uncomfortable

uncomfortable
uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl]
adjective
   a. ( = feeling physical discomfort) to be uncomfortable (in chair, bed, room) ne pas être à l'aise
• you look rather uncomfortable vous avez l'air plutôt mal à l'aise
   b. [chair, bed] inconfortable
   c. ( = feeling unease) [person] mal à l'aise
• uncomfortable about sth/about doing sth mal à l'aise à propos de qch/à l'idée de faire qch
• I was uncomfortable broaching the subject of money cela me mettait mal à l'aise de parler d'argent
• to make sb uncomfortable mettre qn mal à l'aise
   d. ( = causing unease) [situation] inconfortable ; [feeling] désagréable ; [truth, fact] gênant
• to have an uncomfortable feeling that ... avoir la désagréable impression que ...
• to make things uncomfortable for sb créer des ennuis à qn
• to put sb in an uncomfortable position mettre qn dans une situation inconfortable
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[ʌn'kʌmftəbl], US [-fərt-]
adjective
1) [shoes, seat] inconfortable; [journey, heat] pénible

you look uncomfortable in that chair — tu n'as pas l'air à l'aise dans ce fauteuil

the jacket feels uncomfortable — la veste n'est pas confortable

2) (emotionally) [feeling, silence, situation, reminder] pénible

to be/to feel uncomfortable — être/se sentir gêné

to make somebody (feel) uncomfortable — mettre quelqu'un mal à l'aise

to be uncomfortable about — se sentir gêné par [rôle, decision, fact]

I feel uncomfortable talking about it — ça me gêne d'en parler

to make life ou things uncomfortable for somebody — rendre la vie difficile à quelqu'un


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