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uncomfortable [‚ʌn'kʌmftəbəl](a) (physically → chair, bed, clothes) inconfortable, peu confortable; (→ position) inconfortable, peu commode;∎ this chair is very uncomfortable cette chaise n'est pas du tout confortable, on est très mal sur cette chaise;∎ I feel most uncomfortable perched on this stool je ne me sens pas du tout à l'aise perché sur ce tabouret(b) figurative (awkward, uneasy → person) mal à l'aise, gêné; (difficult, embarrassing → situation, truth) difficile, gênant; (unpleasant) désagréable;∎ I feel uncomfortable about the whole thing je me sens mal à l'aise avec tout ça;∎ to make sb (feel) uncomfortable mettre qn mal à l'aise;∎ I've an uncomfortable feeling this isn't going to work je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser que ça ne va pas marcher;∎ to make life or things (very) uncomfortable for sb créer des ennuis à qn;∎ I'd feel uncomfortable (about) asking my parents for money ça me gênerait de demander de l'argent à mes parents;∎ it's a very uncomfortable feeling, knowing you could easily have been killed c'est un sentiment très déplaisant de savoir que tu aurais très bien pu mourir;∎ there was an uncomfortable silence il y eut un silence gênéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > uncomfortable
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