flippancy

Thirdly, I believe that the British Government should be taken to task for the irresponsibility and flippancy it showed in carrying out this reclassification, so that the port of Gibraltar may return to its original category.
Enfin, je pense qu'il faudrait blâmer le gouvernement britannique pour l'irresponsabilité et la légèreté avec lesquelles il a procédé à cette requalification, afin que le port de Gibraltar revienne à sa catégorie originale.
I told him off for his flippancy, saying that we were at a funeral and it wasn't the time for jokes.
Je lui ai reproché sa légèreté, en lui disant que nous étions à un enterrement et que ce n'était pas le moment de plaisanter.
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