indiscriminate

indiscriminate
adjective
1) (undiscriminating) unkritisch
2) (unrestrained, promiscuous) wahllos; willkürlich [Anwendung]
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in·dis·crimi·nate
[ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət]
adj
1. (unthinking) unüberlegt, unbedacht; (uncritical) unkritisch
the \indiscriminate use of fertilizers will cause major damages to the environment der willkürliche Einsatz von Düngemitteln wird große Umweltschäden anrichten
2. (random) wahllos, willkürlich
the terrorists have made \indiscriminate attacks on civilians die Terroristen verübten blinde Attacken auf Zivilisten
▪ to be \indiscriminate in sth bei etw dat keine Unterschiede machen
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["IndI'skrImInɪt]
adj
wahllos; spending also unüberlegt; reading also kritiklos, unkritisch; mixture also kunterbunt; choice willkürlich; reader, shopper kritiklos, unkritisch; tastes unausgeprägt

you shouldn't be so indiscriminate in the friends you make — du solltest dir deine Freunde etwas sorgfältiger aussuchen

he was completely indiscriminate in whom he punished — er verteilte seine Strafen völlig wahllos or willkürlich

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indiscriminate [ˌındıˈskrımınət] adj
1. a) nicht wählerisch:
he is indiscriminate in making friends er schließt mit jedem Freundschaft
b) urteils-, kritiklos
2. a) wahl-, unterschiedslos:
he dealt out indiscriminate blows er schlug blind oder wahllos um sich
b) ungeordnet, kunterbunt
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adjective
1) (undiscriminating) unkritisch
2) (unrestrained, promiscuous) wahllos; willkürlich [Anwendung]
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adj.
wahllos adj.
wahlloser adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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