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101 unevenness
* * *un·even·ness[ʌnˈi:vənnəs]n no pl\unevenness of a flight unruhiger Flug\unevenness of the lines/sides Ungleichheit f der Linien/Seiten* * *[ʌn'iːvənnIs]n(of surface) Unebenheit f; (= irregularity, of line) Ungeradheit f; (of thickness) Ungleichheit f; (of pulse, breathing, teeth) Unregelmäßigkeit f; (of voice) Unsicherheit f; (of pace, rate, colour, distribution) Ungleichmäßigkeit f; (= inconsistency of quality) Unterschiedlichkeit f; (of contest, competition) Ungleichheit f* * *1. Unebenheit f2. Ungleichheit f3. fig Unausgeglichenheit f* * *n.Unebenheit f. -
102 unsettling
adjectivestörend [Vorfall, Einfluss]; beunruhigend [Nachricht]* * *un·set·tling[ʌnˈsetl̩ɪŋ, AM -t̬-]1. (causing nervousness) beunruhigend, verunsicherndshe had the \unsettling feeling that... sie hatte das ungute Gefühl, dass...\unsettling image FILM aufrüttelnde Szene2. (causing disruption)▪ to be \unsettling jdn/einen aus der Bahn werfenit's very \unsettling to have to keep moving every couple of years man kann sich nirgendwo richtig zu Hause fühlen, wenn man alle zwei Jahre umziehen muss3. COMM destabilisierend* * *[ʌn'setlɪŋ]adjchange, pace of life aufreibend; time also aufregend; defeat, knowledge verunsichernd; question, thought, news, book, film, atmosphere beunruhigend; music irritierendto have an unsettling effect on sb — jdn aus dem Gleis werfen; (defeat, failure also) jdn verunsichern; on children also jdn verstören
it is unsettling to know he could be watching me — es beunruhigt mich zu wissen, dass er mich beobachten könnte
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103 at a jog-trot
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104 crawl
1) ( go on all fours) krabbeln;to \crawl somewhere irgendwo[hin] krabbeln2) ( move slowly) kriechen;to \crawl down/ up sth etw hinunter-/hinaufkriechento \crawl [up] to sb vor jdm kriechen ( pej)PHRASES:to make sb's flesh \crawl jdm Übelkeit verursachen n1) ( slow pace)to move at a \crawl kriechen, im Schneckentempo fahrento do the \crawl kraulen -
105 measured
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106 outpace
out·'pace [ˌaʊtʼpeɪs] vtto \outpace sb ( in sports) jdn hinter sich dat lassen, jdn abhängen ( fam) ( in business) jdn ausstechen;to \outpace one's rivals/ the competition seine Rivalen/die Konkurrenz ausstechen
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