incongru

ɛ̃kɔ̃ɡʁu

Definition

Definition of incongru - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

déplacéqui ne convient pas à la situation ou au contexte

Sa remarque était totalement incongrue pendant cette cérémonie solennelle.

déplacé

inapproprié

malvenu

comportementqui manque de politesse et de bonnes manières

Il s'est montré incongru en interrompant sans cesse la conversation.

grossier

impoli

malpoli

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Expressions with incongru

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élément incongru

partie qui ne s'harmonise pas avec l'ensemble et paraît déplacée

Cette statue moderne est un élément incongru dans ce salon classique.

paraître incongru

sembler inapproprié ou déplacé dans une situation donnée

Cette remarque va paraître incongrue pendant la cérémonie.

Origin of incongru

latin, incongruus (inconvenant) + congruus (convenant)

Terms with incongru included in their meaning

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machin

pron.

étonnement

référent jugé bizarre, ridicule ou incongru sans le nommer

Examples of incongru in a sentence

Un objet incongru trônait au milieu du salon.
Son comportement incongru a choqué les invités.
Il a eu des propos incongrus lors du dîner.

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English:inappropriate, rude, ...
German:unangebracht, unhöflich, ...
Italian:incongruo, scortese, ...
Spanish:incongruente, descortés, ...
Portuguese:incongruente, indelicado, ...
Chinese:不合时宜的, 无礼的, ...
Japanese:場違いな, 無作法な, ...
Arabic:غير ملائم, فظ, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מַתְאִים, חֲסַר נִימוּס, ...
Russian:неуместный, невежливый, ...
Ukrainian:недоречний, неввічливий, ...
Catalan:fora de lloc, descortès, ...
Danish:malplaceret, uhøflig, ...
Dutch:ongepast, onbeleefd, ...
Greek:αταίριαστος, αγενής, ...
Hungarian:oda nem illő, illetlen, ...
Khmer:មិនសមរម្យ, ឥតគួរសម, ...
Korean:부적절한, 무례한, ...
Polish:nie na miejscu, niegrzeczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):incongruente, indelicado, ...
Romanian:inadecvat, incongru, ...
Swedish:malplacerad, ohyfsad, ...
Thai:ไม่เหมาะสม, หยาบคาย, ...
Turkish:uygunsuz, kaba, ...
Vietnamese:không phù hợp, bất lịch sự, ...

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