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indifferent

/ɪnˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/

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noun

Une personne indifférente

A person who is indifferent or apathetic.

Examples :

"The indifferent student didn't care about the upcoming exam. "

L'étudiant indifférent ne se souciait pas de l'examen à venir.

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adjective

Indifférent, apathique

Not caring or concerned; uninterested, apathetic.

Examples :

"He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn’t affect him, either way."

Il était indifférent à la proposition, car elle ne l'affectait d'aucune façon.

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adjective

Indifférent, insensible

Indicating or reflecting a lack of concern or care.

Examples :

"She responded with an indifferent shrug."

Elle a répondu par un haussement d'épaules indifférent.

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adjective

Médiocre, passable

Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage).

Examples :

"The long distance and the indifferent roads made the journey impossible."

La longue distance et les routes médiocres ont rendu le voyage impossible.

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adjective

Indifférent, impartial

Having no preference or bias, being impartial.

Examples :

"I am indifferent between the two plans."

Je suis indifférent entre les deux plans.

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adjective

Indifférent, insignifiant

Not making a difference; without significance or importance.

Examples :

"Even if one appliance consumes an indifferent amount of energy when left on stand-by overnight, together they can represent 10% of the electricity demand of a household."

Même si un appareil consomme une quantité insignifiante d'énergie en veille de nuit, ensemble, ils peuvent représenter 10 % de la demande d'électricité d'un foyer.

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adjective

Indifférent, neutre

Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.

Examples :

"The teacher was indifferent to the students' poor performance, showing no particular interest in helping them improve. "

Le professeur était indifférent aux mauvaises performances des élèves, ne montrant aucun intérêt particulier à les aider à s'améliorer.

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adjective

Indifférent, insensible

Not different, matching.

Examples :

"The twins' handwriting was indifferent; you couldn't tell them apart. "

L'écriture des jumeaux était indifférente ; on ne pouvait pas les distinguer.

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adverb

Modérément, assez

To some extent, in some degree (intermediate between very and not at all); moderately, tolerably, fairly.

Examples :

"The face of the Moon appearing to me to be full of indifferent high mountains..."

Le visage de la Lune m'apparaissant assez plein de hautes montagnes...