English-German translation for "repulsive"

"repulsive" German translation

repulsive
[-siv]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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abstoßend, widerwärtig, abscheulich, ekelhaft, anstößig abstoßend, Repulsions…, Repulsiv… abweisend, frostig widerstrebend, sich sträubend, widerspenstig
  • abstoßend, Repulsions…, Repulsiv…
    repulsive physics | PhysikPHYS
    repulsive physics | PhysikPHYS
examples
  • repulsive force
    Abstoßungs-, Repulsivkraft
    repulsive force
  • widerstrebend, sich sträubend, widerspenstig
    repulsive putting up oppositionespecially | besonders besonders poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    repulsive putting up oppositionespecially | besonders besonders poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
Fernsehen und Internet ohne Grenzen transportieren häßliche Inhalte in die Wohnzimmer.
Television and the Internet without frontiers are bringing repulsive material into our homes.
Source: Europarl
Diese Haltung halte ich für moralisch widerwärtig und feige.
I believe that position to be morally repulsive and gutless.
Source: Europarl
Das ist eine sehr abstoßende Praxis.
This is a pretty repulsive habit.
Source: Europarl
Die Bilder sind frustrierend und traurig, manchmal sogar abscheulich.
The images are frustrating and sad, sometimes even repulsive.
Source: GlobalVoices
Und genau wie Millionen andere Menschen weltweit finde ich das Ganze absolut widerwärtig.
And like millions around the world I find it all utterly repulsive.
Source: GlobalVoices
Besonders empörend ist das in sozialer Hinsicht.
This is repulsive most of all in social terms.
Source: Europarl
Alle Frauen waren ihm, einfach schon als Frauen, entsetzlich und widerwärtig.
All women, as such, appeared to him dreadful and repulsive.
Source: Books
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