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free·wheel·ing

(frē′wē′lĭng, -hwē′-)

adj.

a. Free of restraints or rules in organization, methods, or procedure.

b. Heedless of consequences; carefree.

2. Relating to or equipped with a free wheel.

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freewheeling

(ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ)

adj

1. (Automotive Engineering) relating to, operating as, or having a freewheel; coasting

2. informal free of restraints; carefree or uninhibited

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free•wheel•ing

(ˈfriˈʰwi lɪŋ, -ˈwi-)

adj.

1. moving about freely.

2. not concerned with or constrained by rules, conventions, or responsibilities.

3. unrestrained; irresponsible.

[1900–05]

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Adj. 1. freewheeling - free of restraints or rules; "freewheeling foolishness"; "the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style"

unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"

2. [画像:freewheeling - cheerfully irresponsible]freewheeling - cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"

devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy, carefree

irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

Translations

freewheeling

[ˈfriːˌwiːlɪŋ] ADJ [discussion] → desenvuelto ; (= free) → libre, espontáneo ; (= careless) → irresponsable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

freewheeling

[ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ] adj (fam) (person) → indipendente

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