uneasy

uneasy
adjective
((of a person or a situation etc) troubled, anxious or unsettled: When her son did not return, she grew uneasy.) inquieto
- uneasily
- uneasiness
uneasy adj inquieto / intranquilo / nervioso
he felt uneasy about travelling alone le inquietaba viajar solo
El comparativo de uneasy se escribe uneasier; el superlativo se escribe uneasiest
uneasy
tr[ʌn'iːzɪ]
adjective (comp uneasier, superl uneasiest)
1 (worried) intranquilo,-a, inquieto,-a, preocupado,-a; (disturbing) inquietante
2 (annoying) incómodo,-a, molesto,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be uneasy about something inquietarse por algo, preocuparse por algo
uneasy sleep sueño agitado
uneasy [.ʌn'i:zi] adj, -easier ; -est
1) awkward: incómodo
2) worried: preocupado, inquieto
3) restless: inquieto, agitado
uneasy
adj.
• desasosegado, -a adj.
• febril adj.
• incómodo, -a adj.
• inquieto, -a adj.
• intranquilo, -a adj.
'ʌn'iːzi
adjective -sier, -siest
a) (anxious, troubled) inquieto, preocupado

she had an uneasy conscience — no tenía la conciencia tranquila

b) (awkward, constrained) <laugh/silence> incómodo, molesto
c) (insecure, precarious) <peace/alliance> precario
[ʌn'iːzɪ]
ADJ
1) (=worried) inquieto; (=ill at ease) incómodo, molesto

people are uneasy about their future — la gente está preocupada por el futuro

I felt uneasy about doing it on my own — me inquietaba la idea de hacerlo solo

to become uneasy (about sth) — empezar a inquietarse (por algo)

to make sb uneasy — dejar a algn intranquilo, inquietar a algn

2) (=uncomfortable) [conscience] intranquilo; [silence] incómodo
3) (=fragile) [peace, truce, alliance] frágil, precario
4) (=restless) [sleep] agitado; [night] intranquilo
* * *
['ʌn'iːzi]
adjective -sier, -siest
a) (anxious, troubled) inquieto, preocupado

she had an uneasy conscience — no tenía la conciencia tranquila

b) (awkward, constrained) <laugh/silence> incómodo, molesto
c) (insecure, precarious) <peace/alliance> precario

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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