untoward in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for untoward in the English»French Dictionary

untoward [Brit ʌntəˈwɔːd, ʌnˈtəʊəd, Am ˌənˈtɔrd, ˌənt(ə)ˈwɔrd] ADJ

1. untoward (unforeseen):

untoward happening

fâcheux/-euse

nothing/something untoward

rien/quelque chose de fâcheux

2. untoward (unseemly):

untoward glee

inconvenant

untoward in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for untoward in the English»French Dictionary

untoward [ˌʌntəˈwɔ:d, Am ˌʌnˈtɔ:rd] ADJ form

untoward

fâcheux(-euse)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The moment of exposure is innocuous, without any untoward sensations to the unwary.

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The morning passed off peacefully without any untoward incident.

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His life was relatively free from the tensions and reversals of untoward circumstance.

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That untoward act of sportsmanship created a bad taste among people.

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Voting took place between 7:00 and 15:00 with no reports of untoward incidents.

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Most telecare mitigates harm by reacting to untoward events and raising a help response quickly.

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However, the people around her keep pretending that nothing untoward has happened.

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No mention is made of how this and other untoward consequences are avoided.

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While they spend the night in the cabin, nothing untoward happens, with the two simply spending the time talking and getting to know each other.

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He was substituted and taken to hospital where he underwent extensive tests, with nothing untoward found.

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