unsatisfying

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unsatisfying

(ʌnˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ)

adj

not fulfilling or satisfactory: it was inherently unsatisfying work.

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Adj.

unsatisfying - not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

disappointing, dissatisfactory

unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"

Translations

unbefriedigend

insatisfaisant insatisfaisante

unsatisfying

[ˈʌnˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ] ADJ → poco satisfactorio; (= insufficient) → insuficiente

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unsatisfying

[ˌʌnˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ] adj → insatisfaisant(e)

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unsatisfying

adj → unbefriedigend; meal → unzureichend, nicht sättigend

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unsatisfying

[ʌnˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ] adj (result, work) → insoddisfacente, poco soddisfacente; (meal) → che non soddisfa

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