unwholesome

unwholesome
adjective
(lit. or fig.) ungesund
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un·whole·some
[ʌnˈhəʊlsəm, AM -ˈhoʊl-]
adj ungesund
\unwholesome-looking fruit ungesund aussehendes Obst
to be an \unwholesome influence on sb einen unguten Einfluss auf jdn ausüben
\unwholesome neighbourhood zwielichtige Umgebung
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[ʌn'həʊlsəm]
adj
ungesund; influence ungut, verderblich; appearance, character schmierig; food minderwertig; smell faul; desire, thoughts, story, jokes schmutzig

they are rather unwholesome company for her — sie sind nicht gerade ein guter Umgang für sie

to have an unwholesome interest in sb/sth — ein perverses Interesse an jdm/etw haben

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unwholesome adj (adv unwholesomely)
1. allg ungesund (auch fig)
2. fig verderbt, verdorben
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adjective
(lit. or fig.) ungesund
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adj.
ungesund adj.

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