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adjective1) (immoderate) unverschämt (ugs.) [Forderung]; unverschämt hoch [Preis, Summe]; grell, schreiend [Farbe]; zu auffällig [Kleidung]; maßlos [Übertreibung]it's outrageous! — das ist unverschämt od. eine Unverschämtheit!
2) (grossly cruel, offensive) ungeheuer [Grausamkeit]; unverschämt [Lüge, Benehmen, Unterstellung]; wüst [Schmähung]; ungeheuerlich [Anklage]; unerhört [Frechheit, Unhöflichkeit, Skandal]; unflätig [Sprache]* * ** * *out·ra·geous[ˌaʊtˈreɪʤəs]▪ it is \outrageous that... es ist eine Schande, dass...3. (exaggerated) ungeheuerlich, haarsträubend; story, statement also unwahrscheinlich, an den Haaren herbeigezogento make an \outrageous claim eine ungeheuerliche Behauptung aufstellenan \outrageous demand eine völlig überzogene Forderungan \outrageous lie eine freche [o schamlose] Lüge\outrageous prices horrende [o unverschämte] Preise* * *[aʊt'reɪdZəs]adj1) (= cruel, violent) gräulich, verabscheuenswürdigmurder, rape, and other outrageous deeds — Mord, Vergewaltigung und andere Untaten
2) remark, story, price, claim, behaviour unerhört; demand, insolence, lie, arrogance etc unerhört, unverschämt; nonsense haarsträubend; language entsetzlich, unflätig; charge, defamation etc ungeheuerlich; clothes, make-up etc ausgefallen, unmöglich (inf); (= indecent) geschmacklos; complexity, selfishness unglaublich, unerhörthe's outrageous! — er ist unmöglich!
it's absolutely outrageous that... — es ist einfach unerhört, dass...
* * *outrageous [-dʒəs] adj (adv outrageously)1. abscheulich, verbrecherisch2. empörend:outrageous prices unerhörte oder unverschämte Preise;an outrageous assertion eine ungeheuerliche Behauptung* * *adjective1) (immoderate) unverschämt (ugs.) [Forderung]; unverschämt hoch [Preis, Summe]; grell, schreiend [Farbe]; zu auffällig [Kleidung]; maßlos [Übertreibung]it's outrageous! — das ist unverschämt od. eine Unverschämtheit!
2) (grossly cruel, offensive) ungeheuer [Grausamkeit]; unverschämt [Lüge, Benehmen, Unterstellung]; wüst [Schmähung]; ungeheuerlich [Anklage]; unerhört [Frechheit, Unhöflichkeit, Skandal]; unflätig [Sprache]* * *adj.abscheulich adj.empörend adj.frevelhaft adj.frevlerisch adj.
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