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unflattering [‚ʌn'flætərɪŋ](gen) peu flatteur; (clothes, hat) qui n'arrange pas;∎ her hat was most unflattering son chapeau ne la mettait certes pas en valeur;∎ it shows him in an unflattering light ça le montre sous un jour défavorable;∎ he was rather unflattering about your playing il ne s'est pas montré très flatteur quant à votre jeuUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unflattering
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unflattering [ˈʌnˈflætərɪŋ][description, portrait] peu flatteur* * *[ʌn'flætərɪŋ]adjective [clothes, portrait] peu flatteur/-euseto be unflattering to somebody — [clothes, hairstyle] ne pas avantager quelqu'un; [portrait, description] ne pas flatter quelqu'un
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unflattering adj [clothes, hairstyle, portrait, description] peu flatteur/-euse ; to be unflattering to sb [clothes, hairstyle] ne pas avantager qn ; [portrait, description] ne pas flatter qn. -
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A n1 gen, Art peinture f ; the paint on the walls has yellowed la peinture des murs a jauni ; all it needs is a fresh coat of paint il suffirait d'un coup de badigeon ; ‘wet paint’ ‘peinture fraîche’ ;B paints npl Art couleurs fpl ; why don't you get out your paints? pourquoi ne prends-tu pas ta boîte de couleurs?C vtr1 lit peindre [wall, subject] ; peindre le portrait de [person] ; to paint sth blue/green peindre qch en bleu/en vert ; Art to paint sth in peindre [background, figure] ; to paint sth on appliquer [varnish, undercoat] ; to paint sth out peindre par-dessus qch [face, figure, wallpaper] ; I'm going to paint a picture je vais peindre quelque chose ; to paint one's nails se vernir les ongles ;2 fig ( depict) dépeindre ; to paint a rather gloomy picture of sth brosser un tableau assez sombre de qch ; to paint an unflattering portrait of sb décrire qn en termes peu élogieux ;3 Med badigeonner [cut, wound] (with de).D vi peindre ; to paint from life/outdoors peindre d'après nature/en plein air ; to paint in oils/watercolours faire de la peinture à l'huile/de l'aquarelle.he is not as black as he is painted il n'est pas si méchant qu'on le prétend ; to paint the town red faire la noce.
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unflattering — index calumnious, derogatory, harsh, pejorative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unflattering — 1580s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + gerundive of FLATTER (Cf. flatter) … Etymology dictionary
unflattering — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not flattering. DERIVATIVES unflatteringly adverb … English terms dictionary
unflattering — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unflattering — [[t]ʌnflæ̱tərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unflattering, you mean that it makes a person or thing seem less attractive than they really are. He depicted the town s respectable families in an unflattering light... The knee length … English dictionary
unflattering — adjective Date: 1581 not flattering < an unflattering portrait >; especially unfavorable < unflattering remarks > • unflatteringly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unflattering — adjective 1) an unflattering review Syn: unfavorable, uncomplimentary, harsh, unsympathetic, critical, negative, hostile, scathing Ant: complimentary 2) an unflattering dress Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
unflattering — UK [ʌnˈflæt(ə)rɪŋ] / US adjective making someone seem unpleasant or not attractive The book paints an unflattering picture of the former president. a dress that was distinctly unflattering … English dictionary
unflattering — un|flat|ter|ing [ʌnˈflætərıŋ] adj making someone look or seem bad or unattractive ▪ an unflattering portrait … Dictionary of contemporary English
unflattering — un|flat|ter|ing [ ʌn flæt(ə)rıŋ ] adjective making someone seem unpleasant or not attractive: The book paints an unflattering picture of the former president … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unflattering — adj.; unflatteringly, adv. * * * … Universalium