cross-purposes dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

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cross-purposes Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

to be (talking) at cross purposes
mal se comprendre
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This double appointment would ensure that the two roles could not work at cross-purposes.
en.wikipedia.org
He said, in his experience, relationships could sour when the two functions are working at cross-purposes.
www.supplymanagement.com
The plots are occasionally intricate and always farcical, involving coincidences, misunderstandings, cross-purposes and meetings both missed and accidental.
en.wikipedia.org
People working at cross-purposes, and the subsequent efforts to correct the outcome.
www.theglobeandmail.com
It was a war of cross-purposes, and so doomed to perpetual escalation.
en.wikipedia.org
That's nothing if not an ambitious undertaking, especially since the causes of novelty and nostalgia are so often at cross-purposes.
www.latimes.com
I found myself talking at cross-purposes with my interlocutors.
theconversation.com
Talk about an expensive political agenda that runs at cross-purposes to deficit reduction goals.
www.thestar.com
Of course, combining shoes off indoors with running literally barefoot may be working to cross-purposes, if you track in toxins on your bare feet.
www.wired.com
Employees often work at cross-purposes when their goals, metrics and incentives are not aligned.
business.financialpost.com

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