tearaway

• Adjectif utilisé en anglais britannique pour décrire une personne, souvent jeune, qui est indisciplinée, turbulente ou difficile à contrôler, agissant de manière imprudente ou rebelle.

An adjective used in British English to describe a person who is wild, reckless, or difficult to control, often a young person.

1. Hasty and recklessC1informalbritish

   Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; impulsive.

   Impétueux, emporté

   • His tearaway decision to quit his job surprised everyone.
   • She made a tearaway attempt to finish the project in one night.
   • The tearaway driver ignored all traffic rules.

   Synonymesfoolhardyhastyheadlongimpetuousimpulsiveprecipitaterashreckless

   Antonymescarefulcautiousdeliberateprudent

• Nom désignant une personne, souvent jeune, impulsive, turbulente ou désobéissante, qui se comporte de façon sauvage ou cause des troubles.

A noun referring to a reckless, impetuous, or unruly person, often a young one who behaves in a wild or disruptive manner.

1. Reckless or impetuous personB2informalbritish

   A young person who behaves in a wild, uncontrolled, or mischievous way, often causing trouble.

   jeune délinquant

   • The local tearaways were caught vandalizing the park.
   • He was a bit of a tearaway in his youth but settled down later.
   • The teacher had trouble controlling the tearaway in her class.

   Synonymesdelinquenthoodlumhooliganrascalruffianscamptroublemaker