senseless

insensé, absurde

Qui n’a ni utilité ni raison valable.

En anglais simple : Having no useful purpose or good reason.

• It was a senseless waste of food.
• The community was shocked by the senseless killing.
• Why must so many people die in senseless wars?

Synonymes : pointless, meaningless, purposeless

Contraires : meaningful, purposeful

Expressions courantes : senseless violence, a senseless waste, senseless killing, a senseless death

irréfléchi, insensé

Qui agit sans réfléchir aux risques ou aux dommages possibles.

En anglais simple : Showing no careful thought or good judgement about possible harm or danger.

• He took senseless risks.
• Driving that fast in heavy rain was senseless.
• Her senseless decision put the whole team in danger.

Synonymes : foolish, reckless, unthinking

Contraires : sensible, prudent

Expressions courantes : senseless risks, a senseless decision, senseless behaviour

inconscient, sans connaissance

Qui a perdu connaissance et ne perçoit plus ce qui se passe ni ne réagit.

En anglais simple : Unable to see, hear, or respond because you are unconscious.

• He lay senseless on the floor.
• The blow knocked her senseless.
• They found him senseless beside the road.

Comment l'utiliser : knock someone senseless (The falling branch knocked him senseless.)

Synonymes : unconscious, out cold

Contraires : conscious

Expressions courantes : knock someone senseless, beat someone senseless, lie senseless

insensible, engourdi

Qui ne ressent rien ou n’a plus l’énergie ou l’envie d’agir.

En anglais simple : Unable to feel anything, or lacking the energy or wish to act.

• His fingers were senseless from the cold.
• She could not feel a touch on her senseless arm.
• Exhaustion left him senseless and unwilling to move.

Synonymes : numb, unfeeling

Expressions courantes : senseless fingers, senseless limbs, leave someone senseless