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bush-league

/ˈbʊʃ ˌliːɡ/

Traduction: Adjectif informel américain signifiant amateur, de bas niveau ou de mauvaise qualité ; à l'origine, issu des ligues de baseball inférieures.

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adjective

/ˈbʊʃ ˌliːɡ/C1formalamericansport
  • frAdjectif informel américain signifiant amateur, de bas niveau ou de mauvaise qualité ; à l'origine, issu des ligues de baseball inférieures.

An informal American English adjective meaning amateurish, inferior, or of poor quality; originally derived from baseball's minor leagues.

  1. Inferior or amateurishC1informalamerican

    Of a low standard; not professional or sophisticated.

    frDe niveau médiocre ou amateur

    • His presentation was bush-league, full of errors and poor slides.
    • That was a bush-league attempt at fixing the car.
    • The company's customer service is bush-league compared to its competitors.

    Synonymesamateurishinexpertinferiormediocresecond-classsecond-rateshoddysubstandardthird-rateunprofessional

    Antonymesaccomplishedeliteexpertfirst-classfirst-ratepolishedprofessionalskillfulsophisticatedtop-notch

Formes
  • more bush-league comparative form
  • most bush-league superlative form