unkind in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for unkind in the English»Spanish Dictionary

unkind <unkinder unkindest> [Am ˌənˈkaɪnd, Brit ʌnˈkʌɪnd] ADJ

1. unkind:

unkind (unpleasant)

poco amable

unkind (cruel)

cruel

unkind (cruel)

malo

an unkind thought

un mal pensamiento

that was very unkind of you

eso fue muy poco amable de tu parte

unkind remarks

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I never heard her say an unkind word

nunca la oí hacer un comentario desagradable

that was a very unkind thing to say to her

fue una crueldad decirle eso

that was a very unkind thing to say to her

fue muy poco caritativo decirle eso

it would be unkind to let him suffer

sería cruel dejarlo sufrir

to be unkind to sb

tratar mal a alguien

detergent is very unkind to your hands

los detergentes estropean mucho las manos

2. unkind climate/weather:

unkind

inclemente

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life's been unkind to him

la vida lo ha tratado mal

Translations for unkind in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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desagradable respuesta/comentario

unkind

¡no seas tan desagradable! dale una oportunidad

don't be so mean o unkind! give him a chance

unkind in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for unkind in the English»Spanish Dictionary

unkind [ʌnˈkaɪnd] ADJ

1. unkind (not kind):

unkind

desagradable

to be unkind to sb

tratar mal a alguien

to be unkind to animals

ser cruel con los animales

2. unkind (not gentle):

to be unkind to hair/hands/skin

estropear el pelo/las manos/la piel

Translations for unkind in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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malintencionado (-a)

unkind

mal intencionado

unkind

unkind Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be unkind to sb

tratar mal a alguien

to be unkind to animals

ser cruel con los animales

to be unkind to hair/hands/skin

estropear el pelo/las manos/la piel

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For instance, the shadow of someone who identifies as being kind may be harsh or unkind.

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Kitty comes to apologize for her unkind words later.

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Like all the other teachers at the school, she is unkind to children.

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Describing the world as us and them, the twins were distrustful and unkind to others.

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To his friends, she was an inexplicable choice of wife, and the subject of some rather disparaging and unkind remarks.

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Abi can sometimes be selfish and unkind, but she has a good heart.

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Children with these disorders can also drive away others by blurting out unkind comments.

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But despite his seniority, he was never unkind to lawyers and retained his essential humanity.

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Mike's a blonde-haired ox of a man without an unkind bone in his body.

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His memoirs record his regret for being unkind to her when having these affairs.

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