sketchy

louche, douteux

Qui semble malhonnête ou susceptible de causer des problèmes et n’inspire pas confiance.

En anglais simple : Seeming dishonest or likely to cause trouble, so you do not feel safe trusting them.

• That guy seems sketchy.
• She refused to buy from the sketchy dealer.
• Why are you trusting someone so sketchy?

Synonymes : shady, dodgy, untrustworthy

Contraires : trustworthy

Expressions courantes : sketchy guy, sketchy dealer, seem sketchy

douteux, peu fiable

Dont la qualité semble insuffisante pour qu’on puisse s’y fier.

En anglais simple : Not good enough to trust or feel confident about.

• That repair looks sketchy.
• The evidence against him was sketchy.
• We rejected the equipment because its quality seemed sketchy.

Synonymes : questionable, dubious, unreliable

Contraires : reliable

Expressions courantes : sketchy repair, sketchy work, sketchy evidence

sommaire, vague

Qui donne peu de détails et laisse de côté des informations importantes.

En anglais simple : Giving only a few details, so important information is missing.

• The details are still sketchy.
• We received a sketchy account of the accident.
• Her knowledge of the rules was rather sketchy.

Synonymes : incomplete, vague, rough

Contraires : detailed, thorough

Expressions courantes : sketchy details, sketchy information, sketchy account

sommaire, ébauché

Qui présente seulement les idées principales, avec des détails encore à ajouter ou à améliorer.

En anglais simple : Showing only the main ideas, with details still to be added or improved.

• She showed us a sketchy plan.
• The first drawings were sketchy but useful.
• We developed his sketchy outline into a full proposal.

Synonymes : rough, unfinished

Contraires : detailed

Expressions courantes : sketchy design, sketchy outline, sketchy plan