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 Translation for 'without meaning to' from English to French
par inadvertance {adv}without meaning to
Partial Matches
à demi-mot {adv}without having to say everything
sans obligation d'achat {adv}without any obligation to buy
Il a pu quitter le pays sans être inquiété. He was able to leave the country without any trouble.
acception {f} [signification]meaning
signification {f}meaning
sens {m}meaning
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sens {m} étroitstrict meaning
ling.
glissement {m} sémantique
change in meaning
ling.
glissement {m} sémantique
shift of meaning
ling.
glissement {m} sémantique
change of meaning
ling.
glissement {m} sémantique
shift in meaning
être dépourvu de tout sensto have no meaning
ling.
être porteur de sens
to have a meaning
ling.
phrase {f} à double sens
sentence with a double meaning
Qu'est-ce que ça signifie ? [ton mécontent]What's the meaning of this?
market.
Que se cache-t-il derrière ce slogan ?
What's the (hidden) meaning of this slogan?
dépourvu de {prep} [sans]without
sans que {conj} [+ subj.]without
faire ceinture [fam.]to go without
constamment {adv}without interruption
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Usage Examples English
  • He is also characterized by his lack of intelligence and his tendency to put things bluntly without any tact, occasionally hurting the feelings of others or humiliating Lina without meaning to.
  • Like Johnny before him, he often causes trouble by wishing for things without meaning to, due to poorly worded commands.
  • The couriers often agreed to take messages and documents from individuals and resistance groups on their travels. Without meaning to, they became a clandestine international courier service that carried personal letters, cash, and resistance documents such as plans of military installations and lists of the names and addresses of Jewish children hiding in Brussels.
  • A Lee Konitz album followed, and without meaning to, Zalacain had established a record label.
  • She learns that her father has another daughter, but wants nothing to do with her half-sister Jade. Without meaning to Sabine spies on Jade, and witnesses a murder.

  • "As someone has remarked, these are exhibitions which people attend without meaning to," Clark wrote in 1934.
  • Akira Kongō is looking to take down the "23 District Project", which involves "banchōs" from twenty-three districts of Tokyo fighting for the right to control Japan. Without meaning to, he becomes a participant with the alias "Kongō Banchō", and must take down other "banchōs" while searching for the leaders of the project.
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Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
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