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mercurial

UK
/mɜːˈkjʊəriəl/
US
/mɚˈkjʊriəl/
mercurialadjective
more mercurial
Comp.
most mercurial
Super.
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/mɜːˈkjʊəriəl/
US
/mɚˈkjʊriəl/
Translations
changeantSe dit d’un caractère ou d’un comportement sujet à des changements rapides et imprévisibles.
Her mercurial temperament made it difficult for her friends to predict how she would react.
Son tempérament changeant rendait difficile pour ses amis de prévoir sa réaction.
imprévisibleSe dit d’une personne ou d’une humeur qui varie sans prévenir.
His mercurial behavior kept everyone on edge.
Son comportement imprévisible tenait tout le monde en haleine.
vifSe dit d’un esprit rapide, alerte, plein de vivacité.
His mercurial mind allowed him to come up with solutions on the spot during the meeting.
Son esprit vif lui a թույլ d’imaginer des solutions sur-le-champ pendant la réunion.
mercurielS’emploie en chimie ou en médecine pour ce qui contient du mercure ou y est lié.
Mercurial ointments were routinely applied to skin infections in the past.
Des onguents mercuriels étaient autrefois appliqués sur les infections cutanées.
Additional translations
mercurielS’emploie aussi pour ce qui est relatif au dieu Mercure ou à la planète Mercure.
Definitions
Characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes in mood or behavior.
Her mercurial temperament made it difficult for her friends to predict how she would react.
Lively and quick-witted.
His mercurial mind allowed him to come up with solutions on the spot during the meeting.
Containing or relating to the element mercury or compounds that include it.
Mercurial ointments were routinely applied to skin infections in the past.
Of or relating to the Roman god Mercury or the planet Mercury, especially as an astrological influence.
In astrology, a mercurial influence is thought to foster quick thinking and eloquence.
Synonyms
volatile
fickle
changeable
unpredictable
erratic
capricious
whimsical
Antonyms
stable
constant
unchanging
mercurialnoun
mercurials
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UK
/mɜːˈkjʊəriəl/
US
/mɚˈkjʊriəl/
Translations
mercurielTerme de médecine et de chimie; désigne une préparation contenant du mercure.
Doctors once prescribed mercurials to treat syphilis.
Les médecins prescrivaient autrefois des mercuriels pour traiter la syphilis.
imprévisibleNom employé pour désigner une personne au tempérament changeant ou instable.
Among his reserved colleagues, he was the office mercurial.
Parmi ses collègues réservés, il était l’imprévisible du bureau.
Definitions
A pharmaceutical preparation containing mercury, formerly used as a medicine.
Doctors once prescribed mercurials to treat syphilis.
A person who exhibits a lively, changeable, or unpredictable temperament.
Among his reserved colleagues, he was the office mercurial.
Synonyms
mercurial person
capricious person
fickle person
temperamental person
volatile person
flighty person
changeable person
whimsical person
impulsive person
mood‑swinger
mercurialproper noun
Definitions
A distributed version-control system used for tracking changes in source code.
Our team migrated the entire codebase to Mercurial last year.
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