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unkempt [ˈʌnˈkempt][appearance] négligé ; [hair] mal coiffé* * *[ʌn'kempt]adjective [person, appearance] négligé; [hair] ébouriffé; [beard] peu soigné -
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wild [waɪld]1. adjectivea. [animal] sauvage• it was growing wild ( = uncultivated) ça poussait à l'état sauvageb. ( = rough) [wind] violent ; [sea] démonté• there was a lot of wild talk about... on a dit les choses les plus folles sur...2. noun3. compounds• he sent me off on a wild-goose chase il m'a fait courir partout pour rien ► wild rice noun riz m sauvage* * *[waɪld] 1.2.in the wild — [conditions, life] en liberté
wilds plural noun3.1) (in natural state, desolate) sauvage2) ( turbulent) [wind] violent; [sea] agité3) ( unrestrained) [party, laughter, person] fou/folle; [imagination] délirant; [applause] déchaîné4) (colloq) ( furious) furieux/-ieusehe'll go ou be wild! — ça va le mettre hors de lui!
5) (colloq) ( enthusiastic)to be wild about — être un fana (colloq) de
I'm not wild about him/it — il/ça ne m'emballe (colloq) pas
6) ( outlandish) [idea] fou/folle; [claim, accusation] extravagant; [story] farfelu (colloq)4.adverb [grow] à l'état sauvage -
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A n in the wild [conditions, life] en liberté ; to grow in the wild pousser à l'état sauvage ; the call of the wild l'appel de la nature.B wilds npl to live in the wilds of Arizona habiter au fin fond de l'Arizona ; they live out in the wilds ils vivent en pleine cambrousse ○.C adj1 ( in natural state) [creature, plant, person] sauvage ; wild bird/animal oiseau/animal sauvage ; wild beast bête fauve ; the pony is still quite wild le poney est encore assez farouche ;2 ( desolate) [hill, landscape] sauvage ;4 ( unrestrained) [party, laughter] fou/folle ; [person] fou/folle, dévergondé pej ; [imagination] délirant ; [applause] déchaîné ; to go wild [fans, audience] se déchaîner ; she led a wild life in her youth elle a fait les quatre cents coups or elle s'est dévergondée pej dans sa jeunesse ; we had some wild times together on s'est bien marré ○ ensemble ; his hair was wild and unkempt il avait les cheveux en bataille ; there was a wild look in her eyes elle avait un regard de folle, il y avait une lueur insensée dans son regard ; wild mood swings changements d'humeur brutaux ;5 ○ ( furious) furieux/-ieuse ; he'll go ou be wild! il sera hors de lui! ;6 ○ ( enthusiastic) to be wild about être un fana ○ de [computers, films] ; I'm not wild about him/it il/ça ne m'emballe ○ pas ;7 ( outlandish) [idea, plan, scheme] fou/folle ; [claim, promise, accusation] extravagant ; [story] farfelu ○, dingue ○ ; all this wild talk tous ces propos exagérés ;D adv1 [grow] à l'état sauvage ; the garden had run wild le jardin était devenu sauvage, le jardin avait été laissé à l'abandon ; those children are allowed to run wild! on permet à ces enfants de faire n'importe quoi! ; to let one's imagination run wild laisser son imagination se débrider.to walk on the wild side vivre en marge.
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Unkempt — Un*kempt (?; 215), a. [Pref. un not + kempt, p. p. of kemb.] 1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. [1913 Webster] My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unkempt — adjective Etymology: Middle English unkemd, unkempt, from un + kembed, kempt, past participle of kemben to comb, from Old English cemban; akin to Old High German chempen to comb, Old English camb comb more at comb Date: 14th century 1. not combed … New Collegiate Dictionary
unkempt — unkemptly, adv. unkemptness, n. /un kempt /, adj. 1. not combed: unkempt hair. 2. uncared for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. 3. unpolished; rough; crude. [1590 1600; var. of unkembed; see UN 1, KEMPT] * * * … Universalium
unkempt — un|kempt [ˌʌnˈkempt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: kempt combed (11 21 centuries), from Old English cemban to comb ] unkempt hair or plants have not been cut and kept neat … Dictionary of contemporary English
unkempt — adjective unkempt hair Syn: untidy, messy, scruffy, straggly, disordered, disheveled, disarranged, rumpled, wind blown, ungroomed, bedraggled, in a mess, mussed, messed up; tousled, uncombed Ant: tidy … Thesaurus of popular words
unkempt — un•kempt [[t]ʌnˈkɛmpt[/t]] adj. 1) not combed: unkempt hair[/ex] 2) uncared for or neglected; disheveled; messy 3) unpolished; rough; crude • Etymology: 1590–1600; un I+kempt combed, ME, ptp. of kemben, OE cemban to comb … From formal English to slang
unkempt — [[t]ʌ̱nke̱mpt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat. His hair was unkempt and filthy. ...the unkempt grass. ...an unkempt old man. Syn: messy … English dictionary
hair — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auburn, black, blond, brown, chestnut, dark, fair, ginger (BrE), golden, grey/gray, grizzled … Collocations dictionary
unkempt — adj. Unkempt is used with these nouns: ↑appearance, ↑beard, ↑hair … Collocations dictionary
unkempt — /ʌnˈkɛmpt / (say un kempt) adjective 1. not combed, as the hair. 2. having the hair not combed or cared for. 3. in an uncared for, neglected, or untidy state. 4. crude, coarse, or unpolished, as persons. {variant of unkembed, from un 2 + kembed,… …
Long hair — This article is about human head hair. For other uses, see Longhair (disambiguation) or Hair Long hair is any hairstyle which is relatively long. Exactly what constitutes long hair can change from culture to culture, or even within cultures. For… … Wikipedia