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blither

/blaɪð/

Traduction: Qui fait preuve d'une insouciance joyeuse et désinvolte, souvent perçue comme insensible ou déplacée., Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de parler de manière stupide, insensée ou incohérente, souvent de façon prolixe ou précipitée.

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adjective

C1formalcommon/blaɪð/

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

  • 🇫🇷Qui fait preuve d'une insouciance joyeuse et désinvolte, souvent perçue comme insensible ou déplacée.
  1. Carefree and happy B2 formal

    Showing a cheerful, lighthearted, and carefree attitude.

    • She had a blithe disregard for the rules.
    • His blithe laughter filled the room.
    • They spent a blithe afternoon in the park.

    🇫🇷Insouciant et joyeux

    Synonymes: carefreecheerfulgayhappyjovialjoyfullightheartedlivelymerrysprightly

    Antonymes: anxiousconcernedgloomygravesadserioustroubledworried

  2. Lacking due concern C1 formal

    Showing a casual or indifferent attitude, often ignoring potential problems or consequences.

    • He showed a blithe indifference to the risks involved.
    • Her blithe dismissal of the warning was alarming.
    • The manager's blithe attitude towards the budget cuts worried the team.

    🇫🇷Insouciant de façon négligente

    Synonymes: airybreezycarefreecarelesscasualheedlessindifferentinsouciantlightheartednonchalantoffhandrelaxedthoughtlessunconcernedunworried

    Antonymes: anxiouscarefulcautiousconcernedgraveserioussolemnthoughtfulworried

  • blither comparative form
  • blithest superlative form

verb

C2formalcommon/ˈblɪð.ər/

A verb used to indicate the act of talking in a foolish, nonsensical, or rambling way.

  • 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de parler de manière stupide, insensée ou incohérente, souvent de façon prolixe ou précipitée.
  1. Talk foolishly C2 informal british

    To speak in a silly, nonsensical, or rambling way.

    • He just stood there blithering on about nothing.
    • Stop blithering and tell me what happened.
    • She was blithering nonsense after staying up all night.

    🇫🇷débiter des sottises

    Synonymes: babblechatterdrivelgabblejabbermaunderprateprattleramblewaffle

  • blithered past participle
  • blithered past simple
  • blithering present participle
  • blithers third person singular