frivole

fʁivɔl

Definition

Definition of frivole - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

chosequi manque de sérieux ou d'importance

Cette discussion frivole ne nous mène à rien.

léger

superficiel

personnequi aime les plaisirs légers et superficiels

Elle semble frivole mais elle travaille beaucoup.

coquet

volage

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femme frivole

femme qui s'intéresse surtout aux choses superficielles et sans importance

On la considérait comme une femme frivole à cause de ses préoccupations.

Origin of frivole

français, frivole (frivolous, light)

Terms with frivole included in their meaning

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futile

adj.

personne frivole

qui se préoccupe de choses sans importance

parisien

adj.

esprit

qui montre un esprit léger, frivole ou érotique

badaude

naïveté

femme naïve qui admire tout avec une curiosité frivole

cailletage

commérages

bavardage excessif et frivole, souvent des commérages

fanfreluche

futilité

chose frivole et sans importance

Examples of frivole in a sentence

Le film a été critiqué pour son scénario frivole.
Son comportement frivole agace ses collègues.
Il évite les discussions sérieuses, trop frivole pour cela.

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English:frivolous, flighty, ...
German:leichtfertig, leichtlebig, ...
Italian:frivolo, ...
Spanish:frívolo, ...
Portuguese:frívolo, ...
Chinese:轻浮, 轻浮的, ...
Japanese:軽薄な, 浮ついた, ...
Arabic:تافه, عابث, ...
Hebrew:קַל דַּעַת, פָּזִיז, ...
Russian:легкомысленный, фривольный, ...
Ukrainian:легковажний, ...
Catalan:frívol, ...
Danish:frivol, overfladisk, ...
Dutch:luchtig, frivool, ...
Greek:επιπόλαιος, επιπόλαια, ...
Hungarian:komolytalan, léha, ...
Khmer:ស្រាល, ស្រាលស្រាវ, ...
Korean:경박한, 철없는, ...
Polish:błahy, frivolny, ...
Portuguese (BR):frívolo, frívola, ...
Romanian:frivol, ...
Swedish:frivol, lättsinnig, ...
Thai:ไร้สาระ, เจ้าสำราญ, ...
Turkish:ciddiyetsiz, hafifmeşrep, ...
Vietnamese:phù phiếm, hời hợt, ...

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