unreasonable

unreasonable
adjective
unvernünftig; übertrieben [Ansprüche, Forderung]; übertrieben [hoch] [Preis, Kosten]
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adjective
1) (not guided by good sense or reason: It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard.) unvernünftig
2) (excessive, or too great: That butcher charges unreasonable prices.) übermäßig
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un·rea·son·able
[ʌnˈri:zənəbl̩]
adj
1. (not showing reason) unvernünftig
it's not an \unreasonable assumption that ... es ist nicht abwegig anzunehmen, dass ...
2. (unfair) übertrieben, unzumutbar
don't be so \unreasonable! he's doing the best he can verlang nicht so viel! er tut sein Bestes
\unreasonable demands überzogene [o SCHWEIZ überrissene] Forderungen
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[ʌn'riːznəbl]
adj
demand, price etc unzumutbar, übertrieben; request unzumutbar; expectations übertrieben; person uneinsichtig; (= showing lack of sense) unvernünftig

it is unreasonable to ... — es ist zu viel verlangt, zu ...

it is unreasonable to blame her — es ist nicht gerechtfertigt, ihr die Schuld zu geben

it is unreasonable to expect children to keep quiet —

that's not unreasonable, is it? — das ist doch nicht zu viel verlangt, oder?

you are being very unreasonable! —

look, don't be unreasonable, it is 100 miles — nun mach mal einen Punkt or nun sei mal vernünftig, es sind immerhin 100 Meilen

an unreasonable length of time — übermäßig or übertrieben lange

at this unreasonable hour — zu dieser unzumutbaren Zeit

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unreasonable adj (adv unreasonably)
1. vernunftlos (Tier etc)
2. unvernünftig, unsinnig
3. unvernünftig, übertrieben, unzumutbar
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adjective
unvernünftig; übertrieben [Ansprüche, Forderung]; übertrieben [hoch] [Preis, Kosten]
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adj.
unvernünftig adj.

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