unhappy *** un·hap·py adj

unhappy *** un·hap·py adj
[ʌn'hæpɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl
1) (sad) infelice

to look unhappy — avere l'aria triste

he was very unhappy as a child — da bambino era molto infelice

an unhappy state of affairs — una situazione spiacevole

2) (not pleased) scontento (-a), (uneasy, worried) preoccupato (-a), inquieto (-a)

unhappy with — (arrangements) insoddisfatto (-a) di

to be unhappy about sth/doing sth — non essere contento (-a) di qc/di fare qc

3) (unfortunate: remark, choice) infelice, (coincidence) sfortunato (-a)

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