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unfreundlich

unfriendly

adjective UN-froynt-likh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

unkind

Usage Note

unfreundlich is freundlich ('friendly') with the negating prefix un-. Beyond people, it describes inhospitable weather (unfreundliches Wetter) or an unwelcoming environment (umweltunfreundlich means 'environmentally harmful').

Examples

"Der Verkäufer war sehr unfreundlich."

Natural Translation

The salesman was very unfriendly.

Literal Translation

The salesman was very unfriendly.

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