shortsightedness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shortsightedness in the English»French Dictionary

short-sightedness [Brit ˌʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪdnəs, Am ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdɪdnəs] N

1. short-sightedness lit:

short-sightedness

myopie f

2. short-sightedness fig:

short-sightedness

manque m de perspicacité (about à propos de)

Translations for shortsightedness in the French»English Dictionary

myopie [mjɔpi] N f

1. myopie lit:

myopie

short-sightedness, myopia spec

avoir une légère/forte myopie

to be slightly/very short-sighted

2. myopie fig:

myopie

short-sightedness

shortsightedness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shortsightedness in the French»English Dictionary

myopie [mjɔpi] N f a. fig

myopie

short-sightedness

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This high-flown phrase has a down-to-earth meaning, denoting the short-sightedness that afflicts elected governments.

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Numerous fans of the league condemned what they viewed to be carelessly negligent short-sightedness on the part of the association.

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Their venality and short-sightedness is now costing households millions of euro every year.

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To me, the free-range egg debate though is emblematic of a larger socio-political problem - one of an acute national short-sightedness and a failure to engage with real social issues.

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There isn't any absolute proof that children engaging with these devices have more short-sightedness, because that is the likely problem, than other people.

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I will fight their corrupt practices, selfishness, greediness, short-sightedness and whatever evil is in them wherever and whenever they are encountered.

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