unconscious

inconscient

Qui ne perçoit pas ce qui se passe et ne peut pas réagir, souvent après une blessure ou une maladie.

En anglais simple : Unable to notice or respond to what is happening, often because of an injury or illness.

• He was unconscious after the fall.
• Doctors found her unconscious but still breathing.
• The injured man remained unconscious for several hours.

Synonymes : out cold, insensible

Contraires : conscious

Expressions courantes : fall unconscious, unconscious patient, remain unconscious, become unconscious

inconscient, involontaire

Fait sans réfléchir ou sans se rendre compte qu’on le fait.

En anglais simple : Done without thinking about it or knowing that you are doing it.

• Her smile was an unconscious reaction.
• He made an unconscious movement toward the door.
• Unconscious habits can affect our choices.

Synonymes : automatic, unthinking, unintentional

Contraires : conscious, deliberate

Expressions courantes : unconscious reaction, unconscious bias, unconscious movement

inconscient

Partie de l’esprit qui contient des pensées et des sentiments dont on n’a pas conscience.

En anglais simple : The part of your mind containing thoughts and feelings that you do not know about.

• Dreams may reveal the unconscious.
• She studies how the unconscious influences decisions.
• Some painful memories remain in the unconscious.

Synonymes : unconscious mind, subconscious

Expressions courantes : the unconscious, human unconscious