unpleasant

[US]/ʌn'plez(ə)nt/
[UK]/ʌn'plɛznt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ikke hyggelig; ikke behagelig; irriterende; uhøflig.

Example Sentences

an unpleasant, metallic flavor.

en ubehagelig, metallisk smak.

an unpleasant, sneaking habit.

en ubehagelig, snikende vane.

An unpleasant smell pervades the house.

En ubehagelig lukt fyller huset.

He was rather unpleasant to me.

Han var ganske ubehagelig mot meg.

She was rather unpleasant with me.

Hun var ganske ubehagelig mot meg.

the word bureaucracy has unpleasant associations.

ordet byråkrati har ubehagelige konnotasjoner.

a jelly that rapidly decays into an unpleasant mush.

en gelé som raskt råtner til en ubehagelig grøt.

he's rather an unpleasant man.

han er ganske en ubehagelig mann.

threw off all unpleasant memories.

kastet av seg alle ubehagelige minner.

It is often unpleasant to see an anomaly animal.

Det er ofte ubehagelig å se et unormalt dyr.

This perfume won't mask the unpleasant smell.

Denne parfymen vil ikke skjule den ubehagelige lukten.

We've had some unpleasant surprises.

Vi har hatt noen ubehagelige overraskelser.

A very unpleasant thing has happened.

En veldig ubehagelig ting har skjedd.

sexism, racism, and all other unpleasant social evils.

seksisme, rasisme og alle andre ubehagelige sosiale onder.

unpleasant stuff towards which I have no inclination.

ubehagelige ting som jeg ikke har noen lyst til å forholde meg til.

That unpleasant remark she made was quite out of character.

Den ubehagelige kommentaren hun kom med var ganske utenfor hennes karakter.

It is not advisable just to sit there brooding about the unpleasant bygones.

Det er ikke rådgivende å bare sitte der og dvele ved de ubehagelige minnene.

That guy's unpleasant familiar behaviour angered the girls.

Den fyrens ubehagelige kjente oppførsel gjorde jentene sinte.

made an unpleasant comment about my friend;

kom med en ubehagelig kommentar om vennen min;

Who brought that unpleasant woman into my home?

Hvem tok med den ubehagelige kvinnen inn i hjemmet mitt?

Real-world Examples

No event, however unpleasant, could have marked her for ever.

Ingen hendelse, uansett hvor ubehagelig, kunne ha merket henne for alltid.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

This one being the hardest and I would argue the most unpleasant.

Denne er den vanskeligste, og jeg vil hevde at den er den mest ubehagelige.

Source: Gourmet Base

So why chew something so unpleasant? Maybe because their gum wasn't for fresh breath.

Så hvorfor tygge på noe så ubehagelig? Kanskje fordi tyggegummien deres ikke var for å friske opp pusten.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2020 Compilation

Uncle Vernon screwed up his enormous face as though trying to remember something very unpleasant.

Onkel Vernon rynket på det enorme ansiktet sitt som om han prøvde å huske noe veldig ubehagelig.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

We begin by introducing a set of stimuli, one of which is very unpleasant.

Vi begynner med å introdusere et sett med stimuli, hvorav ett er veldig ubehagelig.

Source: Mind Field Season 1

Getting rid of everytfung unpleasant instead of learning to put up with it.

Bli kvitt alle ting som er ubehagelige i stedet for å lære å leve med det.

Source: Brave New World

" Gnarly" means " unpleasant or not nice" .

«Gnarly» betyr «ubehagelig eller ikke hyggelig».

Source: BBC Authentic English

For an unpleasant character as well.

For en ubehagelig karakter også.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

So, Christophe, what chores are very unpleasant for you?

Så, Christophe, hvilke oppgaver er veldig ubehagelige for deg?

Source: American English dialogue

It was quite unpleasant that time, actually.

Det var ganske ubehagelig den gangen, faktisk.

Source: The wonders of the universe.

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