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desfavorável — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adverse adj Unfavorable or harmful; working against someone's interests.
  • unfavourable adj Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.

Senses

desfavorável is used for these senses in English:

  • adverse Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
  • adverse (not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
  • unfavourable Of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.

unfavourable — full definition

  1. adj Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.
  2. adj Not auspicious; ill-boding.
  3. adj Of a belief, state of mind, etc.: not favourable; disapproving.
  4. adj Of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.

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