uncomfortable

uncomfortable
adjective
1) (causing physical discomfort) unbequem
2) (feeling discomfort)

be uncomfortable — sich unbehaglich fühlen

3) (uneasy, disconcerting) unangenehm; peinlich [Stille]

his gaze made me uncomfortable — sein Blick war mir unangenehm

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adjective
1) (not relaxed: He looked uncomfortable when she mentioned marriage.) unbehaglich
2) (producing a bad physical feeling: That's a very uncomfortable chair.) unbequem
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un·com·fort·able
[ʌnˈkʌm(p)ftəbl̩, AM -fɚt̬ə-]
adj
1. (causing discomfort) bed, chair unbequem
2. (physically discomforted)
to feel \uncomfortable person, animal sich akk unwohl fühlen
3. (uneasy, awkward) unbehaglich
she felt slightly \uncomfortable, meeting him for the first time sie fühlte sich nicht ganz wohl in ihrer Haut, als sie ihm zum ersten Mal begegnete
an \uncomfortable silence eine gespannte Stille
an \uncomfortable situation/predicament eine missliche Situation/Lage
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[ön'kʌmfətəbl]
adj
1) unbequem; chair, position ungemütlich, unbequem

I feel uncomfortable sitting like this — es ist unbequem so zu sitzen

if the room is too hot it'll make you feel uncomfortable —

I feel uncomfortable in this jacket — in dieser Jacke fühle ich mich nicht wohl

it feels uncomfortable — es ist unbequem

2) (= uneasy) feeling unangenehm, ungut; silence (= awkward) peinlich; (= nerve-racking) beklemmend

to feel uncomfortable — sich unbehaglich fühlen, sich nicht wohlfühlen

I felt uncomfortable about it/about doing it — ich hatte ein ungutes Gefühl dabei, mir war nicht wohl dabei

he looked uncomfortable —

he was uncomfortable in that job — er fühlte sich in dieser Stelle nicht wohl

they make me feel uncomfortable — in ihrer Gegenwart fühle ich mich unbehaglich

to put sb in an uncomfortable position — jdn in eine heikle Lage bringen

he is uncomfortable with the idea of having no control — ihm ist nicht wohl bei der Vorstellung, die Dinge nicht unter Kontrolle zu haben

3) (= unpleasant) truth, fact, time, position unerfreulich

we could make things uncomfortable for you (euph) — wir können ungemütlich werden

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uncomfortable adj (adv uncomfortably)
1. unangenehm, beunruhigend:
he had the uncomfortable feeling that … er hatte das ungute Gefühl, dass …
2. unbehaglich, ungemütlich (beide auch fig Gefühl etc), unbequem:
uncomfortable chair;
uncomfortable situation ungemütliche Lage;
uncomfortable silence peinliche Stille
3. verlegen, unruhig
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adjective
1) (causing physical discomfort) unbequem
2) (feeling discomfort)

be uncomfortable — sich unbehaglich fühlen

3) (uneasy, disconcerting) unangenehm; peinlich [Stille]

his gaze made me uncomfortable — sein Blick war mir unangenehm

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adj.
unbehaglich adj.
unbequem adj.
ungemütlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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