lenient

indulgent, clément

Qui punit peu sévèrement ou tolère les défauts dans le travail ou le comportement.

En anglais simple : Giving mild punishments or accepting work or behavior that is less than perfect.

• The teacher was lenient with us.
• He received a lenient sentence for his first offense.
• Her parents are lenient about bedtime during the holidays.

Comment l'utiliser : lenient with someone (The judge was lenient with the young offender.); lenient about something (They are lenient about late homework.)

Synonymes : permissive, tolerant

Contraires : strict, harsh

Expressions courantes : lenient judge, lenient with someone, lenient sentence, lenient rules