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averse

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a·verse  (-vûrs)
adj.
Having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or aversion; strongly disinclined: investors who are averse to taking risks.

[Latin versus, past participle of vertere, to turn away; see avert.]

a·versely adv.
a·verseness n.

averse [əˈvɜːs]
adj
1. (postpositive; usually foll by to) opposed, disinclined, or loath
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of leaves, flowers, etc.) turned away from the main stem Compare adverse [4]
[from Latin āversus, from āvertere to turn from, from vertere to turn]
aversely  adv
averseness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.averse - (usually followed by `to') strongly opposedaverse - (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
disinclined - unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"

averse
Translations
averse [əˈvɜːs] ADJ to be averse to sthsentir repugnancia por algo
to be averse to doing sthser reacio a hacer algo
he is averse to getting up earlyes reacio a levantarse temprano
would you be averse to having the meeting at your house?¿estarías dispuesto a celebrar la reunión en tu casa?
I'm not averse to an occasional drinkno me opongo a tomar una copa de vez en cuando

averse [əˈvɜːrs] adj
to be averse to sth → éprouver de la répugnance pour qch
to be averse to doing sth → éprouver de la répugnance à faire qch
not to be averse to sth
I wouldn't be averse to a drink → Je n'aurais rien contre un verre., Je ne dirais pas non à un petit verre.
He's not averse to a little publicity → Il n'a rien contre un peu de publicité.

averse
adj predabgeneigt; I am not averse to a glass of wineeinem Glas Wein bin ich nicht abgeneigt; I am rather averse to doing thates widerstrebt mir, das zu tun

averse [əˈvɜːs] adj averse to (opposed) → contrario/a a; (disinclined) → restio/a a
to be averse to sth/doing sth → essere contrario/a a qc/a fare qc
I'm not averse to an occasional drink → non mi dispiace bere un bicchierino ogni tanto
I wouldn't be averse to a drink → non avrei nulla in contrario a bere qualcosa

averse
adj averse [əˈvəːs]
(with to) having a dislike for averse to hard work. onwillig كارِه لِ، مُبْغِض لِ несклонен mající odpor modvillig; uvillig abgeneigt αρνητικός προς, εχθρικός que aborrece, que tiene antipatía a vastumeelsust tundev مخالف؛ بیزار vastahakoinen opposé à סוֹלֵד מ- अनिच्छुक averzija idegenkedik membenci, menolak, menentang fráhverfur, frábitinn, mótfallinn avverso, contrario 嫌って 싫어하는 nemėgstantis negribīgs enggan afkerig motvillig, uvillig niechętny avesso refractar питающий отвращение mať odpor k nasproten protivan avog ซึ่งไม่ชอบ hoşlanmayan, hazzetmeyen 厭惡的 такий, що почуває відразу مخالف ،محترز ، بے زار không thích
n aˈversion [-ʃən, (American ) — ʒən]
a feeling of dislike. onwilligheid كَراهِيَّه، بُغْض شَديد нежелание odpor modvilje; aversion die Abneigung δυσαρέσκεια, αντιπάθεια aversión vastumeelsus تنفر؛ بیزاری vastahakoisuus aversion סְלִידָה घृणा averzija idegenkedés rasa benci, keengganan óbeit avversione 嫌悪 반감 pasišlykštėjimas nepatika keengganan afkeer motvilje, aversjon niechęć aversão aver­siune отвращение odpor odpor averzija motvilja, avoghet ความเกลียดชัง nefret, tiksinti 厭惡 відраза, антипатія نا پسندیدگی ، بے زاری ác cảm


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The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities.
Among our still more modern and dashing young gentlemen -- who are extremely averse to superfluous effort and supremely indifferent to the purity of their native language -- the formula is still further curtailed by the use of "to feel" in a technical sense, meaning, "to recommend-for-the-purposes-of-feeling-and-being-felt"; and at this moment the "slang" of polite or fast society in the upper classes sanctions such a barbarism as "Mr.
Had he imposed on a child, I should have been more averse to have forgiven him; but a woman upwards of thirty must certainly be supposed to know what will make her most happy.
 
 
 
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