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1 unpalatable
[ʌn'pælətəbl]2) [ food] di gusto sgradevole* * *unpalatable /ʌnˈpælətəbl/a.sgradevole ( anche fig.); dal gusto sgradevole: unpalatable facts [truths], fatti [verità] sgradevoli.* * *[ʌn'pælətəbl]2) [ food] di gusto sgradevole -
2 unpalatable un·pal·at·able adj
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3 uncomfortable
[ʌn'kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) (physically) [shoes, garment, seat] scomodo; [ journey] disagevole, scomodo; [ heat] insopportabile2) (emotionally) [feeling, silence, situation] imbarazzanteto be, feel uncomfortable — essere, sentirsi a disagio
to make sb. (feel) uncomfortable — mettere qcn. a disagio
to be uncomfortable about — essere preoccupato o a disagio per [decision, fact]
to make life o things uncomfortable for sb. — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
3) (unpalatable) [position, reminder] spiacevole* * *1) (not relaxed: He looked uncomfortable when she mentioned marriage.) a disagio2) (producing a bad physical feeling: That's a very uncomfortable chair.) scomodo•* * *uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl/a.1 scomodo; disagevole: an uncomfortable bed, un letto scomodo; I find high heels very uncomfortable, trovo che i tacchi alti siano molto scomodi2 a disagio; di disagio: He felt uncomfortable about the way they were looking at him, si sentiva a disagio per il modo in cui lo guardavano; an uncomfortable feeling, un senso di disagio; an uncomfortable silence, un silenzio che crea disagio3 sgradevole; spiacevole● to be uncomfortable, essere scomodo (o a disagio) □ to feel (o to be) uncomfortable about doing st., avere delle remore a fare qc. □ to make sb. uncomfortable, mettere q. a disagio □ to make things uncomfortable for sb., procurare fastidi a q.; dare delle noie a q.uncomfortableness n. [u].* * *[ʌn'kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) (physically) [shoes, garment, seat] scomodo; [ journey] disagevole, scomodo; [ heat] insopportabile2) (emotionally) [feeling, silence, situation] imbarazzanteto be, feel uncomfortable — essere, sentirsi a disagio
to make sb. (feel) uncomfortable — mettere qcn. a disagio
to be uncomfortable about — essere preoccupato o a disagio per [decision, fact]
to make life o things uncomfortable for sb. — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
3) (unpalatable) [position, reminder] spiacevole -
4 fact
[fækt]1) (accepted thing) fatto m.2) U (truth) realtà f., verità f.it is not speculation it is fact — non è una supposizione, è vero
3) (thing which really exists) realtà f.4)in fact, as a matter of fact — in effetti, effettivamente; (when reinforcing point) a dire il vero, veramente; (when contrasting) in realtà
••to know the facts of life — (sex) sapere come nascono i bambini
the facts of life — (unpalatable truths) la realtà della vita
* * *[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) fatto2) (reality: fact or fiction.) realtà•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt]1) (accepted thing) fatto m.2) U (truth) realtà f., verità f.it is not speculation it is fact — non è una supposizione, è vero
3) (thing which really exists) realtà f.4)in fact, as a matter of fact — in effetti, effettivamente; (when reinforcing point) a dire il vero, veramente; (when contrasting) in realtà
••to know the facts of life — (sex) sapere come nascono i bambini
the facts of life — (unpalatable truths) la realtà della vita
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5 undrinkable un·drink·able adj
[ʌn'drɪŋkəbl](unpalatable) imbevibile, (polluted) non potabile
См. также в других словарях:
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