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1 unpleasant
(disagreeable: an unpleasant task/smell.) desagradável* * *un.pleas.ant[∧npl'ezənt] adj desagradável, aborrecido, desprazível. -
2 unpleasant
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3 son of a bitch
noun, interjection ((slang) an annoying and nasty person; an unpleasant task: The son of a bitch tried to cheat me!)* * *son of a bitch[s∧n əv ə b'itʃ] n vulg 1 filho da puta, pessoa desprezível. 2 tarefa difícil. 3 sl pessoa maravilhosa, superior. this new album is a son of a bitch / este álbum novo é um puta álbum. -
4 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) impingir -
5 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) encarregar, impingir -
6 son of a bitch
noun, interjection ((slang) an annoying and nasty person; an unpleasant task: The son of a bitch tried to cheat me!) -
7 disagreeable
adjective (unpleasant: a disagreeable task; a most disagreeable person.) desagradável* * *dis.a.gree.a.ble[disəgr'i:əbəl] adj desagradável, enfadonho. -
8 grim
[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) macabro2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) aborrecido3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) teimoso•- grimness- grimly
- like grim death* * *[grim] adj 1 severo, rígido, austero. 2 inflexível. 3 horrível, repugnante. like grim death inflexivelmente. -
9 disagreeable
adjective (unpleasant: a disagreeable task; a most disagreeable person.) desagradável -
10 grim
[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) sinistro2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) carrancudo3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) implacável•- grimness- grimly - like grim death
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