unsavoury

unsavoury
(Amer.: unsavory) adjective unangenehm [Geruch, Geschmack, Mahlzeit]; zwielichtig [Charakter, Person]; zweifelhaft [Ruf, Geschäfte, Angelegenheit]; unerfreulich [Einzelheiten]
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adjective
(very unpleasant or disgusting: I have heard some unsavoury stories about that man.) widerwärtig
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un·sa·voury, AM un·sa·vory
[ʌnˈseɪvəri]
adj
1. (unpleasant to the senses) unappetitlich
2. (disgusting) ekelhaft, widerlich
3. (socially offensive) zweifelhaft, fragwürdig
\unsavoury district übles Viertel
\unsavoury reputation zweifelhafter Ruf
\unsavoury type zwielichtige Gestalt, schmierige Type sl
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(US) [ʌn'seIvərI]
adj
1) (= tasteless) food fade, geschmacklos
2) (= unpleasant) smell, sight widerwärtig, widerlich; appearance (= repulsive) abstoßend, widerwärtig; (= dishonest, shady etc) fragwürdig; subject, details, rumours unerfreulich; joke unfein; district übel, fragwürdig; characters zwielichtig, übel; reputation zweifelhaft, schlecht

an unsavoury business — eine unfeine Geschichte

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unsavory (unsavoury) adj (adv unsavo[u]rily)
1. unschmackhaft
2. unappetitlich (auch fig)
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(Amer.: unsavory) adjective unangenehm [Geruch, Geschmack, Mahlzeit]; zwielichtig [Charakter, Person]; zweifelhaft [Ruf, Geschäfte, Angelegenheit]; unerfreulich [Einzelheiten]
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(UK) adj.
widerwärtig adj. adj.
unappetitlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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