unfavourable

(ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl; -ˈfeɪvrə-) or

unfavorable

adj

not favourable; adverse or inauspicious

unˈfavourableness, unˈfavorableness n

unˈfavourably, unˈfavorably adv

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Adj.	1.	unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression" unfavorable negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" uncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
	2.	unfavourable - (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose; "unfavorable winds" unfavorable unpropitious - not propitious
	3.	unfavourable - not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews" unfavorable bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

unfavourable

adjective

1. adverse, bad, unfortunate, disadvantageous, threatening, contrary, unlucky, ominous, untimely, untoward, unpromising, unsuited, inauspicious, ill-suited, inopportune, unseasonable, unpropitious, infelicitous Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery.

2. hostile, negative, unfriendly, inimical First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable.
hostile warm, positive, friendly, approving, favourable, amicable, well-disposed

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Translations

غَيْرُ مُؤَاتٍ

nepříznivý

ugunstig

epäsuotuisa

nepovoljan

好ましくない

호의적이 아닌

ofördelaktig

ไม่เป็นไปตามที่หวัง

elverişsiz

bất lợi

不利的

unfavourable

unfavorable (US) [ˈʌnˈfeɪvərəbl] ADJ

1. (= adverse) [situation] → adverso; [conditions] → poco propicio, desfavorable; [outlook, weather] → poco propicio; [wind] → desfavorable
to be unfavourable for sth → ser poco propicio para algo, no ser propicio para algo
to be unfavourable to sb → no favorecer a algn, ser desfavorable para algn

2. (= negative) [impression, opinion] → negativo, malo; [comparison] → poco favorable
to show sth/sb in an unfavourable light → presentar algo/a algn de forma negativa or poco favorable, dar una imagen negativa or poco favorable de algo/algn

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unfavourable

[ˌʌnˈfeɪvərəb^əl] (British) unfavorable (US) adj

(= poor) [conditions, circumstances, weather, exchange rate] → défavorable
to be unfavourable to sb [terms, conditions] → être défavorable à qn
an unfavourable impression → une impression défavorable

(= hostile) [reaction, response, comment] → défavorable
an unfavourable comparison → une comparaison défavorable

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unfavourable

, (US) unfavorable

adj outlook, weather, moment, result → ungünstig; conditions, circumstances also, wind → widrig; opinion, reaction → negativ; reply → ablehnend, negativ; trade balance → passiv; conditions unfavourable to or for trade → ungünstige Handelsbedingungen pl; on unfavourable terms → zu ungünstigen Bedingungen; to be unfavourable to somebody → ungünstig für jdn sein; to draw or make unfavourable comparisons → nachteilige Vergleiche ziehen; to show somebody/something in an unfavourable light → jdn/etw in einem ungünstigen Licht darstellen

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unfavourable

unfavorable (Am) [ʌnˈfeɪv/ərəbl] adj (circumstances, climate) → sfavorevole; (report, impression) → negativo/a

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unfavourable

→ غَيْرُ مُؤَاتٍ nepříznivý ugunstig ungünstig δυσμενής desfavorable epäsuotuisa défavorable nepovoljan sfavorevole 好ましくない 호의적이 아닌 ongunstig ugunstig niepomyślny desfavorável неблагоприятный ofördelaktig ไม่เป็นไปตามที่หวัง elverişsiz bất lợi 不利的

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