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1 unsociable
[ʌn'səʊʃəbl]* * *unsociable /ʌnˈsəʊʃəbl/a.1 non socievole; asociale2 (di un lavoro, un'attività) che non facilita la vita sociale: My job is very unsociable as I have to work nights, il mio lavoro non mi permette di avere una vita sociale perché devo lavorare di notteunsociableness n. [u] unsociably avv. NOTA D'USO: - unsociable o unsocial?-* * *[ʌn'səʊʃəbl] -
2 -unsociable o unsocial?-
Nota d'usoL'aggettivo unsociable significa “asociale” nel senso di “poco socievole”: After the meeting, I joined the others in the pub, not wishing to appear unsociable, dopo la riunione, andai con gli altri al pub, perché non volevo sembrare poco socievole; anche l'aggettivo unsocial significa “asociale”, ma si usa molto pure in espressioni come to work unsocial hours, lavorare a orari impossibili (ad esempio di notte, la mattina presto o durante i weekend). -
3 unsociable un·so·ciable adj
[ʌn'səʊʃəbl](pej: person) poco socievole -
4 sociable
['səʊʃəbl]* * *['səuʃəbl]((negative unsociable) fond of the company of others; friendly: He's a cheerful, sociable man.) socievole- sociably* * *sociable /ˈsəʊʃəbl/A a.2 affabile; cordiale; socievole; amichevoleB n.2 (stor.) triciclo a due posti affiancatisociableness n. [u] sociably avv.* * *['səʊʃəbl] -
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7 unsocial
[ʌn'səʊʃl]* * *unsocial /ʌnˈsəʊʃl/a.1 insociale; asociale● to work unsocial hours, fare orari che rendono difficile avere una vita sociale NOTA D'USO: - unsociable o unsocial?-.* * *[ʌn'səʊʃl] -
8 antisocial anti·so·cial adj
['æntɪ'səʊʃ(ə)l](behaviour, tendency: against society) antisociale, (unsociable) scorbutico (-a), asociale -
9 shy
I [ʃaɪ]2) (afraid)3) (avoid)II [ʃaɪ]verbo intransitivo [ horse] adombrarsi (at davanti a)- shy away* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) timido2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) timoroso3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) diffidente, guardingo2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) (fare uno scarto)- shyly- shyness* * *[ʃaɪ]timido (-a), (unsociable) schivo (-a)don't be shy of asking for... — non esitare a chiedere...
2. vito shy (at) — fare uno scarto (davanti a)3. vt old(throw) scagliare* * *I [ʃaɪ]2) (afraid)3) (avoid)II [ʃaɪ]verbo intransitivo [ horse] adombrarsi (at davanti a)- shy away
См. также в других словарях:
unsociable — unsociable, unsocial Like the positive forms (see sociable, social), unsocial is a classifying word that essentially means ‘not suitable for society’ (and has the special sense denoting hours outside the normal working day), whereas unsociable is … Modern English usage
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unsociable — index disdainful, taciturn, unapproachable, unresponsive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unsociable — UK US /ʌnˈsəʊʃəbl/ adjective WORKPLACE, HR ► UNSOCIAL(Cf. ↑unsocial) … Financial and business terms
unsociable — c.1600, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + SOCIABLE (Cf. sociable) … Etymology dictionary
unsociable — [adj] unfriendly aloof, antagonistic, brooding, cold, cool, distant, easy going, hostile, inaccessible, inhospitable, introverted, laidback*, nongregarious, recessive, reclusive, reserved, retiring, secretive, sensitive, shy, standoffish*, stuck… … New thesaurus
unsociable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not enjoying the company of others. 2) not conducive to friendly social relations … English terms dictionary
unsociable — [unsō′shə bəl] adj. 1. avoiding association with others; not sociable or friendly 2. not conducive to sociability unsociability n. unsociableness unsociably adv … English World dictionary
unsociable — [[t]ʌnso͟ʊʃəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is unsociable does not like talking to other people and tries to avoid meeting them. My marriage has broken up. It has made me reclusive and unsociable... I am by no means an unsociable person. Ant:… … English dictionary
unsociable — adjective not enjoying the company of others. ↘not conducive to friendly social relations. Derivatives unsociability noun unsociableness noun unsociably adverb Usage Although there is some overlap in the use of unsociable, unsocial, and… … English new terms dictionary
unsociable — un|so|cia|ble [ ʌn souʃəbl ] adjective 1. ) not interested in meeting people or doing things with other people 2. ) BRITISH an unsociable job is one in which you have to work at unusual times of the day so that you do not have much time to spend… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English