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1 sauvage
sauvage [sovaʒ]1. adjectivea. wild ; [peuplade] primitiveb. ( = farouche) [animal] wild ; [personne] unsociablec. ( = illégal) [vente] unauthorized ; [concurrence] unfair ; [urbanisation] unplanned ; [immigration, importations] illegal ; [capitalisme, libéralisme] unrestrained• faire du camping sauvage (illégal) to camp on unauthorized sites ; (dans la nature) to camp in the wild2. masculine noun, feminine nouna. ( = solitaire) recluseb. ( = indigène, brute) savage* * *sovaʒ
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1) ( non apprivoisé) [animal, plante, enfant, rire] wild; [tribu] primitive2) ( cruel) [mœurs] savage; [lutte] fierce3) ( timide) unsociable4) ( illégal) illegal
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1) ( être primitif ou brutal) savage2) ( être non sociable) unsociable person, loner* * *sovaʒ1. adjNotre jardin était retourné à l'état sauvage. — Our garden has gone wild.
2) (personne) unsociableIl est un peu sauvage. — He's rather unsociable.
3) (= féroce) (attaque) savage, (haine) ferocious4) (concurrence) fierce5) (= non officiel) unauthorized, unofficial6) vieilli (peuplade) savage2. nmf1) (= brute)c'est un sauvage (impitoyable et brutal) — he's absolutely ruthless, (sans éducation ni manières) he's an absolute boor
2) vieilli (= primitif) savage* * *A adj1 ( non apprivoisé) [animal, plante, région] wild; [enfant, passion] wild; [peuplade, tribu] primitive, savage;2 (cruel, barbare) [mœurs, cruauté] savage; [lutte] fierce; [rire, cri] wild; OPA sauvage hostile takeover bid;3 ( timide) [personne] unsociable;B nmf1 ( être primitif ou brutal) savage; on n'est pas des sauvages we're not savages;2 ( être non sociable) unsociable person, loner.[sovaʒ] adjectif[non apprivoisé] untameda. [chat] he's gone feral ou wildb. [jeune fauve] he's gone back to the wild2. [non cultivé] wildles régions sauvages du nord de l'Écosse the wilds ou the remote regions of northern Scotland4. [réservé, timide] shy7. [illégal - camping, vente] unauthorized ; [ - urbanisme] unplanned————————[sovaʒ] nom masculin et féminin -
2 élégant
élégant, e [elegɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *
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élégante elegɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [personne, vêtement, écriture] elegant; [solution] neat, elegant
2.
nom masculin, féminin dandy/elegant lady* * *eleɡɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj élégant, -e1) (personne, vêtement) elegant2) (solution) neat, elegant3) (attitude, procédé) courteous, civilized* * *A adj1 ( bien habillé) [personne] gén smart; ( très habillé) elegant; tu es élégant aujourd'hui you're looking smart today;2 ( distingué) [écriture, style] elegant, polished; [vêtement] elegant, stylish; un comportement peu élégant uncivilized behaviourGB; ce n'est pas très élégant de ta part it's not very decent of you;B nm,f dandy/elegant lady.3. [harmonieux - architecture, proportions] elegant, harmonious, graceful ; [ - démonstration] elegant, neat————————, élégante [elegɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin[homme] dandy[femme] elegant ou smart woman -
3 torché
adj.1. Mal torché:a (of pcrson): Uncouth, ill-mannered. En voilà un mal torché! What an uncivilized nurk!b (of work, task): 'Botched', bungled.2. Bien torché (of task, sometimes of a work of art): Neatly executed. Il nous sort des dessins bien torchés! He's been churning out some really crisp drawings!
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Uncivilized — Un*civ i*lized, a. 1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa. [1913 Webster] 2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uncivilized — index brutal, caitiff, disorderly, vicious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uncivilized — c.1600, barbarous, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of CIVILIZE (Cf. civilize). UNCIVIL (Cf. Uncivil) in the same sense is recorded from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
uncivilized — (Amer.) adj. primitive, uncultured, uneducated, uncouth, unrefined (also uncivilised) … English contemporary dictionary
uncivilized — [adj] wild, uncultured barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, boorish, brutish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, discourteous, disrespectful, gross, ill bred, impertinent, impolite, loutish, mannerless, outrageous, philistine, primitive, rude, rugged,… … New thesaurus
uncivilized — (also uncivilised) ► ADJECTIVE 1) not socially or culturally advanced. 2) impolite; bad mannered … English terms dictionary
uncivilized — [unsiv′ə līzd΄] adj. 1. not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened 2. far from civilization … English World dictionary
uncivilized — also ised BrE adjective 1 uncivilized behaviour is rude or socially unacceptable: uncivilized incidents of racial violence 2 an uncivilized hour informal extremely early in the morning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
uncivilized — un|civ|i|lized also uncivilised BrE [ʌnˈsıvılaızd] adj 1.) behaviour that is uncivilized is rude or socially unacceptable 2.) old fashioned societies that are uncivilized have a very simple way of life, and have not developed social, legal,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
uncivilized — [[t]ʌ̱nsɪ̱vɪlaɪzd[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as uncivilized, you find it unacceptable, for example because it is very cruel or very rude. The campaign has abounded in mutual accusations of uncivilised… … English dictionary
uncivilized — un|civ|i|lized [ ʌn sıvl,aızd ] adjective 1. ) behaving in a rude or offensive way: uncivilized behavior 2. ) OLD FASHIONED used for describing a place or community that does not have advanced culture or technology. This word is now considered… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
