abandoned

abandonné

Laissé vide ou sans soins parce que les personnes qui en étaient responsables sont parties.

En anglais simple : Left empty or without care because the people responsible have gone away.

• They found an abandoned house.
• The shelter cares for abandoned dogs.
• We walked through the abandoned factory.

Synonymes : deserted, forsaken

Expressions courantes : abandoned building, abandoned car, abandoned child

débridé, sans retenue

Qui exprime ses sentiments ou profite du moment librement, sans se retenir.

En anglais simple : Showing feelings or enjoying yourself freely, without trying to control your behavior.

• The room filled with abandoned laughter.
• Her abandoned dancing surprised the quiet guests.
• They celebrated with an abandoned joy that lasted all night.

Synonymes : uninhibited, unrestrained

Contraires : restrained

Expressions courantes : abandoned dancing, abandoned laughter, abandoned joy

dépravé

Qui agit de façon très immorale, sans se soucier des règles ni du bien.

En anglais simple : Behaving in a very wicked way without caring about rules or goodness.

• The tale describes an abandoned villain.
• The preacher condemned their abandoned conduct.
• He portrayed the cruel ruler as utterly abandoned.

Synonymes : depraved, wicked

Contraires : virtuous

Expressions courantes : abandoned villain, abandoned conduct, abandoned life

abandonné, inactif

Se dit d’une formation que les phénomènes naturels à son origine ne façonnent plus.

En anglais simple : No longer being shaped by the natural processes that originally created it.

• Sediment filled the abandoned channel.
• The team mapped an abandoned river bed.
• This abandoned valley no longer carries the stream that formed it.

Synonymes : inactive

Contraires : active

Expressions courantes : abandoned channel, abandoned valley, abandoned river bed