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unobtrusive [‚ʌnəb'tru:sɪv]∎ he always tried to remain unobtrusive il cherchait toujours à s'effacerUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unobtrusive
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[ˌʌnəb'truːsɪv]adjective [person] effacé; [site, object, noise] discret/-ète -
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[əb'tru:siv]((negative unobtrusive) too noticeable: Loud music can be very obtrusive.) indiscret- obtrusiveness -
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background ['bækgraʊnd]1 noun∎ yellow flowers on a green background des fleurs jaunes sur fond vert;∎ in the background dans le fond, à l'arrière-plan;∎ music was playing in the background il y avait de la musique en bruit de fond;∎ there was a lot of noise in the background il y avait beaucoup de bruit de fond;∎ figurative his wife remains very much in the background sa femme est très effacée ou reste à l'écart;∎ he's rather faded into the background since then on n'entend plus tellement parler de lui depuis(b) (of person → history) antécédents mpl; (→ family) milieu m socioculturel; (→ experience) formation f, acquis m; (→ education) formation f, bagage m;∎ people from a working-class background gens mpl de milieu ouvrier;∎ she has a good background in history elle a une bonne formation en histoire;∎ what is the candidate's background? (social) à quel milieu social appartient le candidat?; (professional) quelle est la formation du candidat?(c) (of event, situation) contexte m, climat m;∎ the economic background to the crisis les raisons économiques de la crise;∎ the talks are taking place against a background of political tensions les débats ont lieu dans un climat de tension politique;∎ the report looks at the background to the unrest le rapport examine l'historique de l'agitation∎ the program works in the background le programme est exécuté en arrière-plan(a) (unobtrusive → noise) de fond;∎ background colour couleur f de fond(b) (facts, material) de base, de fond;∎ background information éléments mpl de référence ou de base;∎ I need a bit more background information j'ai besoin de plus de données►► Computing background job tâche f de fond;background light éclairage m d'ambiance;Computing background (mode) printing impression f en arrière-plan;Computing background processing traitement m de données en tâches de fond;Physics background radiation rayonnement m naturel;background reading lectures fpl complémentaires;Computing background task tâche f d'arrière-plan
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Unobtrusive — Un ob*tru sive, a. Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. {Un ob*tru sive*ly}, adv. {Un ob*tru sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unobtrusive — I adjective clandestine, covert, humble, meek, modest, natural, passive, quiet, reserved, restrained, reticent, retiring, self effacing, shrinking, simple, subdued, surreptitious, unassuming, unconspicuous, undercover, underground, unimposing,… … Law dictionary
unobtrusive — from UN (Cf. un ) (1) + obtrusive (see OBTRUDE (Cf. obtrude)). Related: Unobtrusively … Etymology dictionary
unobtrusive — [adj] keeping a low profile humble, inconspicuous, low key, low profile, meek, modest, quiet, reserved, restrained, retiring, self effacing, soft pedaled*, subdued, tasteful, unassuming, unnoticeable, unostentatious, unpretentious; concepts… … New thesaurus
unobtrusive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not conspicuous or attracting attention. DERIVATIVES unobtrusively adverb unobtrusiveness noun … English terms dictionary
unobtrusive — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unobtrusive — [[t]ʌ̱nəbtru͟ːsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as unobtrusive, you mean that they are not easily noticed or do not draw attention to themselves. [FORMAL] The coffee table is glass, to be as unobtrusive as possible... He… … English dictionary
unobtrusive — un|ob|tru|sive [ˌʌnəbˈtru:sıv] adj not easily noticed ▪ The staff are trained to be unobtrusive. >unobtrusively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
unobtrusive — un|ob|tru|sive [ ,ʌnəb trusıv ] adjective not attracting much attention or causing much reaction from other people: Staff offer unobtrusive and efficient service. ╾ un|ob|tru|sive|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unobtrusive — adjective not attracting attention and therefore not likely to be noticed: a quiet unobtrusive student unobtrusively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unobtrusive — adjective she was unobtrusive and shy Syn: inconspicuous, unnoticeable, low key, discreet, circumspect, understated, unostentatious Ant: extrovert, conspicuous … Thesaurus of popular words