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1 unholy
1) (disrespectful or irreverent: shrieks of unholy laughter.) irreverente, profano; impío2) (outrageous or unreasonable: an unholy din.) ultrajante, ofensivo; indebidotr[ʌn'həʊlɪ]1 (place etc) profano,-a; (person) impío,-a2 familiar infernal, terrible1) : profano, impío2) ungodly: atroz, terribleadj.• impío, -a adj.• profano, -a adj.'ʌn'həʊliadjective -lier, -liesta) ( wicked) (liter) <desire/thought> impuro, pecaminoso; <alliance/union> nefastob) ( dreadful) (colloq) <noise/row> de mil demonios (fam)[ʌn'hǝʊlɪ]ADJ1) (=sinful) [activity] impío2) * (=terrible) [mess, row] tremendo *; [noise] tremendo, de mil demonios ** * *['ʌn'həʊli]adjective -lier, -liesta) ( wicked) (liter) <desire/thought> impuro, pecaminoso; <alliance/union> nefastob) ( dreadful) (colloq) <noise/row> de mil demonios (fam) -
2 unholy
∎ figurative an unholy alliance une alliance f contre nature∎ at an unholy hour à une heure impossible ou indue
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