unfriendly

antipathique, hostile

Qui ne se montre ni aimable ni accueillant envers les autres.

En anglais simple : Not kind or welcoming toward other people.

• The waiter was unfriendly.
• Why are you so unfriendly to me?
• She gave the visitors an unfriendly look.

Comment l'utiliser : unfriendly to someone (The neighbors were unfriendly to us.)

Synonymes : unwelcoming, hostile, cold

Contraires : friendly

Expressions courantes : unfriendly person, unfriendly to someone, unfriendly look

défavorable

Qui rend quelque chose difficile ou réduit ses chances de réussite.

En anglais simple : Making something difficult or less likely to succeed.

• The conditions were unfriendly to plant growth.
• These tax rules are unfriendly to small businesses.
• The company faced an unfriendly economic climate.

Comment l'utiliser : unfriendly to something (The soil is unfriendly to most crops.)

Synonymes : unfavorable, adverse

Contraires : favorable

Expressions courantes : unfriendly conditions, unfriendly to something, unfriendly environment

ennemi

Personne qui est contre toi ou appartient à un groupe adverse.

En anglais simple : A person who is against you or belongs to an opposing group.

• The patrol spotted an unfriendly.
• Two unfriendlies approached the camp.
• The guards were trained to identify unfriendlies.

Synonymes : enemy, foe

Contraires : friend

Expressions courantes : an unfriendly, identify an unfriendly, armed unfriendly