unhealthy

malsain, nocif

Qui risque de nuire à la santé physique ou mentale.

En anglais simple : Likely to harm your body or mind.

• Smoking is an unhealthy habit.
• He eats too much unhealthy food.
• Her unhealthy interest in other people’s problems worries me.

Synonymes : harmful, unwholesome

Contraires : healthy

Expressions courantes : unhealthy food, unhealthy habits, an unhealthy interest

insalubre, malsain

Qui révèle une mauvaise santé ou crée des conditions favorisant les maladies.

En anglais simple : Showing poor health or creating conditions in which people are likely to become ill.

• His skin had an unhealthy colour.
• The families lived in unhealthy conditions.
• Damp rooms and dirty water made the surroundings unhealthy.

Synonymes : unwholesome, unsanitary

Contraires : healthy

Expressions courantes : unhealthy surroundings, unhealthy conditions, an unhealthy appearance

malade, maladif

Qui souffre d’une maladie ou dont le corps est fragile.

En anglais simple : Suffering from illness or having a weak body.

• The puppy looks unhealthy.
• He was an unhealthy child who often missed school.
• The vet separated the unhealthy animals from the others.

Synonymes : sick, ill, unwell

Contraires : healthy, well

Expressions courantes : an unhealthy child, unhealthy animals, look unhealthy

fragile, malsain

Qui est fragile ou va mal, notamment dans les affaires ou l’économie.

En anglais simple : Weak or doing badly, especially in business or the economy.

• The company’s finances are unhealthy.
• High debt is a sign of an unhealthy economy.
• The report describes an unhealthy market dominated by one company.

Synonymes : weak, unsound

Contraires : healthy

Expressions courantes : an unhealthy economy, unhealthy finances, unhealthy competition

malsain, corrupteur

Qui encourage des pensées ou des comportements mauvais.

En anglais simple : Likely to encourage bad thoughts or behaviour.

• They feared his unhealthy influence.
• The teacher described those attitudes as unhealthy.
• She believed the violent stories were unhealthy reading material for children.

Synonymes : corrupting, unwholesome

Contraires : wholesome

Expressions courantes : unhealthy reading material, an unhealthy influence, unhealthy attitudes