Translations for unpromising in the English»French Dictionary

unpromising [Brit ʌnˈprɒmɪsɪŋ, Am ˌənˈprɑməsɪŋ] ADJ

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unpromising

peu prometteur/-euse

Translations for unpromising in the French»English Dictionary

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bien/mal s'annoncer

to seem promising/unpromising

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While demonstrably able to fly as a person-carrying kite, it seemed unpromising as a direction for research into powered flight. en.wikipedia.org

Here he built a farmhouse thatched with local reed and set to work to make this most unpromising soil productive. en.wikipedia.org

It is an unpromising hotchpotch but it works. en.wikipedia.org

There's good stuff in every genre, no matter how unpromising it might seem. blogs.telegraph.co.uk

As a place for a lovers' tryst it seems unpromising. en.wikipedia.org

Yet it takes a lot of courage to embark on something as uncertain and unpromising. www.theotherrussia.org

This situation will lead to an unpromising future. www.ghanaweb.com

On the face of it, the nonprofit route might sound unpromising. www.niemanlab.org

He usually works on many questions simultaneously and moves quickly to reject unpromising avenues of research. en.wikipedia.org

From these unpromising beginnings, the separate order of gentlemen evolved very slowly. en.wikipedia.org

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