fly-by-night

• Qualifie une personne, une entreprise ou une activité peu fiable, malhonnête ou susceptible de disparaître soudainement, souvent après avoir reçu de l'argent.

Describes a person or business that is unreliable, dishonest, or likely to disappear without notice, especially after taking money.

1. Unscrupulous or dishonestC1informal

   Describes a business or person that is unreliable, dishonest, or likely to disappear without fulfilling obligations.

   Peu scrupuleux, malhonnête

   • They lost their savings to a fly-by-night investment scheme.
   • Be careful of fly-by-night contractors who demand payment upfront.
   • The company turned out to be a fly-by-night operation that vanished overnight.

   Synonymescrookeddishonestdisreputabledubiousfraudulentshadyslipperyunreliableunscrupulousuntrustworthy

   Antonymesdependablehonestreliabletrustworthy

2. Short-lived or temporaryC1informal

   Lasting for only a brief period; not permanent or enduring.

   éphémère

   • His fame was fly-by-night, forgotten within a year.
   • The trend was a fly-by-night fashion that quickly faded.
   • They had a fly-by-night romance that ended abruptly.

   Synonymesbriefephemeralevanescentfleetingmomentarypassingshort-livedtemporarytransienttransitory

   Antonymesenduringlastingpermanentstable

• Nom désignant une personne ou une entreprise peu fiable qui disparaît soudainement, notamment pour échapper au paiement de ses dettes ou de ses obligations.

A noun referring to a debtor who flees to avoid paying their debts.

1. Fleeing debtorC1informal

   A person who leaves a place secretly to avoid paying debts or fulfilling obligations.

   Débiteur fuyard

   • The landlord discovered his tenant was a fly-by-night who skipped town without paying rent.
   • Creditors were left empty-handed after the fly-by-night disappeared with their money.
   • The company turned out to be a fly-by-night, leaving many unpaid bills behind.

   Synonymesabsconderdeadbeatdefaulter