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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalavisé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: malavisé
"Sa décision était malavisé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not wise or prudent; resulting from poor judgment.
"The decision to invest in that failing company was ill-advised." - 2
Characterized by a lack of careful thought or consideration.
"Her ill-advised comments during the meeting caused a lot of confusion."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ill-advised' combines 'ill', meaning 'badly' or 'poorly' from Old English 'yfel', and 'advised', derived from the Latin 'advisare', meaning 'to consider' or 'to deliberate'. The phrase has evolved to describe actions taken without proper consideration or judgment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ill-Advised" is said worldwide
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malavisé
Transliteration: malavisé
"Sa décision était malavisé."
schlecht beraten
Transliteration: ʃlɛçt bɛʁˈzaːtən
"Seine Entscheidung war schlecht beraten."
male consigliato
Transliteration: male consigliato
"La sua scelta era male consigliato."
mal aconsejado
Transliteration: mal aconsejado
"Su decisión fue mal aconsejado."
mal aconselhado
Transliteration: mal aconselhado
"A decisão foi mal aconselhado."
गलत सलाह दी गई
Transliteration: galat salah di gayi
"उसका निर्णय गलत सलाह दी गई था।"
不明智的
Transliteration: bù míng zhì de
"他的决定是不明智的。"
잘못된 조언
Transliteration: jalmotdoen jo-eon
"그의 결정은 잘못된 조언이었습니다."
不適切な助言
Transliteration: futekisetsu na jogen
"彼の決定は不適切な助言でした。"
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