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French
Etymology
From Latin indifferentem.
Pronunciation
Adjective
indifférent (feminine indifférente, masculine plural indifférents, feminine plural indifférentes)
- indifferent
- Synonyms: désintéressé, insensible, insouciant
- Je ne peux être qu’indifférent à votre détresse, de même que vous étiez à la mienne. ― I can only be indifferent to your distress, just as you were to mine.
- of no difference; uninteresting, unconcerning, unimportant
- Synonyms: inintéressant, insignifiant, sans importance
- Near-synonyms: désintéressant, égal, sans conséquence
- Je lui suis indifférent. ― I am indifferent to him/her.
- C’est indifférent à tout le monde, sauf à toi. ― Nobody cares about it but you.
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