capriciousness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for capriciousness in the English»French Dictionary

capricious [Brit kəˈprɪʃəs, Am kəˈprɪʃəs, kəˈpriʃəs] ADJ

capricious person, weather, fortune

capricieux/-ieuse

capricious whim, decision

extravagant

capriciously [Brit kəˈprɪʃəsli, Am kəˈprɪʃəsli, kəˈpriʃəsli] ADV

capriciously behave, decide:

capriciously

capricieusement

consciousness-raising N

consciousness-raising

sensibilisation f

self-consciousness [Brit sɛlfˈkɒn(t)ʃəsnəs, Am ˌsɛlfˈkɑnʃəsnəs] N

1. self-consciousness (timidity):

self-consciousness

gêne f

2. self-consciousness (deliberateness):

self-consciousness

conscience f

3. self-consciousness → self-awareness

See also self-awareness

self-awareness N

self-awareness

conscience f de soi/de lui-même etc

officiousness [Brit əˈfɪʃəsnəs, Am əˈfɪʃəsnəs] N pej

officiousness

excès m d'empressement

viciousness [Brit ˈvɪʃəsnəs, Am ˈvɪʃəsnəs] N

1. viciousness (physical):

viciousness (of person)

brutalité f

viciousness (of attack)

sauvagerie f

2. viciousness (verbal):

viciousness

méchanceté f

suspiciousness [Brit səˈspɪʃəsnəs, Am səˈspɪʃəsnəs] N

suspiciousness

méfiance (of à l'égard de)

self-righteousness N pej

self-righteousness

autosatisfaction f

unselfconsciousness [Brit ʌnsɛlfˈkɒnʃəsnəs, Am ˌənˌsɛlfˈkɑnʃəsnəs] N

unselfconsciousness

naturel m

consciousness [Brit ˈkɒnʃəsnɪs, Am ˈkɑn(t)ʃəsnəs] N

1. consciousness:

consciousness (awareness)

conscience f (of de)

consciousness (undefined)

sentiment m (of de)

the consciousness that …

le sentiment que …

the truth dawned upon my consciousness

j'ai commencé à entrevoir la vérité

the idea penetrated public consciousness

l'idée a fait son chemin dans la conscience des gens

safety consciousness

souci m en matière de sécurité

2. consciousness (shared beliefs):

consciousness

conscience f collective

3. consciousness MED:

to lose/regain consciousness

perdre/reprendre connaissance

capriciousness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for capriciousness in the English»French Dictionary

precociousness, precocity N no pl form

1. precociousness (early development):

precociousness

précocité f

2. precociousness pej (maturing too early):

precociousness

prématurité f

consciousness N no pl

1. consciousness MED:

consciousness

connaissance f

to lose consciousness

perdre connaissance

to recover consciousness

revenir à soi

2. consciousness (awareness):

consciousness

conscience f

to raise one's consciousness

prendre conscience de qc

spaciousness N no pl

spaciousness

grandeur f

unconsciousness N no pl MED

unconsciousness

inconscience f

tediousness, tedium N no pl

tediousness

ennui m

seriousness N no pl

1. seriousness (truthfulness):

seriousness

sérieux m

in all seriousness

sérieusement

2. seriousness (serious or grave nature):

seriousness

gravité f

conscientiousness N no pl

conscientiousness

conscience f

pretentiousness N no pl pej

pretentiousness

prétention f

avaricious [ˌævəˈrɪʃəs] ADJ form

avaricious

cupide

covetousness N

User Entry

covetousness

convoitise f

covetousness (one of the seven deadly sins) REL

avarice f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her energy and capriciousness grated on his nerves, while his pedantry and rigidity frustrated her.

en.wikipedia.org

Again, all this points to the capriciousness of the cabbies.

www.telegraph.co.uk