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inconvenient

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in·con·ven·ient  (nkn-vnynt)
adj.
Not convenient, especially:
a. Not accessible; hard to reach.
b. Not suited to one's comfort, purpose, or needs: inconvenient to have no phone in the kitchen.
c. Inopportune: Next Tuesday is inconvenient for us.

incon·venient·ly adv.

inconvenient [ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt -ˈviːnɪənt]
adj
not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult
inconveniently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inconvenient - not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone"
convenient - suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"
2.inconvenient - not conveniently timed; "an early departure is inconvenient for us"
inopportune - not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit"

inconvenient
adjective
2. difficult, awkward, unmanageable, cumbersome, unwieldy, unhandy This must be the most inconvenient house ever built.
Translations
inconvenient [ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪənt] ADJ [time, appointment] → inoportuno; [location, design] → poco práctico, incómodo
it's an inconvenient place to get toes un sitio mal comunicado, no es un sitio al que sea fácil llegar
how inconvenient!¡qué trastorno!, ¡vaya trastorno!
to be inconvenientvenir mal; (more formal) → resultar inconveniente
to be inconvenient for sbvenirle mal a algn; (more formal) → resultarle inconveniente a algn

inconvenient [ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt] adj
(= difficult) → gênant(e)
(= embarrassing) [fact, question] → gênant(e)
(= awkward) [time] → qui ne convient pas
That time is very inconvenient for me → C'est un moment qui ne me convient pas du tout.
10.30 - if that's not inconvenient for you → 10h30 - si ça vous convient.
[building, place] → peu pratique inv
You live out of town. Don't you find it a bit inconvenient? → Vous vivez en dehors de la ville. Vous ne trouvez pas ça trop incommode?

inconvenient
adj
timeungelegen, ungünstig; house, designunbequem, unpraktisch; locationungünstig; shopsungünstig or ungeschickt gelegen; journeybeschwerlich, lästig; 3 o’clock is very inconvenient for me3 Uhr kommt mir sehr ungelegen or ist sehr ungünstig für mich; if it’s inconvenient, I can come laterwenn es Ihnen ungelegen ist, kann ich später kommen; you couldn’t have chosen a more inconvenient timeeinen ungünstigeren Zeitpunkt hätten Sie kaum wählen können; it’s very inconvenient of you to come so earlyes kommt mir wirklich sehr ungelegen, dass Sie so früh kommen; it’s very inconvenient of you to live so far outes ist wenig rücksichtsvoll von Ihnen, so weit außerhalb zu wohnen; it is inconvenient to have to waites ist lästig, warten zu müssen
(= embarrassing) fact, informationunbequem

inconvenient [ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪənt] adj (time, appointment, location) → scomodo/a; (house, design) → poco funzionale; (arrival) → inopportuno/a
that time is very inconvenient for me → non è un'ora adatta per me
if it is not inconvenient (to you) → se non è un problema
could you let me have the key tomorrow, if it is not inconvenient → mi puoi dare la chiave domani, se non è un problema?
inconvenient [ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪənt] adj (time, appointment, location) → scomodo/a; (house, design) → poco funzionale; (arrival) → inopportuno/a
that time is very inconvenient for me → non è un'ora adatta per me
if it is not inconvenient (to you) → se non è un problema
could you let me have the key tomorrow, if it is not inconvenient → mi puoi dare la chiave domani, se non è un problema?

inconvenient
adj inconvenient [inkənˈviːnjənt]
causing trouble or difficulty; awkward He has come at a very inconvenient time. ongepas غَيْر مُلائِم، مُزْعِج неудобен nevhodný ubelejlig; ubekvem ungelegen άβολος inconveniente, inoportuno, malo ebamugav زحمت آور؛ بی موقع hankala mal choisi לא נוֹח असुविधापूर्ण neugodan, neprikladan alkalmatlan merepotkan, tidak menyenangkan óþægilegur inopportuno 不便な 불편한 nepatogus neērts; apgrūtinošs menyusahkan ongelegen, hinderlijk upraktisk, ubeleilig niedogodny inconveninte неудобный nevhodný neprimeren nezgodan oläglig, olämplig, besvärlig ซึ่งไม่สะดวก uygunsuz 不方便的 незручний; неспокійний بے آرام bất tiện 便
n inconˈvenience
(something which causes) trouble or difficulty He apologized for the inconvenience caused by his late arrival. ongerief مُضايَقَه، عَدَم مُلائَمَه неудобство nesnáz, potíž ulejlighed; besvær die Unannehmlichkeit αναστάτωση, μπελάς molestia, incomodidad tülin, ebamugavus دردسر؛ مزاحمت haitta dérangement אִי-נוֹחוּת असुविधा neudobnost, neugodnost kellemetlenség kerepotan óþægindi incomodo, inconveniente 不便 불편 nepatogumas neērtība; apgrūtinājums masalah ongerief ubeleilighet, bry(deri) niewygoda, kłopot inconveniência in­con­­venient; deranj неудобство ťažkosti, mrzutosť, nepríjemnosť sitnost neugodnost olägenhet, besvär ความไม่สะดวก sıkıntı, zahmet 不方便 незручність; турбота تکلیف sự bất tiện 便
v
to cause trouble or difficulty to I hope I haven't inconvenienced you. ongerief يُزْعِج، يُضايِق създавам неудобство obtěžovat, působit potíže ulejlige; besvære; forstyrre belästigen ξεβολεύω molestar tülitama دردسر دادن aiheuttaa vaivaa déranger לִגרוֹם אִי-נוֹחוּת कष्ट देना, असुविधा उत्पन्न करना smetai, uznemiravati zavar (vkit) merepotkan valda óþægindum incomodare, disturbare 迷惑をかける 불편하게 하다 sudaryti nepatogumų sagādāt neērtības; apgrūtināt menyebabkan masalah ongerief bezorgen bry, forstyrre sprawiać kłopot incomodar a deranja причинять неудобство spôsobiť ťažkosti nadlegovati dovesti u nepriliku besvära, förorsaka besvär för รบกวน zahmet vermek 造成麻煩或困擾 турбувати; завдавати незручностей клопоту تکلیف پہنچانا làm khó 使便

inconvenient غير ملائم obtížný ubelejlig ungelegen άβολος inconveniente hankala incommode nezgodan scomodo 不便な 불편한 storend ubeleilig niewygodny inconveniente неудобный besvärlig ไม่สะดวก rahatsız bất tiện 不方便的


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He pointed out how inconvenient a tail was when they were pursued by their enemies, the dogs; how much it was in the way when they desired to sit down and hold a friendly conversation with one another.
You have owed us a visit many long weeks; I hope nothing will make it inconvenient to Mr.
As unbidden guests are apt to do, they often come at inconvenient times.
 
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