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1 uncooperative
uncooperative adj poco dispuesto a cooperartr[ʌnkəʊ'ɒpərətɪv]1 poco cooperativo,-a'ʌnkəʊ'ɑːpərətɪv, ˌʌnkəʊ'ɒpərətɪvadjective poco dispuesto a colaborar or cooperar['ʌnkǝʊ'ɒpǝrǝtɪv]ADJ poco dispuesto a cooperar, nada colaborador* * *['ʌnkəʊ'ɑːpərətɪv, ˌʌnkəʊ'ɒpərətɪv]adjective poco dispuesto a colaborar or cooperar -
2 uncooperative
adj.no cooperativo, incooperativo, poco colaborador, poco cooperador, poco cooperativo. -
3 awkward
'o:kwəd1) (not graceful or elegant: an awkward movement.) patoso, desgarbado, torpe2) (difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) difícil, delicado, peliagudo•- awkwardness
awkward adj1. difícil / complicado2. delicado / difícil3. inoportuno / inconvenientetr['ɔːkwəd]1 (clumsy - person) torpe; (- expression) poco elegante2 (difficult) difícil; (uncooperative) poco cooperativo,-a3 (embarrassing) embarazoso,-a, delicado,-a4 (inconvenient) inconveniente, inoportuno,-a■ it's a little awkward now, can you come back later? no es conveniente ahora mismo, ¿puedes volver después?5 (uncomfortable) incómodo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLawkward customer tipo difícilawkward ['ɔkwərd] adj1) clumsy: torpe, desmañado2) embarrassing: embarazoso, delicado♦ awkwardly advn.• desmañado s.m.adj.• chabacano, -a adj.• chambón, -ona adj.• comprometido, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• desmanotado, -a adj.• desmañado, -a adj.• difícil adj.• empachado, -a adj.• lerdo, -a adj.• torpe adj.• zopo, -a adj.'ɔːkwərd, 'ɔːkwəd2)a) (difficult, inconvenient) <shape/angle> incómodo, poco prácticoyou've called at a rather awkward moment, I'm afraid — me temo que llamas en mal momento
b) ( difficult to deal with) difícil3)a) (delicate, embarrassing) <decision/subject> delicadoyou've put me in a very awkward position — me has puesto en una situación muy violenta or embarazosa
b) ( embarrassed) < silence> incómodo, violento['ɔːkwǝd]ADJ1) (=inconvenient, difficult) [moment, time] malo; [shape] incómodo, poco práctico; [corner] peligrosohave I called at an awkward moment? — ¿he llamado en mal momento?
this scandal comes at an awkward moment for the government — este escándalo llega en un momento difícil or en un mal momento para el gobierno
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he's being awkward about it — está poniendo inconvenientes•
Thursday is awkward for me — el jueves no me viene bien•
to make things awkward for sb — poner las cosas difíciles a algn, crear dificultades a algn•
it would be awkward to postpone my trip again — sería difícil volver a aplazar mi viajeit's not far, but it's awkward to get to by public transport — no está lejos, pero es complicado llegar en transporte público
2) (=embarrassing, uncomfortable) [silence] embarazoso; [problem, question] delicado, difícil; [situation] delicado, violento; [matter, subject] delicado•
to feel awkward — sentirse incómodohe had always felt awkward with Clara — siempre se había sentido incómodo con Clara, nunca se había sentido a gusto con Clara
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there was an awkward moment when... — hubo un momento violento or embarazoso cuando...•
to put sb in an awkward position — poner a algn en una situación embarazosa or delicada, poner a algn en un compromiso3) (=clumsy) [person, gesture, movement] torpe; [phrasing] poco elegante, torpe* * *['ɔːkwərd, 'ɔːkwəd]2)a) (difficult, inconvenient) <shape/angle> incómodo, poco prácticoyou've called at a rather awkward moment, I'm afraid — me temo que llamas en mal momento
b) ( difficult to deal with) difícil3)a) (delicate, embarrassing) <decision/subject> delicadoyou've put me in a very awkward position — me has puesto en una situación muy violenta or embarazosa
b) ( embarrassed) < silence> incómodo, violento
См. также в других словарях:
uncooperative — (adj.) also uncoöperative, 1847, from UN (Cf. un ) + COOPERATIVE (Cf. cooperative). Related: Uncooperatively … Etymology dictionary
uncooperative — index adverse (hostile), contentious, disinclined, disobedient, froward, hostile, perverse, recalci … Law dictionary
uncooperative — uncooperative, uncoordinated Both words are now spelt as shown, without a hyphen and without a diaeresis over the second o … Modern English usage
uncooperative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unwilling to help others or do what they ask … English terms dictionary
uncooperative — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
uncooperative — adj. uncooperative about; in; towards (uncooperative in working out a compromise) * * * in towards (uncooperative in working out a compromise) uncooperative about … Combinatory dictionary
uncooperative — [[t]ʌ̱nkoʊɒ̱pərətɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you describe someone as uncooperative, you mean that they make no effort at all to help other people or to make other people s lives easier. She became uncooperative: unwilling to do her… … English dictionary
uncooperative — adjective not willing to work with or help someone: The immigration authorities were brusque and uncooperative … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
uncooperative — adj.; uncooperatively, adv.; uncooperativeness, n. * * * … Universalium
uncooperative — adjective Not cooperative … Wiktionary
uncooperative — Synonyms and related words: adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, balking, balky, bigoted, bulldogged, bulletheaded, bullheaded, case hardened, clashing, competitive, complaining, con, conflicting,… … Moby Thesaurus