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un·rea·son·a·ble
(ŭn-rē′zə-nə-bəl)adj.
1. Not governed by or based on reason: an unreasonable attitude.
2. Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate: unreasonable demands.
un·rea′son·a·ble·ness n.
un·rea′son·a·bly adv.
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unreasonable
(ʌnˈriːznəbəl)adj
1. immoderate; excessive: unreasonable demands.
2. refusing to listen to reason
3. lacking reason or judgment
unˈreasonableness n
unˈreasonably adv
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un•rea•son•a•ble
(ʌnˈri zə nə bəl, -ˈriz nə-)adj.
1. not reasonable or rational; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational.
2. not in accordance with practical realities, as attitude or behavior; inappropriate.
3. excessive, immoderate, or exorbitant; unconscionable: unreasonable demands.
4. not having the faculty of reason.
[1300–50]
un•rea′son•a•ble•ness, n.
un•rea′son•a•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals" reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" |
2. | unreasonable - beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" |
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unreasonable
adjective
1. biased, arbitrary, irrational, illogical, blinkered, opinionated, headstrong The strikers were being unreasonable in their demands.
biased flexible, open-minded, fair-minded
biased flexible, open-minded, fair-minded
2. excessive, steep (informal), exorbitant, unfair, absurd, extravagant, unjust, too great, undue, preposterous, unwarranted, far-fetched, extortionate, uncalled-for, immoderate unreasonable increases in the price of petrol
excessive fair, reasonable, moderate, just, justified, warranted, temperate
excessive fair, reasonable, moderate, just, justified, warranted, temperate
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unreasonable
adjective1. Not governed by or predicated on reason:
Idiom: out of bounds.
2. Beyond all reason:
Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight.
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Translations
غَيْرُ مَعْقُولغَيْر مَعقولمُبالَغ، كَثير جِدا
nerozumnýpřemrštěný
urimelig
kohtuuton
nerazuman
ésszerûtlentúlságosan magas
óhófleguróskynsamlegur
不当な
불합리한
neišmintingas
nesaprātīgspārmērīgs
nerazumen
orimlig
ไม่สมเหตุสมผล
vô lý
unreasonable
[ʌnˈriːznəbl] ADJ [person, behaviour] → irrazonable, poco razonable; [price, amount] → excesivohe was most unreasonable about it → reaccionó en forma irracional
I think her attitude is unreasonable → creo que su actitud es poco razonable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unreasonable
[ʌnˈriːzənəbəl] adj [person, attitude, behaviour] → qui n'est pas raisonnable, déraisonnable
Her attitude was completely unreasonable → Son attitude n'était pas du tout raisonnable.
it is unreasonable to expect that ... → on ne peut pas raisonnablement s'attendre à ce que ...
it is not unreasonable → il est raisonnable
it is not unreasonable that ... → il est logique que ... + subj
it is not unreasonable to ... → on est en droit de ..., on peut légitimement ...
Her attitude was completely unreasonable → Son attitude n'était pas du tout raisonnable.
it is unreasonable to expect that ... → on ne peut pas raisonnablement s'attendre à ce que ...
it is not unreasonable → il est raisonnable
it is not unreasonable that ... → il est logique que ... + subj
it is not unreasonable to ... → on est en droit de ..., on peut légitimement ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unreasonable
adj demand, price etc → unzumutbar, übertrieben; request → unzumutbar; expectations → übertrieben; person → uneinsichtig; (= showing lack of sense) → unvernünftig; to be unreasonable about something (= not be understanding) → kein Verständnis für etw zeigen; (= be overdemanding) → in Bezug auf etw (acc) → zu viel verlangen; 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 → man kann doch von Kindern nicht verlangen, ruhig zu sein; that’s not unreasonable, is it? → das ist doch nicht zu viel verlangt, oder?; you are being very unreasonable! → das ist wirklich zu viel verlangt!; 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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unreasonable
[ʌnˈriːznəbl] adj (person, idea, behaviour) → irragionevole; (price, time) → irragionevole, assurdo/ait is unreasonable to expect that ... → è un po' troppo aspettarsi che...+ sub
he makes unreasonable demands on me → pretende troppo da me
he was most unreasonable about it → non ha voluto sentire ragioni
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unreasonable
(anˈriːzənəbl) adjective1. not guided by good sense or reason. It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard.
2. excessive, or too great. That butcher charges unreasonable prices.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
unreasonable
→ غَيْرُ مَعْقُول nerozumný urimelig unzumutbar παράλογος irrazonable kohtuuton déraisonnable nerazuman irragionevole 不当な 불합리한 onredelijk urimelig nierozsądny despropositado, irrazoável неблагоразумный orimlig ไม่สมเหตุสมผล mantıksız vô lý 不讲道理的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
unreasonable
a. irrazonable, intransigente.
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