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averse

/əˈvɜːs/

/əˈvɝːs/

averseadjective

more averse

Comp.

most averse

Super.

Traduzioni

réfractaire àSe dit surtout avec la préposition « à » pour exprimer une forte répugnance ou réticence.

She was averse to the idea of working late on weekends.

Elle était réfractaire à l'idée de travailler tard le week-end.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

hostile àEmployé dans un registre plus général pour marquer une opposition nette.

Definizioni

Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.

She was averse to the idea of working late on weekends.

Sinonimi

Contrari

averseverb

aversed

Past Simple

aversed

Past Participle

aversing

Gerund

/əˈvɜːs/

/əˈvɝːs/

Archaic, rare; chiefly found in older texts meaning ‘turn away, avert’.

Definizioni

To turn away or ward off (something, especially an undesirable occurrence).

The vigilant guards hoped their watchfulness would averse any surprise attack.