unhelpful

unhelpful

(ʌnˈhɛlpfʊl)

adj

not serving a useful function

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

unhelpful - providing no assistance     uncooperative - unwilling to cooperate; "an uncooperative witness" discouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word" helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function

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Translations

غَيْرُ مُفِيد

neochotný

uhjælpsom

nutzlos

μη εξυπηρετικός

poco servicialpoco útil

hyödytön

inutile

beskoristan

inutilevano

役に立たない

도움이 되지 않는

onbehulpzaam

lite hjelpsom

niepomocny

imprestável

бесполезный

ohjälpsam

ไม่ช่วยเหลือ

yardımcı olmayan

không giúp ích

无帮助的

unhelpful

[ˈʌnˈhelpfʊl] ADJ [person] → poco servicial, poco dispuesto a ayudar; [remark] → inútil; [advice] → poco útil
he didn't want to seem unhelpful → no quería parecer poco servicial or poco dispuesto a ayudar
it is unhelpful to pretend the problem does not exist → no se consigue nada pretendiendo que el problema no existe
to be unhelpful to sth/sb → no ayudar a algo/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

unhelpful

[ˌʌnˈhɛlpfʊl] adj [person] → peu serviable; [advice] → inutile; [reply, criticism] → inutile
to be unhelpful to sb [person] → n'être d'aucun secours à qn
The incident has been unhelpful to the prime minister
BUT L'incident a desservi le Premier ministre.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unhelpful

adj person → nicht hilfreich; advice, book → nutzlos, wenig hilfreich; that was very unhelpful of you → das war wirklich keine Hilfe; you are being very unhelpful → du bist aber wirklich keine Hilfe; it is unhelpful to pretend the problem does not exist → es hilft nichts, so zu tun, als ob das Problem nicht existiert; to be unhelpful to somebody/something → keine Hilfe für jdn/etw sein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unhelpful

[ʌnˈhɛlpfʊl] adj (person) → poco disponibile, di scarso aiuto; (remark, advice) → di scarso aiuto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unhelpful

→ غَيْرُ مُفِيد neochotný uhjælpsom nutzlos μη εξυπηρετικός poco servicial, poco útil hyödytön inutile beskoristan inutile 役に立たない 도움이 되지 않는 onbehulpzaam lite hjelpsom niepomocny imprestável бесполезный ohjälpsam ไม่ช่วยเหลือ yardımcı olmayan không giúp ích 无帮助的

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