一反常态 (yī fǎn cháng tài) — agir hors de son caractère, s'écarter de son comportement habituel

Définition

Exemples

• 他今天一反常态，居然主动打扫了房间。
  Tā jīn tiān yī fǎn cháng tài, jū rán zhǔ dòng dǎ sǎo le fáng jiān.
  He acted out of character today — he actually cleaned the room on his own.
• 一向严肃的经理一反常态，在会议上讲了个笑话。
  Yí xiàng yán sù de jīng lǐ yī fǎn cháng tài, zài huì yì shàng jiǎng le gè xiào hua.
  The usually serious manager was out of character and told a joke at the meeting.
• 她平时很节俭，这次一反常态买了个名牌包。
  Tā píng shí hěn jié jiǎn, zhè cì yī fǎn cháng tài mǎi le gè míng pái bāo.
  She's usually frugal, but this time she acted out of character and bought a designer bag.