileUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > meaningless
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meaningless [ˈmi:nɪŋlɪs]a. [words, song, action, gesture] dénué de sensb. [existence] futile ; [suffering] vain* * *['miːnɪŋlɪs]1) ( having no sense) [claim, phrase] dépourvu de sens; [code, figure] incompréhensible2) ( worthless) [chatter, role, title] insignifiant; [action, remark] sans importance; [effort] inutile3) ( pointless) [act, sacrifice, violence] insensé -
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1 ( having no sense) [claim, word, phrase] dépourvu de sens (after n) ; [code, figure] incompréhensible ; the diagram/sentence is meaningless to me le diagramme/la phrase m'est incompréhensible ;2 ( worthless) [chatter, role, title] insignifiant ; [action, contribution, remark] sans importance ; [effort] inutile ; a meaningless exercise une opération inutile ; -
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adjective (without meaning or reason; of no importance: meaningless chatter.) dénué de sens -
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adj.vide de sens/de signification; sans intérêt; sans objetEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > meaningless
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empty [ˈemptɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = containing nothing) vide• to be running on empty [car] avoir le réservoir pratiquement vide ; [person] avoir l'estomac vide ; [organization] être à bout de souffleb. ( = meaningless) [phrase, rhetoric] creux ; [dream, hope] vain• empty talk verbiage mc. ( = numb) [person] vidé ; [feeling] de vide• when I heard the news I felt empty quand j'ai appris la nouvelle, je me suis senti vidé2. plural nouna. [+ vehicle] décharger[water] s'écouler ; [building, room, washing machine] se vider5. compounds* * *['emptɪ] 1.1) [street] désert; [desk] libre; [container] vide; [page] vierge2) fig [promise, threat] en l'air; [dream, rhetoric] creux/creuse; [gesture] vide de sens; [life] vide2.transitive verb, intransitive verb = empty outPhrasal Verbs: -
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['kli:ʃei, ]( American[) kli:'ʃei](a phrase which has been used too often, and has become meaningless.) cliché -
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[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avare2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) méchant3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) méchant4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) misérable•- meanly- meanness - meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) moyen2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) moyen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) milieuIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) vouloir dire2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) avoir l'intention•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) éloquent- meaningless - be meant to - mean well -
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['skribl] 1. verb1) (to write quickly or carelessly: He scribbled a message.) griffonner2) (to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc: That child has scribbled all over the wall.) gribouiller2. noun1) (untidy, careless handwriting.) gribouillis2) (a mark etc made by scribbling.) gribouillage• -
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1 noun(a) (meaningless remarks, nonsense) blabla m, baratin m∎ he went on for half an hour about how we all had to work harder, blah, blah, blah il nous a rabâché pendant une demi-heure qu'il fallait qu'on fasse tous plus d'efforts, etc etc∎ to have the blahs avoir le cafard(a) (uninteresting) insipide□, ennuyeux□∎ to feel blah avoir le cafard -
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[‚əʊvə'ju:z] abuser de2 noun[‚əʊvə'ju:s] abus m, usage m excessif;∎ the phrase has become meaningless by overuse l'expression a perdu tout son sens à force d'être trop employée
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meaningless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having no meaning or significance. DERIVATIVES meaninglessly adverb meaninglessness noun … English terms dictionary
meaningless — [mēn′iŋlis] adj. having no meaning; without significance or purpose; senseless meaninglessly adv. meaninglessness n … English World dictionary
meaningless — [[t]mi͟ːnɪŋləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If something that someone says or writes is meaningless, it has no meaning, or appears to have no meaning. The sentence kicked the ball the man is meaningless... She is fascinated by algebra while he considers it … English dictionary
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meaningless — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ render sth ADVERB ▪ absolutely, quite, totally … Collocations dictionary
meaningless — adjective 1 something that is meaningless has no purpose or importance and does not seem worth doing or having; futile: a meaningless existence 2 not having a meaning that you can understand or explain: To me the marks on the page were just… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English