casual

casual
casual [ˈkæʒjʊl]
1. adjective
   a. [person] désinvolte ; [chat, conversation] informel
• he said, trying to sound casual dit-il, sur un ton faussement désinvolte
• they're very casual about safety ils ne prennent pas la sécurité au sérieux
   b. ( = occasional) occasionnel
• a casual acquaintance une (simple) connaissance
• a casual affair une aventure
• to have casual sex avoir une aventure sans lendemain
   c. [remark] fait en passant ; [meeting] fortuit
   d. [clothes, shoes] décontracté
• casual wear tenue f décontractée
   e. [work, job, worker] temporaire
2. noun
( = worker) travailleur m, -euse f temporaire
* * *
['kæʒʊəl] 1.
noun (temporary worker) travailleur/-euse m/f temporaire; (occasional worker) travailleur/-euse m/f occasionnel/-elle
2.
casuals plural noun (clothes) vêtements mpl sport
3.
adjective
1) (informal) décontracté

to have a casual chat — bavarder, causer (colloq)

2) (occasional) [acquaintance, relationship] de passage

casual sex — relations fpl sexuelles non suivies

3) (nonchalant) désinvolte
4) péj [cruelty, violence] ordinaire; [remark, assumption] désinvolte
5) [glance, onlooker] superficiel/-ielle

to the casual eye it seems that — l'observateur superficiel dirait que

6) (chance) [encounter] fortuit
7) [worker, labour] (temporary) temporaire; (occasional) occasionnel/-elle

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