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senseless [Brit ˈsɛnsləs, Am ˈsɛnsləs] ADJ

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1. senseless (pointless):

senseless violence, killing

senseless idea, discussion

senseless act, waste

it is senseless to do or doing

il est insensé de faire

2. senseless (unconscious):

senseless

sans connaissance, inconscient

he lay senseless on the floor

il était étendu sans connaissance par terre

to knock sb senseless

faire perdre connaissance à qn

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to knock sb unconscious or senseless or silly inf person, object, blow:

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déraisonnable (peu sage)

senseless

assommer/tuer qn à coups de massue

to club sb senseless/to death

to knock [sb] senseless

assommer qn à coups de massue

to club sb senseless

un acte dénué de sens

a senseless act, an act devoid of sense

assommer qn à coups de gourdin

to knock sb senseless with a club

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senseless ADJ

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1. senseless (foolish, pointless):

senseless

senseless killing

it is senseless to +infin

ça n'a aucun sens de +infin

2. senseless MED (unconscious):

senseless

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to knock sb senseless [or silly]

it is senseless to +infin

ça n'a aucun sens de +infin

to knock sb senseless [or silly]

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The life of the moon, as much as that of the sheep-herder, seems completely senseless. en.wikipedia.org

He is a frequent speaker on the subject of drunk driving who works tirelessly to combat this senseless crime. en.wikipedia.org

Yet he saw what he thought a senseless execution of a young woman justified as revolutionary brutality. en.wikipedia.org

We were whirled round and round, and half choked with water, and dashed about amongst the wreckage until half senseless. en.wikipedia.org

It was the perfect senseless act and this was the perfect senseless reason for doing it. en.wikipedia.org

This was a senseless loss of innocent young lives, especially since schools should be sanctuaries for our children. en.wikipedia.org

Also, it is difficult, if not impossible, to define what constitutes senseless violence. en.wikipedia.org

Where three or four states collide, there one must live his whole life under evil, senseless tolls and toll restrictions. en.wikipedia.org

Therefore, this war is senseless and it must be stopped no matter how much certain politicians would wish it to continue. en.wikipedia.org

Smoke sneaks up behind the young man on the outskirts of town and knocks him senseless. en.wikipedia.org

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