uneasily
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un·eas·y
(ŭn-ē′zē)adj. un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est
1. Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive: The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.
2. Affording no ease or reassurance: an uneasy calm.
3.
a. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained: uneasy with strangers.
b. Causing constraint or awkwardness: an uneasy silence.
4. Not conducive to rest: fell into a fitful, uneasy sleep.
un·ease′, un·eas′i·ness n.
un·eas′i·ly adv.
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Translations
بِعَدَم إرتياح، باضْطِراب
znepokojeně
szorongva
vandræîalega
znepokojene
nemirno
huzursuz bir şekilde
uneasily
[ʌnˈiːzɪlɪ] ADV [look, say] → con inquietud, inquietamenteI noted uneasily that → noté con inquietud que ...
he shifted uneasily in his chair → se removió inquieto en su silla
she laughed uneasily → se rió nerviosa
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
uneasily
[ʌnˈiːzɪli] adv (= anxiously)
Meg shifted uneasily on her chair → Meg, mal à l'aise, se tortillait sur sa chaise.
to laugh uneasily → avoir un rire gêné
He laughed uneasily → Il eut un rire gêné.
to say sth uneasily → dire qch d'un ton gêné
Meg shifted uneasily on her chair → Meg, mal à l'aise, se tortillait sur sa chaise.
to laugh uneasily → avoir un rire gêné
He laughed uneasily → Il eut un rire gêné.
to say sth uneasily → dire qch d'un ton gêné
(= uncomfortably) [co-exist] → difficilement
to sit uneasily with sth → s'accommoder difficilement de qch
to sit uneasily with sth → s'accommoder difficilement de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
uneasily
adv sit → unbehaglich; smile, listen, speak etc also → beklommen, unsicher; sleep → unruhig; to be uneasily balanced → sehr prekär sein; to be uneasily poised → sehr wack(e)lig stehen; to be uneasily aware that … → sich (dat) → mit Unbehagen bewusst sein, dass …; to be uneasily aware of something → etw mit Unbehagen erkennen; to sit uneasily with something → nur schlecht zu etw passen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
uneasily
[ʌnˈiːzɪlɪ] adv (sleep) → male; (glance, look) → con apprensioneto be uneasily balanced → essere in equilibrio precario
she glanced uneasily at him → gli lanciò uno sguardo inquieto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
uneasy
(anˈiːzi) adjective (of a person or a situation etc) troubled, anxious or unsettled. When her son did not return, she grew uneasy.
unˈease noun uneasiness.
unˈeasily adverb in an uneasy or embarrassed way. He glanced uneasily at her.
unˈeasiness noun the state of being uneasy. I could not understand her apparent uneasiness.
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