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1 unattractive
1 ( ugly) [furniture, characteristic] peu attrayant ; [person] peu attirant ; I find him unattractive il ne m'attire pas ;2 ( not appealing) [career, idea] peu attrayant (to à) ; [bid, proposition] peu intéressant (to pour) ; economically unattractive peu intéressant du point de vue économique ; an unattractive prospect une perspective peu attrayante.
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