ignore

ignore
ignore [ɪgˈnɔ:r]
transitive verb
( = take no notice of) ignorer ; [+ invitation, letter] ne pas répondre à ; [+ rule, prohibition] ne pas respecter
• we cannot ignore this behaviour any longer nous ne pouvons plus fermer les yeux sur ce genre de comportement
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[ɪg'nɔː(r)]
transitive verb ignorer [person]; ne pas relever [criticism, mistake, remark]; ne pas tenir compte de [feeling, fact]; ne pas respecter [rule]; ne pas suivre [advice]; se désintéresser complètement de [problem]

to ignore somebody's very existence — faire comme si quelqu'un n'existait pas


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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