Translation
trouble, unpleasantness
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Word origin
From неприятный ('unpleasant') plus the abstract-noun suffix -ость; приятный itself goes back to a Slavic root meaning 'to favour, be dear to', distantly related to English friend.
- Origin
- Proto-Slavic
- Root
- prijati
- English cognates
- friend
Grammar
Examples
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I've had nothing but trouble at work.
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He doesn't want to cause trouble.
опозда́ли .
Because of this unpleasant business, we were late for the meeting.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 4: Words 931-940.