ill-advised

ɪl-ədˈvaɪzd
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Translation of ill-advised from English into Dutch

Adjective

unwise action

done without careful thought or planning
  • His ill-advised comment upset everyone at the meeting.Zijn onbezonnen opmerking maakte iedereen van streek tijdens de vergadering.
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Synonyms and analogies of ill-advised in English

adj.foolhardyrecklessMore synonyms

Examples of ill-advised in a sentence

  • Her ill-advised words caused a rift in their friendship.

Translations of "ill-advised" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
onverstandigadj.

She would certainly be ill-advised if she refused to meet me.

Het zou zeker onverstandig zijn als ze me weigert te zien.

She would certainly be ill-advised if she refused to meet me.

Het zou onverstandig zijn als ze weigert mij te spreken...

onbezonnenadj.

All you need to do is drop your ill-advised investigation of my company.

Je hoeft maar alleen je onbezonnen onderzoek naar mijn bedrijf te staken.

They are intemperate, offensive and ill-advised.

Ze zijn buitensporig, kwetsend en onbezonnen.

niet verstandigadj.

Going out without a coat was ill-advised given the cold weather forecast.

Zonder jas naar buiten gaan was niet verstandig met die koude weersvoorspelling.

Sharing confidential information that way is clearly ill-advised in any workplace.

Op die manier vertrouwelijke informatie delen is in elke werkomgeving duidelijk niet verstandig.

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ill-advised: Examples and translations in context

He lost a prince's ransom on ill-advised bets at the racetrack yesterday.

Hij verloor gisteren een hoop geld door onverstandige weddenschappen op de renbaan.

Given your relationship to the patient, it would be inappropriate and ill-advised.

Gezien je relatie met de patiënt, zou het ongepast en onverstandig zijn.

Given your relationship to the patient, it would be inappropriate and ill-advised.

Gezien je relatie met de patiënt, zou het ongepast en onverstandig zijn.

While their behaviour might be ill-advised, they are neither kidnappers nor murderers.

Dat was onverstandig, maar ze zijn noch ontvoerders, noch moordenaars.

It is therefore ill-advised to exempt certain types of waste.

Het is daarom onverstandig om voor bepaalde afvalstoffen een uitzondering te maken.

I admit the conversation with the defendant was ill-advised.

Lk geef toe dat m'n gesprek met de verdachte onverstandig was.

But doesn't change the fact that this is a wonderfully ill-advised idea.

Maar het verandert niets aan het feit dat dit een mooi onbezonnen idee is.

I've sweated marbles over this ill-advised, premature operation.

Ik heb me suf gewerkt voor deze onbezonnen operatie.

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