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1 thankless
adjective (for which no-one is grateful: Collecting taxes is a thankless task.) ingratothankless adj ingratotr['ɵæŋkləs]1 ingrato,-athankless ['ɵæŋkləs] adj: ingratoa thankless task: un trabajo ingratoadj.• desagradecido, -a adj.• ingrato, -a adj.• sin recompensa adj.'θæŋkləs, 'θæŋklɪsadjective <task/job> ingrato['θæŋklɪs]ADJ (=unrewarding, ungrateful) ingrato* * *['θæŋkləs, 'θæŋklɪs]adjective <task/job> ingrato -
2 thankless
adj.ingrato(a). -
3 ingrato
ingrato
◊ -ta adjetivo‹trabajo/tarea› unrewarding ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ungrateful wretch (o swine etc) (colloq), ingrate (liter)
ingrato,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) ungrateful
2 (objeto, situación) unpleasant
3 (que no compensa) thankless, unrewarding: tengo un trabajo muy ingrato, I have a very thankless job
II sustantivo masculino y femenino ungrateful person ' ingrato' also found in these entries: Spanish: encasquetar - ingrata English: invidious - thankless - ungrateful - disagreeable - unappreciative -
4 desagradecido
Del verbo desagradecer: ( conjugate desagradecer) \ \
desagradecido es: \ \el participio
desagradecido
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› ungrateful;‹trabajo/tarea› thankless
desagradecido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) ungrateful
2 (tarea) thankless
II sustantivo masculino y femenino ungrateful person ' desagradecido' also found in these entries: Spanish: desagradecida - ingrato English: unappreciative - ungrateful -
5 ingrata
ingrato,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) ungrateful
2 (objeto, situación) unpleasant
3 (que no compensa) thankless, unrewarding: tengo un trabajo muy ingrato, I have a very thankless job
II sustantivo masculino y femenino ungrateful person -
6 thank
Ɵæŋk
1. verb(to express appreciation or gratitude to (someone) for a favour, service, gift etc: He thanked me for the present; She thanked him for inviting her.) agradecer- thankful- thankfully
- thankfulness
- thankless
- thanklessly
- thanklessness
- thanks
2. interjection(thank you: Thanks (very much) for your present; Thanks a lot!; No, thanks; Yes, thanks.) gracias- Thanksgiving
- thanks to
- thank you
thank vb dar las gracias / agradecertr[ɵæŋk]1 dar las gracias a, agradecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLno, thank you no, graciasthank God gracias a Diosthank goodness gracias a Diosthank heavens gracias a Diosthank you graciasto have somebody to thank (for something) ironic tener alguien la culpa de algoto thank one's lucky stars dar gracias al cielothank ['ɵæŋk] vt: agradecer, darle (las) gracias (a alguien)thank you!: ¡gracias!I thanked her for the present: le di las gracias por el regaloI thank you for your help: le agradezco su ayudan.• agradecimiento s.m.expr.• dar las gracias expr.v.• agradecer v.• dar gracias v.• dar las gracias a v.θæŋka) ( demonstrate gratitude to)to thank somebody (FOR something) — darle* las gracias a alguien (por algo), agradecerle* (algo) a alguien
b) ( hold responsible)c) (in interj phrases)thank God/heaven(s) — menos mal, gracias a Dios
[θæŋk]thank goodness you came — menos mal que viniste; see also thank you
1. VT1)to thank sb — dar las gracias or agradecer a algn
I cannot thank you enough! — ¡cuánto te lo agradezco!
to thank sb for sth — agradecer algo a algn, dar las gracias a algn por algo
did you thank him for the flowers? — ¿le diste las gracias por las flores?
I have John to thank for that — eso se lo tengo que agradecer a Juan; iro Juan tiene la culpa de eso
I'll thank you not to interfere! — ¡agradecería que no te metieras!
thank heavens/goodness/God (for that)! — ¡gracias a Dios!, ¡menos mal!
2)no thank you — no, gracias
¡no thank you! — iro ¡ni hablar!, ¡no faltaba más!
thanks, thank-youdid you say thank you? — ¿has dado las gracias?
2.CPDthank offering N — prueba f de gratitud
* * *[θæŋk]a) ( demonstrate gratitude to)to thank somebody (FOR something) — darle* las gracias a alguien (por algo), agradecerle* (algo) a alguien
b) ( hold responsible)c) (in interj phrases)thank God/heaven(s) — menos mal, gracias a Dios
thank goodness you came — menos mal que viniste; see also thank you
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7 ungrateful
(not showing thanks for kindness: It will look very ungrateful if you don't write and thank him.) ingratoungrateful adj desagradecido / ingratotr[ʌn'greɪtfʊl]1 (unthankful) desagradecido,-a2 (thankless) ingrato,-aungrateful [.ʌn'greɪtfəl] adj: desagradecido, ingrato♦ ungratefully advadj.• desagradecido, -a adj.• ingrato, -a adj.• olvidado, -a adj.'ʌn'greɪtfəladjective desagradecido, ingrato, malagradecido[ʌn'ɡreɪtfʊl]ADJ desagradecido, ingrato* * *['ʌn'greɪtfəl]adjective desagradecido, ingrato, malagradecido -
8 unrewarding
unrewarding [.ʌnri'wɔrdɪŋ] adjthankless: ingratoadj.• infructuoso, -a adj.• sin provecho adj.'ʌnrɪ'wɔːrdɪŋ, ˌʌnrɪ'wɔːdɪŋadjective < task> ingrato, poco gratificante; <experience/discussion> infructuoso, poco fructífero['ʌnrɪ'wɔːdɪŋ]ADJ ingrato; (financially) improductivo* * *['ʌnrɪ'wɔːrdɪŋ, ˌʌnrɪ'wɔːdɪŋ] -
9 desagradable
desagradable adjetivo unpleasant; ‹respuesta/comentario› unkind
desagradable adjetivo unpleasant, disagreeable: hay un olor desagradable, there's an unpleasant smell
es una persona muy desagradable, he's really disagreeable ' desagradable' also found in these entries: Spanish: escopetazo - fresca - fresco - graznido - grosera - grosero - gustillo - horrorosa - horroroso - impresión - marrón - palma - sensación - terrible - terrorífica - terrorífico - chocante - ingrato - mal - shock English: bullet - business - creep - dirty - disagreeable - distasteful - emptiness - filthy - hard - ill-natured - miserable - nasty - off - off-putting - rude - thankless - ugly - unkind - unpleasant - unsavory - unsavoury - unwelcome - why - home - objectionable - offensive - painful - peevish - unpalatable - unwholesome -
10 desagradecida
desagradecido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) ungrateful
2 (tarea) thankless
II sustantivo masculino y femenino ungrateful person ' desagradecida' also found in these entries: Spanish: pensar -
11 tarea
tarea sustantivo femenino
tarea sustantivo femenino
1 (labor) job, task
tarea escolar, homework, US assignments pl 2 tareas domésticas, housework sing ' tarea' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - absorbente - acometer - afanosa - afanoso - apresurada - apresurado - asignación - cometido - corresponder - cumplir - desagradecida - desagradecido - emprender - empresa - encargo - ensimismarse - evadir - fijarse - función - gratificar - hacer - hueso - imponerse - imposición - lanzarse - marrón - muerta - muerto - terminar - trabajo - ultimar - zafarse - abrumador - acabar - alcanzar - antipático - asignar - asumir - atrancar - cargo - colaborador - colaborar - costoso - deber - dejadez - dejado - despachar - diario - empezar English: accomplish - accomplishment - allocation - arduous - assign - assignment - begin - challenging - chore - cinch - delegate - distasteful - do over - embark - execute - execution - finish - finished - get off - get over - go about - job - labour - massive - mission - rush - set - task - thankless - uphill - work - admittedly - home - labor - throw - under
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Thankless — Thank less, a. 1. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful. [1913 Webster] That she may feel How sharper than a serpent s tooth it is To have a thankless child! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not obtaining or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thankless — [adj1] unappreciated barren, disagreeable, distasteful, fruitless, futile, miserable, not worth it*, ungrateful, unpleasant, unprofitable, unrecognized, unrequited, unreturned, unrewarding, useless, vain, wretched; concepts 538,548 Ant.… … New thesaurus
thankless — index undesirable, unrequited Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thankless — likely to not be rewarded with thanks, 1540s, from THANK (Cf. thank) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Thanklessly … Etymology dictionary
thankless — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a job or task) unpleasant and unlikely to gain the appreciation of others. 2) not showing or feeling gratitude … English terms dictionary
thankless — [thaŋk′lis] adj. 1. not feeling or expressing thanks; ungrateful 2. not producing nor likely to produce thanks; unappreciated thanklessly adv. thanklessness n … English World dictionary
thankless — adjective 1 a thankless job is difficult and you do not get any praise for doing it: a thankless task: Cooking for the family every day is a thankless task. 2 literary a thankless person is not grateful: a thankless child thanklessly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thankless — thank|less [ˈθæŋkləs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: thank (noun); THANKS2] 1.) a thankless job is difficult and you do not get any praise for doing it thankless task/job/chore etc ▪ Cooking every day is a thankless task. 2.) literary a thankless… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thankless — thank|less [ θæŋkləs ] adjective 1. ) a thankless activity is unpleasant, and other people are not grateful to you for doing it: a thankless task 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY a thankless person is not grateful: a thankless child … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thankless — adjective Date: 15th century 1. not likely to obtain thanks ; unappreciated < a thankless task > 2. not expressing or feeling gratitude ; ungrateful < how sharper than a serpent s tooth it is to have a thankless child Shakespeare > • thanklessly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thankless — thanklessly, adv. thanklessness, n. /thangk lis/, adj. 1. not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job. 2. not feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation; ungrateful: a thankless child. [1530 40; THANK + LESS] Syn … Universalium