unhappy

unhappy
adjective
1) unglücklich; (not content) unzufrieden (about mit)

be or feel unhappy about doing something — Bedenken haben, etwas zu tun

2) (unfortunate) unglückselig [Zeit, Zufall]; unglücklich [Zusammenstellung, Wahl]
* * *
adjective
1) (sad or miserable: He had an unhappy childhood.) traurig
2) (regrettable: He has an unhappy knack of always saying the wrong thing.) unglückselig
- academic.ru/78331/unhappiness">unhappiness
- unhappily
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un·hap·py
[ʌnˈhæpi]
adj
1. (sad) unglücklich
an \unhappy marriage eine unglückliche Ehe
to be \unhappy about sth über etw akk unglücklich sein
to be \unhappy with sth mit etw dat unzufrieden sein
2. (unfortunate) unglücksselig
an \unhappy coincidence ein unglückliches Zusammentreffen
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[ʌn'hpɪ]
adj (+er)
1) (= sad) unglücklich; look, voice traurig; state of affairs bedauerlich, traurig
2) (= not pleased) unzufrieden (about mit), nicht glücklich (about über +acc); (= uneasy) unwohl

to be unhappy with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw unzufrieden sein

to be unhappy at work/school — unzufrieden mit der Arbeit/der Schule sein

to be unhappy about or at doing sth —

he was unhappy about or at getting a decrease in his salary — er war nicht glücklich darüber, dass sein Gehalt gekürzt wurde

if you feel unhappy about it — wenn Sie darüber nicht glücklich sind

I feel unhappy about letting him go — ich lasse ihn nur ungern gehen

some were unhappy to see him go — einige sahen ihn nur ungern gehen

3) (= unfortunate) coincidence, day, match, phrasing unglücklich; person glücklos

scheme — keine gute Wahl/Farbzusammenstellung

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unhappy adj unglücklich:
a) traurig, niedergeschlagen (beide:
about, at über akk)
b) unheilvoll (Tag etc)
c) unpassend (Bemerkung etc):
unhappy contrast bedauerlicher Gegensatz
d) unzufrieden (with mit)
* * *
adjective
1) unglücklich; (not content) unzufrieden (about mit)

be or feel unhappy about doing something — Bedenken haben, etwas zu tun

2) (unfortunate) unglückselig [Zeit, Zufall]; unglücklich [Zusammenstellung, Wahl]
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adj.
unglücklich adj.
unzufrieden adj.

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