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unconventional adj peu conventionnel/-elle. -
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4 unorthodox
unorthodox [ˈʌnˈɔ:θədɒks]( = unconventional) [person, behaviour, views] peu orthodoxe* * *[ʌn'ɔːθədɒks]adjective ( unconventional) peu orthodoxe -
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alternative [ɒlˈtɜ:nətɪv]1. adjectivea. autre• people will be offered alternative employment where possible d'autres emplois seront proposés lorsque cela sera possibleb. ( = non-traditional) [medicine, therapy] parallèle2. noun( = choice) (between two) alternative f ; (among several) choix m ; ( = solution) (only one) alternative f ; (one of several) autre solution f3. compounds* * *[ɔːl'tɜːnətɪv] 1.1) ( specified option) ( from two) alternative f, autre possibilité f; ( from several) possibilité fone alternative is... — une des possibilités serait...
2) ( possible option) choix m2.as an alternative to radiotherapy, you can choose... — outre la radiothérapie, vous pouvez choisir...
1) ( other) [activity, career, date, flight, method, plan] autre; [accommodation, product] de remplacement; [solution] de rechange2) ( unconventional) [comedian, bookshop] also Ecology alternatif/-ive -
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original [əˈrɪdʒɪnl]1. adjectivea. ( = earliest) [meaning] originel ; [inhabitant] premier ; [purpose, suggestion] initial ; [shape, colour] d'origineb. ( = not copied) [painting, idea, writer] originalc. ( = unconventional) original2. noun[of painting, document] original m3. compounds* * *[ə'rɪdʒənl] 1.noun ( genuine article) original m2.1) ( initial) [inhabitant, owner] premier/-ière; [version] original; [question, site, strategy] originel/-elle; [member] originaire2) ( not copied) [manuscript, painting] original; [invoice, receipt] d'origine3) ( creative) [design, suggestion] original4) ( eccentric) original -
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outrageous [aʊtˈreɪdʒəs]* * *[aʊt'reɪdʒəs]1) ( disgraceful) scandaleux/-euse2) ( unconventional) [person, outfit] incroyable; [remark] outrancier/-ière -
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(colloq) [ˌweɪ'aʊt] adjective1) ( unconventional) excentrique2) (dated) ( great) super (colloq), formidable -
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adjective ((negative unconventional) according to the accepted standards etc; not outrageous or eccentric: conventional dress; the more conventional forms of art.) conventionnel -
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A n1 ( specified option) ( from two) alternative f, autre possibilité f ; ( from several) possibilité f ; one alternative is… une des possibilités serait… ; the alternative is to do l'autre possibilité serait de faire ; the alternative is for sb to do l'autre possibilité serait que qn fasse ; to choose/refuse the alternative of doing choisir/refuser l'autre possibilité qui serait de faire ; there are several alternatives to surgery il y a d'autres possibilités que la chirurgie ; what is the alternative to imprisonment/pesticides? quelle autre possibilité existe-t-il que l'emprisonnement/les pesticides? ;2 ( possible option) choix m ; to have an/no alternative avoir/ne pas avoir le choix ; to have no alternative but to do ne pas avoir d'autre choix que de faire ; to have the alternative of staying or leaving avoir le choix entre rester et partir ; I chose the expensive/political alternative j'ai choisi la solution chère/politique ; as an alternative to the course on offer/to radiotherapy, you can choose… outre le cours proposé/la radiothérapie, vous pouvez choisir…B adj1 ( other) [activity, career, date, design, flight, method, plan, route] autre ; [accommodation, product] de remplacement ; [solution] de rechange ;2 ( unconventional) [comedian, culture, scene, theatre, bookshop] alternatif/-ive ; [lifestyle, therapy] non-conventionnel/-elle ;3 Ecol alternatif/-ive. -
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1 ( disgraceful) scandaleux/-euse (to do de faire) ; it is outrageous that il est scandaleux que (+ subj) ; -
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∎ the title is off-centre le titre n'est pas centré(b) figurative (imprecise → analysis, description) légèrement inexact, pas tout à fait exact; (unconventional → humour, style) original2 adverbde côté;∎ aim slightly off-centre visez légèrement de côté -
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unconventional — index anomalous, deviant, divergent, eccentric, individual, informal, irregular (not usual), licentious … Law dictionary
unconventional — (adj.) 1839, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONVENTIONAL (Cf. conventional). A 19 cent. epithet for a certain type of affectation. [Weekley] Related: Unconventionally … Etymology dictionary
unconventional — [adj] very different; odd anarchistic, atypical, avant garde, beat, bizarre, crazy, eccentric, far out*, freakish, freaky, free and easy*, idiosyncratic, individual, individualistic, informal, irregular, kinky*, kooky*, nonconformist, oddball*,… … New thesaurus
unconventional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed. DERIVATIVES unconventionality noun unconventionally adverb … English terms dictionary
unconventional — [un΄kən ven′shə nəl] adj. not conventional; not conforming to customary, formal, or accepted practices, standards, rules, etc. unconventionality [un΄kən ven′shə nal′ə tē] n. unconventionally adv … English World dictionary
unconventional — [[t]ʌ̱nkənve̱nʃən(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or their attitude or behaviour as unconventional, you mean that they do not behave in the same way as most other people in their society. Linus Pauling is an unconventional genius … English dictionary
unconventional — adj. unconventional to + inf. (it is unconventional to go to work in shorts) * * * [ˌʌnkən venʃən(ə)l] unconventional to + inf. (it is unconventional to go to work in shorts) … Combinatory dictionary
unconventional — adjective Date: 1835 not conventional ; not bound by or in accordance with convention ; being out of the ordinary < an unconventional outfit > < an unconventional thinker > • unconventionality noun • unconventionally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unconventional — unconventionalist, n. unconventionally, adv. /un keuhn ven sheuh nl/, adj. not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.… … Universalium
unconventional — adj. Unconventional is used with these nouns: ↑method, ↑weapon … Collocations dictionary
unconventional — un|con|ven|tion|al [ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənəl] adj very different from the way people usually behave, think, dress etc ▪ unconventional political views … Dictionary of contemporary English