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in·dif·fer·ent
(ĭn-dĭf′ər-ənt, -dĭf′rənt)adj.
1.
a. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: a person who is indifferent to the sufferings of others.
b. Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal.
2. Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial: It's indifferent which outfit you choose.
3. Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased: an indifferent judge.
4.
a. Being neither too much nor too little; moderate: "Specialist rectifiers ... raised brandies of indifferent strength to the desired strength by further distillations" (L.M. Cullen).
b. Being neither good nor bad; mediocre: an indifferent performance. See Synonyms at average.
5. Not active or involved; neutral: an indifferent chemical in a reaction.
6. Biology Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indifferēns, indifferent- : in-, not; see in-1 + differēns, different; see different.]
in·dif′fer·ent·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. indifferently - with indifference; in an indifferent manner; "she shrugged indifferently"
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Translations
بلا مُبالاه
lhostejně
middelmådigt
jelentéktelen módon
jafnt; meî áhugaleysi
ilgisizcekayıtsızca
indifferently
[ɪnˈdɪfrəntlɪ] ADV1. (= uninterestedly) → con indiferencia
2. (= unsympathetically) → con indiferencia
to treat sb indifferently → tratar a algn con indiferencia
to treat sb indifferently → tratar a algn con indiferencia
3. (= in a mediocre way) → regularmente
she performed indifferently → su actuación fue regular nada más
she performed indifferently → su actuación fue regular nada más
4. (= without preference) → indistintamente
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indifferently
adv
(= without interest) → gleichgültig
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indifferent
(inˈdifrənt) adjective1. (often with to) showing no interest in or not caring about (opinions, events etc). She is quite indifferent to other people's suffering. middelmatig غَيْر مُبالٍ، عَديم الإكْتِراث безразличние indiferente lhostejný gleichgültig ligeglad; indifferent αδιάφορος indiferente ükskõikne بی تفاوت välinpitämätön indifférent (à) אדיש तटस्थ, तुच्छ nezainteresiran közömbös tidak peduli áhugalaus indifferente 無関心な 무관심한 abejingas vienaldzīgs tidak peduli onverschillig likegyldig, likesæl obojętny مختلف indiferente indiferent (faţă de) равнодушный ľahostajný brezbrižen indiferentan likgiltig ไม่แยแส ilgisiz, kayıtsız 不感興趣的,漠不關心的 байдужий; індиферентний لا پرواہ hờ hững 不关心的
2. not very good. He is a rather indifferent card-player. onverskillige وَسَط، لَيس بالجيِّد أو الرَّديء посредствен indiferente průměrný leidlich middelmådig μέτριος mediocre keskpärane متوسط keskinkertainen médiocre בינוני सामान्य, घटिया osrednji elég gyenge kurang pandai lakur, fremur lélegur mediocre 平凡な 평범한 nekoks viduvējs kurang pandai matig middelmådig średni نورمال ، عادى ، طبيعى، منطظم ، اوسط indiferente mediocru посредственный priemerný povprečen osrednji slätstruken, skral ไม่ค่อยดีนัก vasat, şöyle böyle 平庸的 посередній معمولی xoàng xoàng 平庸的,一般的
inˈdifferently adverb onverskillig بلا مُبالاه равнодушно indiferentemente lhostejně gleichgültig middelmådigt αδιάφορα indiferentemente; mediocremente ükskõikselt بطور متوسط؛ با بی تفاوتی välinpitämättömästi indifféremment בְּאָדִישוּת जैसे-तैसे nezainteresirano közömbösen, jelentéktelen módon masa bodoh jafnt; með áhugaleysi indifferentemente 無関心に 무관심하게 abejingai vienaldzīgi; viduvēji dengan tidak peduli onverschillig, matig likeglad obojętnie د نورمال دوله indiferentemente indiferent; cu indiferenţă равнодушно; посредственно ľahostajne brezbrižno indiferentno likgiltigt อย่างไม่แยแส ilgisizce, kayıtsızca 漠不關心地 байдуже; посередньо بے توجہی سے một cách hờ hững 不关心地
inˈdifference noun the state of showing no interest in, or concern about, something. She showed complete indifference to the cries of the baby. onverskilligheid لا مُبالاه равнодушие indiferença lhostejnost die Gleichgültigkeit ligegladhed αδιαφορία indiferencia ükskõiksus بی اعتنایی välinpitämättömyys indifférence אדישות उपेक्षा nezainteresiranost közöny ketakpedulian áhugaleysi, skeytingarleysi indifferenza 無関心 무관심 abejingumas vienaldzība sikap tidak ambil peduli onverschilligheid likegyldighet obojętność بی پروای indiferença indiferenţă равнодушие ľahostajnosť brezbrižnost indiferentnost likgiltighet ความไม่สนใจ ilgisizlik, kayıtsızlık 漠不關心 байдужість; посередність بے توجہی sự hờ hững 不关心
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