hostil

adj.

hostile.

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hostil

► adjetivo

1 hostile

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adj.

hostile

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ADJ hostile

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adjetivo [ser] <medio/clima> hostile; <gente/actitud> hostile, unfriendly

se mostró hostil a mis propuestas — he was opposed to my proposals

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= inimical, antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, venomous, aggressive.

Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.

Ex. In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

Ex. A proposal to open the library on holidays was initially met with a hostile reaction from some staff but eventually agreed.

Ex. The most likely short-term scenario is likely to be increasingly venomous exchanges between authors and publishers, leading to more lawsuits, threats and demonstrations.

Ex. Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.

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* ambiente hostil = icy wind.

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adjetivo [ser] <medio/clima> hostile; <gente/actitud> hostile, unfriendly

se mostró hostil a mis propuestas — he was opposed to my proposals

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= inimical, antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, venomous, aggressive.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.

Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

Ex: A proposal to open the library on holidays was initially met with a hostile reaction from some staff but eventually agreed.

Ex: The most likely short-term scenario is likely to be increasingly venomous exchanges between authors and publishers, leading to more lawsuits, threats and demonstrations.

Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.

* ambiente hostil = icy wind.

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hostil

adjective

[ SER] ‹medio/clima› hostile; ‹gente/actitud› hostile, unfriendly

se mostró hostil a nuestras propuestas he was opposed to our proposals, he expressed his hostility o opposition to our proposals

todos le son hostiles everyone is hostile o very unfriendly toward(s) him

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hostil adjetivo [ser] ‹medio/clima› hostile;
‹gente/actitud› hostile, unfriendly
hostil adjetivo hostile
'hostil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
infundio
- media
- medio
English:
adverse
- atmosphere
- backdrop
- flak
- forbidding
- hostile
- glare

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hostil adj

[persona, medio, actitud] hostile;

fue muy hostil conmigo he was very unfriendly o hostile towards me;

se mostraron hostil a la idea their reaction to the idea was hostile

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hostil

adj hostile

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hostil adj

: hostile

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hostil adj hostile