undesirable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for undesirable in the English»French Dictionary

I.undesirable [Brit ʌndɪˈzʌɪərəb(ə)l, Am ˌəndəˈzaɪ(ə)rəb(ə)l] N

undesirable

indésirable mf

II.undesirable [Brit ʌndɪˈzʌɪərəb(ə)l, Am ˌəndəˈzaɪ(ə)rəb(ə)l] ADJ

undesirable aspect, effect, habit, practice, result

indésirable

undesirable influence

néfaste

undesirable friend

peu recommandable

it is undesirable for sb to do

il n'est pas souhaitable que qn fasse

it is undesirable that he should know

il n'est pas souhaitable qu'il sache

it is undesirable to do

il n'est pas souhaitable de faire

undesirable alien LAW

étranger/-ère m/f indésirable

Translations for undesirable in the French»English Dictionary

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indésirable

undesirable

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tricard (tricarde)

unwelcome, undesirable

se commettre avec des indésirables

to consort ou associate with undesirable characters

éléments indésirables/rebelles

undesirable/rebel elements

undesirable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for undesirable in the English»French Dictionary

I.undesirable [ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl, Am -ˈzaɪrəbl] ADJ pej

undesirable

indésirable

II.undesirable [ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl, Am -ˈzaɪrəbl] N pl pej

undesirable

indésirable mf

Translations for undesirable in the French»English Dictionary

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indésirable

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This control saves the population from a high proportion of undesirable recombinants.

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This tendency can also have undesirable effects when extracting botanical constituents, for instance, polysaccharides.

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This is undesirable for running programs and applications that use a large amount of video memory.

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The weight of the gaff spar high in the rigging can be undesirable.

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Otherwise, losing teeth is undesirable and is the result of injury or disease, such as mouth trauma, tooth injury, tooth decay, and gum disease.

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From the perspective of global warming, such local effects are undesirable, but to study the influence of climate on health such measurements are fine.

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The measures adopted were insufficient to prevent the influx of these perceived undesirables, so harsher measures were enacted.

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These systems are strongly interconnected and it is undesirable to harmonize one without the others.

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They are used on rivers or other such moving bodies of water where erosion damage is undesirable, yet likely to occur.

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Browning foods may be desirable, as in caramelization, or undesirable, as in an apple turning brown after being cut.

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