indefinitely

indéfiniment

Pendant une durée dont la fin n’est ni fixée ni connue.

En anglais simple : For a period of time with no planned or known end.

• The shop is closed indefinitely.
• We cannot wait indefinitely for an answer.
• The match has been postponed indefinitely.

Synonymes : for an unspecified time

Expressions courantes : wait indefinitely, postponed indefinitely, suspended indefinitely

vaguement, imprécisément

Sans décrire ou identifier quelque chose de façon claire ou précise.

En anglais simple : In a way that does not describe or identify something clearly or exactly.

• The boundary was indefinitely defined.
• The specimen remained indefinitely classified.
• He spoke indefinitely about the shape of his proposed reforms.

Synonymes : vaguely, imprecisely

Contraires : precisely, clearly

Expressions courantes : indefinitely defined, indefinitely described, indefinitely determined