outright

complètement, totalement

Entièrement, sans laisser aucune partie ni possibilité.

En anglais simple : Completely, without leaving any part or possibility.

• They rejected the offer outright.
• Our team won the tournament outright.
• The new law bans these weapons outright.

Synonymes : completely, entirely, totally

Contraires : partly

Expressions courantes : reject outright, win outright, ban outright

franchement, ouvertement

De manière claire et ouverte, sans cacher ce que l’on pense ou souhaite.

En anglais simple : In a clear, open way, without hiding what you think or want.

• I told her outright that I disagreed.
• Why not ask him outright?
• She admitted outright that she wanted the job.

Synonymes : openly, frankly, directly

Expressions courantes : say outright, ask outright, tell someone outright

sans condition, comptant

En obtenant la pleine propriété ou en acceptant entièrement, sans paiement restant ni condition supplémentaire.

En anglais simple : With full ownership or agreement, without further payments or conditions.

• They own their house outright.
• We bought the car outright.
• The owner offered to sell the land outright.

Expressions courantes : buy outright, own outright, sell outright

sur le coup, instantanément

Au moment même, sans aucun délai.

En anglais simple : Immediately, with no time passing before it happens.

• The crash killed two passengers outright.
• One worker died outright in the explosion.
• The falling tree killed the animal outright.

Synonymes : instantly, immediately

Expressions courantes : killed outright, die outright

total, absolu

Complet, sans rien qui manque.

En anglais simple : Complete and total.

• That is an outright lie.
• The election gave them an outright majority.
• We received an outright refusal.

Synonymes : complete, total, absolute

Contraires : partial

Expressions courantes : outright lie, outright victory, outright refusal

flagrant, manifeste

Si évident et direct qu’on ne peut pas se tromper sur ce qui se passe.

En anglais simple : So clear and direct that nobody can mistake what is happening.

• This is outright theft.
• The debate soon turned into outright hostility.
• Staff reported outright discrimination at work.

Synonymes : blatant, open, undisguised

Expressions courantes : outright racism, outright theft, outright hostility

sans réserve, inconditionnel

Accordé pleinement, sans limites, doutes ni exceptions.

En anglais simple : Given fully, without limits, doubts, or exceptions.

• She demanded an outright apology.
• The plan received his outright support.
• We need an outright commitment from the board.

Synonymes : unqualified, unreserved, unconditional

Contraires : qualified

Expressions courantes : outright apology, outright support, outright endorsement

sans condition, comptant

Qui accorde la propriété ou les droits complets, sans paiement restant ni condition supplémentaire.

En anglais simple : Giving full ownership or rights, with no further payments or conditions.

• They agreed on an outright sale.
• Outright ownership means there are no loan payments.
• She preferred an outright purchase to a monthly payment plan.

Synonymes : unconditional

Expressions courantes : outright purchase, outright ownership, outright sale