repulsive

répugnant, dégoûtant

Tellement désagréable que cela donne la nausée ou envie de s’éloigner.

En anglais simple : So unpleasant that it makes you feel sick or want to move away.

• The smell was repulsive.
• I found his cruel jokes repulsive.
• A repulsive layer of grease covered the sink.

Comment l'utiliser : repulsive to someone (The idea of eating insects was repulsive to her.)

Synonymes : disgusting, revolting, repugnant

Contraires : appealing, attractive

Expressions courantes : repulsive smell, repulsive behavior, find something repulsive

répulsif

Qui fait que des objets ou des particules se repoussent et s’éloignent les uns des autres.

En anglais simple : Causing objects or particles to push away from each other.

• The magnets produce a repulsive force.
• The repulsive interaction pushes the particles apart.
• At this distance, the force becomes strongly repulsive.

Synonymes : repelling

Contraires : attractive

Expressions courantes : repulsive force, repulsive interaction, repulsive effect