inconvenience
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in·con·ven·ience
(ĭn′kən-vēn′yəns)n.
1. The state or quality of being inconvenient.
2. Something inconvenient.
tr.v. in·con·ven·ienced, in·con·ven·ienc·ing, in·con·ven·ienc·es
To cause inconvenience to; trouble: The snow inconvenienced the holiday travelers.
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inconvenience
(ˌɪnkənˈviːnjəns; -ˈviːnɪəns)n
1. the state or quality of being inconvenient
2. something inconvenient; a hindrance, trouble, or difficulty
vb
(tr) to cause inconvenience to; trouble or harass
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in•con•ven•ience
(ˌɪn kənˈvin yəns)n., v. -ienced, -ienc•ing. n.
1. the quality or state of being inconvenient.
2. an inconvenient circumstance or thing.
v.t. 3. to put to trouble; incommode.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]
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inconvenience
Past participle: inconvenienced
Gerund: inconveniencing
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inconvenience |
inconvenience |
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Noun | 1. | inconvenience - an inconvenient discomfort discomfort, uncomfortableness - the state of being tense and feeling pain |
2. | ![]() difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" cumbersomeness, unwieldiness, awkwardness - trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" flea bite - a very minor inconvenience fly in the ointment - an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something unwieldiness - the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity; "avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes"; "the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations" | |
3. | inconvenience - the quality of not being useful or convenient unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness - the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose inaccessibility, unavailability - the quality of not being available when needed inopportuneness, untimeliness - the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time convenience - the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan" | |
Verb | 1. | ![]() |
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inconvenience
noun
1. trouble, difficulty, bother, upset, fuss, disadvantage, disturbance, disruption, drawback, hassle (informal), nuisance, downside, annoyance, hindrance, awkwardness, vexation, uphill (S. African) We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the repairs.
2. awkwardness, unfitness, unwieldiness, cumbersomeness, unhandiness, unsuitableness, untimeliness The expense and inconvenience of PCs means that they will be replaced.
verb
1. trouble, bother, disturb, upset, disrupt, put out, hassle (informal), irk, discommode, give (someone) bother or trouble, make (someone) go out of his way, put to trouble He promised not to inconvenience them any further.
Quotations
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered" [G.K. Chesterton All Things Considered]
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered" [G.K. Chesterton All Things Considered]
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inconvenience
noun1. The state or quality of being inconvenient:
2. Something that causes difficulty, trouble, or lack of ease:
To cause inconvenience for:
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Translations
مُضَايَقَةٌمُضايَقَه، عَدَم مُلائَمَهيُزْعِج، يُضايِق
potížpůsobit potíženesnázobtěžovat
ulejlighedbesværbesværeforstyrreulejlige
hankaluus
neugodnost
óòægindivalda óòægindum
不便
불편
nevšečnost
besvär
ความไม่สะดวก
sự bất tiện
inconvenience
[ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪəns]A. N
1. (= awkwardness) [of time, location] → inconveniencia f; [of arrangements, house] → incomodidad f
2. (= drawback) → inconveniente m
living so far from the station is a great inconvenience → vivir tan lejos de la estación es un gran inconveniente
living so far from the station is a great inconvenience → vivir tan lejos de la estación es un gran inconveniente
3. (= trouble) → molestias fpl, inconvenientes mpl
you caused a lot of inconvenience → causaste muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes
it makes up for the inconvenience of having to move → compensa las molestias or los inconvenientes de tener que mudarse
to put sb to great inconvenience → causar muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes a algn
you caused a lot of inconvenience → causaste muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes
it makes up for the inconvenience of having to move → compensa las molestias or los inconvenientes de tener que mudarse
to put sb to great inconvenience → causar muchas molestias or muchos inconvenientes a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
inconvenience
[ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns] n
(= trouble) → dérangement m
to cause inconvenience to sb → déranger qn
I don't want to cause you any inconvenience → Je ne veux pas vous déranger.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused → Nous vous prions de bien vouloir nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée.
to cause inconvenience to sb → déranger qn
I don't want to cause you any inconvenience → Je ne veux pas vous déranger.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused → Nous vous prions de bien vouloir nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée.
(= inconvenient thing) → inconvénient m
They suffered many inconveniences → Ils ont subi de nombreux inconvénients.
They suffered many inconveniences → Ils ont subi de nombreux inconvénients.
vt → déranger
Don't inconvenience yourself → Ne vous dérangez pas.
to be inconvenienced by sth → être dérangé(e) par qch
Don't inconvenience yourself → Ne vous dérangez pas.
to be inconvenienced by sth → être dérangé(e) par qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
inconvenience
n
(= inconvenient thing) → Unannehmlichkeit f; it’s one of the inconveniences of getting old → es ist einer der Nachteile, wenn man älter wird; it was something of an inconvenience not having a car → es war eine ziemlich lästige or leidige Angelegenheit, kein Auto zu haben
no pl (= trouble, awkwardness) → Unannehmlichkeit(en) f(pl) → (to sb für jdn); the inconvenience of a delayed flight → die Unannehmlichkeiten, die durch einen verspäteten Flug verursacht werden; she complained about the inconvenience of having no shops nearby → sie beklagte sich darüber, wie unbequem or beschwerlich es sei, keine Geschäfte in der Nähe zu haben; I don’t want to cause you any inconvenience → ich möchte Ihnen keine Umstände bereiten or machen; to put somebody to great inconvenience → jdm große Umstände bereiten; he went to a great deal of inconvenience to help → er machte sich viele Unannehmlichkeiten, um zu helfen; at considerable personal inconvenience → trotz beträchtlicher persönlicher Unannehmlichkeiten; because of the inconvenience of the time/date → weil die Uhrzeit/der Termin ungelegen war
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inconvenience
[ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪəns]1. n (see adj) → scomodità f inv, scarsa funzionalità, inopportunità
not having a car was a great inconvenience → non aver la macchina era una gran scomodità
to put sb to great inconvenience → creare degli inconvenienti a qn, recare disturbo a qn
not having a car was a great inconvenience → non aver la macchina era una gran scomodità
to put sb to great inconvenience → creare degli inconvenienti a qn, recare disturbo a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
inconvenient
(inkənˈviːnjənt) adjective causing trouble or difficulty; awkward. He has come at a very inconvenient time.
ˌinconˈvenience noun (something which causes) trouble or difficulty. He apologized for the inconvenience caused by his late arrival.
verb to cause trouble or difficulty to. I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.
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inconvenience
→ مُضَايَقَةٌ potíž ulejlighed Unannehmlichkeit αναστάτωση inconveniencia hankaluus dérangement neugodnost inconveniente 不便 불편 ongemak bryderi niewygoda inconveniência неудобство besvär ความไม่สะดวก rahatsızlık sự bất tiện 不便Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
inconvenience
n. inconveniencia.
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