inconvenient
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in·con·ven·ient
(ĭn′kən-vēn′yənt)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.
in′con·ven′ient·ly adv.
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inconvenient
(ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt; -ˈviːnɪənt)adj
not convenient; troublesome, awkward, or difficult
ˌinconˈveniently adv
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in•con•ven•ient
(ˌɪn kənˈvin yənt)adj.
1. not easily accessible or at hand.
2. inopportune; untimely.
3. not suiting one's needs or purposes.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin]
in`con•ven′ient•ly, adv.
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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" |
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inconvenient
adjective
1. troublesome, annoying, awkward, embarrassing, disturbing, unsuitable, tiresome, untimely, bothersome, vexatious, inopportune, disadvantageous, unseasonable It's very inconvenient to have to wait so long.
troublesome suitable, convenient, handy, timely, opportune, seasonable
troublesome suitable, convenient, handy, timely, opportune, seasonable
2. difficult, awkward, unmanageable, cumbersome, unwieldy, unhandy This must be the most inconvenient house ever built.
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inconvenient
adjective1. Not accessible or handy:
2. Causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort:
3. Not occurring at a favorable time:
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Translations
غَيْرُ مُلائِمٌغَيْر مُلائِم، مُزْعِج
nevhodnýobtížný
ubelejligubekvem
hankala
nezgodan
óòægilegur
不便な
불편한
sudaryti nepatogumų
apgrūtinošsneērts
neprimeren
besvärlig
ไม่สะดวก
rahatsızuygunsuz
bất tiện
inconvenient
[ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪənt] ADJ [time, appointment] → inoportuno; [location, design] → poco práctico, incómodoit's an inconvenient place to get to → es un sitio mal comunicado, no es un sitio al que sea fácil llegar
how inconvenient! → ¡qué trastorno!, ¡vaya trastorno!
to be inconvenient → venir mal; (more formal) → resultar inconveniente
to be inconvenient for sb → venirle mal a algn; (more formal) → resultarle inconveniente 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
inconvenient
[ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt] adj (= difficult) → gênant(e)
(= embarrassing) [fact, question] → gênant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
inconvenient
adj
time → ungelegen, ungünstig; house, design → unbequem, unpraktisch; location → ungünstig; shops → ungünstig or ungeschickt gelegen; journey → beschwerlich, lästig; 3 o’clock is very inconvenient for me → 3 Uhr kommt mir sehr ungelegen or ist sehr ungünstig für mich; if it’s inconvenient, I can come later → wenn es Ihnen ungelegen ist, kann ich später kommen; you couldn’t have chosen a more inconvenient time → einen ungünstigeren Zeitpunkt hätten Sie kaum wählen können; it’s very inconvenient of you to come so early → es kommt mir wirklich sehr ungelegen, dass Sie so früh kommen; it’s very inconvenient of you to live so far out → es ist wenig rücksichtsvoll von Ihnen, so weit außerhalb zu wohnen; it is inconvenient to have to wait → es ist lästig, warten zu müssen
(= embarrassing) fact, information → unbequem
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
inconvenient
[ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪənt] adj (time, appointment, location) → scomodo/a; (house, design) → poco funzionale; (arrival) → inopportuno/athat 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?
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
inconvenient
→ غَيْرُ مُلائِمٌ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
inconvenient
a. inconveniente.
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