repulsive

ripugnante, disgustoso

Così sgradevole da provocare nausea o voglia di allontanarsi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: repulsive to someone (The idea of eating insects was repulsive to her.)

Sinonimi: disgusting, revolting, repugnant

Contrari: appealing, attractive

Espressioni comuni: repulsive smell, repulsive behavior, find something repulsive

repulsivo

Che fa sì che oggetti o particelle si respingano e si allontanino tra loro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: repelling

Contrari: attractive

Espressioni comuni: repulsive force, repulsive interaction, repulsive effect