ambidextrous

• Décrit une personne qui utilise aussi bien la main droite que la main gauche, ou qui est capable d'utiliser ses deux mains avec la même habileté. Peut aussi s'employer au sens figuré pour qualifier quelque chose de polyvalent ou d'adaptable.

Describes a person who is able to use both the right and left hands equally well.

1. Equally skillful with each handB2formal

   Able to use both hands with equal ease and skill.

   ambidextre

   • She is ambidextrous and can write with both hands simultaneously.
   • The surgeon's ambidextrous ability made the operation smoother.
   • Being ambidextrous is an advantage in many sports.

   Synonymestwo-handed

2. Deceptive or double-dealingC1formal

   Marked by deliberate deceptiveness, especially by pretending one set of feelings while acting under the influence of another.

   Qui joue double jeu, hypocrite

   • His ambidextrous behavior in the negotiations made everyone suspicious.
   • The politician was known for his ambidextrous approach to policy.
   • She gave an ambidextrous apology that seemed sincere but was actually manipulative.

   Synonymesdeceitfuldouble-dealingduplicitousfaithlesshypocriticalinsincereperfidioustreacheroustwo-facedunderhanded

   Antonymesfrankhonestingenuoussincerestraightforward