unused

inutilisé

Qui n’est pas utilisé ou qui est resté longtemps sans servir.

En anglais simple : Not being used, or left without being used for a long time.

• The upstairs room is unused.
• Several factories have remained unused for years.
• Can we return these unused tickets?

Synonymes : idle, unutilized

Contraires : used

Expressions courantes : unused space, unused equipment, remain unused

peu habitué

Qui connaît peu quelque chose et ne s’y sent pas à l’aise, faute d’expérience.

En anglais simple : Not familiar or comfortable with something because you have little experience of it.

• I am unused to the noise.
• He was unused to driving on busy roads.
• They felt tired because they were unused to walking so far.

Comment l'utiliser : unused to something (I am unused to such cold weather.); unused to doing something (She was unused to working at night.)

Synonymes : unaccustomed, unfamiliar

Contraires : accustomed

Expressions courantes : unused to something, unused to driving, unused to noise, unused to working