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perverse

/pəˈvɜːs/ /pɚˈvɝs/

Meanings
adjective

Pervers, vicieux, corrompu

Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.

Examples :

"The child's perverse behavior at school, refusing to listen to the teacher and disrupting class, made learning difficult for everyone. "
Le comportement pervers de l'enfant à l'école, refusant d'écouter le professeur et perturbant la classe, rendait l'apprentissage difficile pour tous.
moral character attitude mind

Related Words

Illustration perversely

perversely adverb

/pərˈvɜrsli/ /pɚˈvɝsli/

Perversement

"Despite the rain, the children perversely chose to play outside. "

Malgré la pluie, les enfants ont perversement choisi de jouer dehors.

Illustration disrupting

disrupting verb

/dɪsˈrʌptɪŋ/ /dɪzˈrʌptɪŋ/

Perturber, interrompre

"The loud music from the construction site was disrupting the students' concentration during the exam. "

La musique forte du chantier perturbait la concentration des étudiants pendant l'examen.

Illustration overwhelming

overwhelming verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/

Submerger, accabler

"The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."

Le canot a été submergé par la grande vague.

Illustration perverted

perverted verb

/pəˈvɜːrtɪd/ /pərˈvɜːrtɪd/

Détourner, pervertir

"The heavy rain perverted the river's course, causing it to flood the nearby fields. "

La forte pluie a détourné le cours de la rivière, provoquant l'inondation des champs voisins.

Illustration explanations

explanations noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz/

Explications

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

L'explication était longue et fastidieuse.

Illustration unwilling

unwilling adjective

/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/

Réticent, peu disposé

"We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust."

Nous sommes peu disposés à lui restituer ses privilèges antérieurs après sa trahison de notre confiance.

Illustration explications

explications noun

/ˌɛksplɪˈkeɪʃənz/

Déploiement, ouverture

"The teacher's explications of the poem helped the students understand its deeper meaning. "

Les explications du professeur sur le poème ont aidé les élèves à comprendre sa signification plus profonde.

Illustration specifically

specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

Spécifiquement, expressément

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

Mon professeur a expliqué la nouvelle formule de mathématiques spécifiquement pour les élèves de la classe avancée.

Illustration willfully

willfully adverb

/ˈwɪlfəli/ /ˈwɪlfʊli/

Volontairement, de plein gré

"The student willfully ignored the teacher's instructions and continued drawing in class. "

L'élève a volontairement ignoré les instructions du professeur et a continué à dessiner en classe.

Illustration intractable

intractable adjective

/ɪnˈtræktəbəl/ /ɪnˈtræktɪbəl/

Intractable, ingérable

"The child's behavior was so intractable that the teacher had to call his parents for help. "

Le comportement de l'enfant était si ingérable que l'enseignant a dû appeler ses parents à l'aide.

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Difficiliter, entraver, perplexe

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Les instructions compliquées du nouveau logiciel m'empêchent de terminer le projet à temps.

Illustration difficile

difficile adjective

/ˈdɪ.fɪ.saɪl/ /ˈdɪ.fə.səl/

Difficile, têtu

""My cat is very difficile; he refuses to take his medicine." "

Mon chat est très têtu ; il refuse de prendre ses médicaments.