Nonchalant Meaning in English

word

US

ˌnɑnʃəˈɫɑnt

non-shuh-LAHNT

UK

nˈɒnʃələnt

non-SHUH-luhnt

التعريف

If someone is nonchalant, they act calm, relaxed, or unconcerned, even in situations where most people would show emotion or worry.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Nonchalant' is formal and describes a calm or unconcerned attitude, often when calmness seems surprising. Common collocations: 'nonchalant attitude', 'responded nonchalantly'. Do not confuse with 'careless' (which suggests recklessness).

• Spanish: despreocupado - indiferente
• Portuguese (BR): despreocupado - indiferente
• Portuguese (PT): despreocupado - indiferente
• Chinese (Simplified): 若无其事 - 漠不关心
• Chinese (Traditional): 若無其事 - 漠不關心
• Hindi: बेपरवाह - लापरवाह
• Arabic: غير مبالٍ - هادئ
• Bengali: অলস - নিরুদ্বেগ - উদাসীন
• Russian: невозмутимый - равнодушный - беззаботный
• Japanese: 平然とした - 無頓着な
• Vietnamese: thản nhiên - điềm tĩnh - dửng dưng
• Korean: 태연한 - 무심한
• Turkish: kaygısız - umursamaz (duygusuz anlamda değil)
• Urdu: لاپروا - بے فکری سے
• Indonesian: tidak acuh - tenang - santai

جمل نموذجية

He looked nonchalant during the interview.

basic

She gave a nonchalant shrug and walked away.

basic

Tom tried to act nonchalant, but he was nervous.

basic

Even when everyone panicked, she remained totally nonchalant.

natural

"Yeah, whatever," he said with a nonchalant smile.

natural

You can’t be so nonchalant about your grades if you want to improve.

natural