unwelcome
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un·wel·come
(ŭn-wĕl′kəm)adj.
1. Not received with pleasure into one's company or home: an unwelcome guest.
2. Unwanted or disagreeable: was offended by his unwelcome attentions.
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unwelcome
(ʌnˈwɛlkəm)adj
1. (of a person) not welcome
2. causing dissatisfaction or displeasure
unˈwelcomely adv
unˈwelcomeness n
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Adj. | 1. | unwelcome - not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors" unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens" welcome - giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted; "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us" |
2. | unwelcome - not welcome; "unwelcome publicity" unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens" |
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unwelcome
adjective
1. disagreeable, unpleasant, undesirable, distasteful, displeasing, thankless This report will come as unwelcome news to the government.
disagreeable pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, pleasant, desirable unwanted wanted, welcome, popular
disagreeable pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, pleasant, desirable unwanted wanted, welcome, popular
2. unwanted, unpopular, undesirable, rejected, excluded, unacceptable, uninvited, unwished for She was deliberately making him feel unwelcome.
unwanted wanted, welcome, popular
unwanted wanted, welcome, popular
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unwelcome
adjective1. Not welcome or wanted:
2. Arousing disapproval:
Lack of cordiality and hospitableness:
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Translations
غَيْر مَرْغوب فيه أو مُرَحَّب بِه
nežádoucí
uvelkommen
nem szívesen látott v. hallott
óvelkominn
nelūgtsnevēlams
nevítaný
nedobrodošel
hoş karşılanmayanistenilmeyen
unwelcome
[ʌnˈwelkəm] ADJ [news, surprise] → desagradable, poco grato; [visitor, guest, intruder] → poco grato, inoportuno; [visit] → inoportuno; [reminder, advances, attention] → poco gratothe change is not unwelcome → el cambio no nos resulta del todo molesto
I felt unwelcome → sentí que allí sobraba
to make sb feel unwelcome → hacer que algn sienta que sobra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unwelcome
[ʌnˈwɛlkəm] adj [visitor, guest] → importun(e)
to feel unwelcome → se sentir de trop
to make sb feel unwelcome → faire sentir à qn qu'il dérange(elle)
to feel unwelcome → se sentir de trop
to make sb feel unwelcome → faire sentir à qn qu'il dérange(elle)
[news, attention] → qui n'est pas bienvenu(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unwelcome
adj visitor → unwillkommen, unerwünscht; news, memories → unerfreulich, unangenehm; fact, thought, side effect, surprise → unangenehm; reminder, change, publicity, advances → unwillkommen; to make somebody feel unwelcome → sich jdm gegenüber abweisend verhalten; the money was not unwelcome → das Geld war höchst willkommen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unwelcome
[ʌnˈwɛlkəm] adj (guest, news) → non gradito/a; (development) → sgradito/ato feel unwelcome → sentire che la propria presenza non è gradita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unwelcome
(anˈwelkəm) adjective received unwillingly or with disappointment. unwelcome news/guests; I felt that we were unwelcome.
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