vague

vague, flou

Manque de netteté ou de détails pour être bien vu, retenu ou compris.

En anglais simple : Not clear or detailed enough to see, remember, or understand well.

• I have a vague memory of her.
• We could see a vague shape in the fog.
• She remained vague about when she would return.

Comment l'utiliser : vague about something (He was vague about his plans.)

Synonymes : unclear, indistinct

Contraires : clear

Expressions courantes : vague idea, vague memory, vague outline

vague, imprécis

Pas assez clair ou précis pour être facilement compris.

En anglais simple : Not clear or exact enough to understand easily.

• His answer was vague.
• I have a vague memory of that street.
• She was vague about when she would return.

Comment l'utiliser : vague about something (He was vague about his plans.)

Synonymes : unclear, imprecise

Contraires : clear, precise

Expressions courantes : vague idea, vague instructions, vague about something

vague, imprécis

N’a pas de sens précis et peut donc être compris de plusieurs façons.

En anglais simple : Having no exact meaning, so people may understand it in different ways.

• The term is too vague.
• They rejected the contract because its wording was vague.
• What does that vague phrase actually mean?

Synonymes : imprecise, ambiguous

Contraires : precise

Expressions courantes : vague term, vague language, vague wording