casual in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for casual in the English»French Dictionary

I.casual [Brit ˈkaʒjʊəl, Am ˈkæʒuəl] N

casual (temporary worker)

travailleur/-euse m/f temporaire

casual (occasional worker)

travailleur/-euse m/f occasionnel/-elle

II.casuals N

casuals npl:

casuals (clothes)

vêtements mpl sport

casuals (shoes)

chaussures fpl sport

III.casual [Brit ˈkaʒjʊəl, Am ˈkæʒuəl] ADJ

1. casual (informal):

casual clothes, dress, person, manner, greeting

décontracté

to have a casual chat

bavarder, causer inf

to come up in casual conversation

surgir par hasard dans la conversation

2. casual (occasional):

casual acquaintance, relationship

de passage

casual drug users

drogués mpl occasionnels

3. casual (nonchalant):

casual attitude, gesture, mention, approach, tone

désinvolte

to make a question sound casual

poser une question d'un ton détaché

4. casual pej:

casual racism, cruelty, violence

ordinaire

casual remark, assumption, insult

désinvolte

her casual treatment of me

sa désinvolture à mon égard

5. casual inspection, glance, onlooker:

casual

superficiel/-ielle

to the casual eye it seems that …

l'observateur superficiel dirait que …

6. casual (chance):

casual encounter, error

fortuit

7. casual worker, labour:

casual (temporary)

temporaire

casual (occasional)

occasionnel/-elle

8. casual BIOL:

casual

adventice

casual contract N

casual contract

contrat m temporaire

casual sex N U

casual sex

relations fpl sexuelles non suivies

smart casual [smɑːt ˈkaʒjʊəl, Amˌsmɑrt ˈkæʒuəl] ADJ

smart casual clothes:

smart casual

chic décontracté/-e m/f

Translations for casual in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

décontracté (décontractée) tenue vestimentaire, mode

casual

décontracté (décontractée) personne, attitude

casual

désinvolte (à l'aise)

casual

coucherie

casual sexual encounter

négligent (négligente) geste, coup d'œil

casual

job (petit boulot)

casual job

passager (passagère) amours

casual

casual in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for casual in the English»French Dictionary

I.casual [ˈkæʒʊəl, Am ˈkæʒu:-] ADJ

1. casual (relaxed):

casual

décontracté(e)

2. casual (not permanent):

casual

occasionnel(le)

casual work, worker

temporaire

casual relation

de passage

casual sex

sans lendemain

3. casual (careless, not serious):

casual

désinvolte

casual attitude

insouciant(e)

casual glance

superficiel(le)

casual chance

fortuit(e)

4. casual FASHION:

casual clothes

sport inv

II.casual [ˈkæʒʊəl, Am ˈkæʒu:-] N

1. casual (worker):

casual

travailleur(-euse) m (f) temporaire

2. casual pl FASHION:

casual

vêtements mpl de sport

casual labourer N

casual labourer

ouvrier(-ère) m (f) temporaire

casual labour N

casual labour

main-d'œuvre f temporaire

casual wear N

casual wear

vêtements mpl sport

Translations for casual in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

désinvolte mouvement, attitude, style

casual

occasionnel(le) travail

casual

paresseux (-euse) attitude

casual

décontraction pej

(rather) casual manner

décontracté(e) tenue

casual

familier (-ière) personne

casual

casual Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

casual sex

rapports mpl sexuels de rencontre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His powerfully visionary poetry frees itself from every casual or superfluous element to give emphasis to the primary conditions of existence.

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Except for three casual sketchbook portraits, all his known works are landscapes.

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The conversation is most often away from that of mercantile pursuits and trade, adopting a more casual tone.

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His idea was to give the impression that he knew everything and to let the prisoners confirm his thoughts during casual conversation.

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It is classified as a casual, non-connecting script, and was designed to imitate the historical look of comic book lettering, for use in informal documents.

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Skirmish battles require the least time investment, so it is better suited toward casual players.

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Sponges, although at casual glance look like plants, are animals, living singly or in colonies of many individuals.

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Very casual button-front shirts are often sized as small, medium, large, and so on.

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The society presented the awards in a casual but star-studded ceremony.

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It's just not as abundant in left-field ideas and sounds a little more casual and tossed-off.

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