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neplăcut

unpleasant /ne.pləˈkut/

adjective#3601 most common

Also: disagreeable, unpleasing, distasteful

Example sentences

Mirosul acesta este neplăcut.
This smell is unpleasant.
Am avut o zi neplăcută la birou.
I had an unpleasant day at the office.
A fost o surpriză neplăcută să aflu vestea.
It was an unpleasant surprise to hear the news.
Vecinii noștri sunt uneori neplăcuți când fac zgomot noaptea.
Our neighbors are sometimes unpleasant when they make noise at night.
Discuția a devenit neplăcută în momentul în care au apărut acuzații.
The discussion turned unpleasant the moment accusations came up.
Deși știa că adevărul îi va fi neplăcut interlocutorului, a ales să vorbească deschis.
Although he knew the truth would be unpleasant for his listener, he chose to speak openly.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeneplăcutneplăcuți
Genitiveneplăcutneplăcuți
Accusativeneplăcutneplăcuți
Vocativeneplăcutneplăcuți

Word family

a plăceato please, to like
plăcutpleasant, pleasingplăcerepleasure
neplăcereunpleasantness, displeasure

Etymology

Neplăcut is built from the negative prefix ne- and plăcut, the past participle of the verb a plăcea, "to please." A plăcea descends from Latin placere, the same verb behind English words like please and placid. Adding ne- simply reverses the meaning, turning "pleasing" into "not pleasing."

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