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unsound [‚ʌn'saʊnd](a) (argument, conclusion, reasoning) mal fondé, peu pertinent; (advice, decision) peu judicieux, peu sensé; (enterprise, investment) peu sûr, risqué; (business) peu sûr, précaire;∎ the project is economically unsound le projet n'est pas sain ou viable sur le plan économique;∎ ideologically/politically unsound (theory, beliefs, system) pas valable sur le plan idéologique/politique;∎ he's ideologically unsound son idéologie est suspecte;∎ scientifically unsound qui ne repose ou s'appuie pas sur des bases scientifiques solides;∎ this method of waste disposal is environmentally unsound ce système de traitement des ordures est nuisible à l'environnement(b) (building, bridge) peu solide, dangereux;∎ the building is structurally unsound le bâtiment n'est pas solide∎ to be of unsound mind ne pas jouir de toutes ses facultés mentales
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