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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

adverse environment

Hello,
I just came across this sentence: "Their power tools are designed for the most demanding jobs in adverse environments." Do you normally say "adverse environment"? Would "unfavourable" work as well? The problem here is that I am not sure what we say in my native language. It might be something similar. What do you think sounds most natural?

Thank you in advance
  

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Gene93 Do you normally say "adverse environment"? In such contexts, it is common enough. Gene93 Would "unfavourable" work as well?

— Mister Micawber

  • Gene93 Do you normally say "adverse environment"?
  • In such contexts, it is common enough.
  • Gene93 Would "unfavourable" work as well?
  • Marginally, but it would not be quite right for this context; 'unfavorable' tends to relate to sentient beings, not machines.
  • Gene93 .
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Gene93Do you normally say "adverse environment"?
In such contexts, it is common enough.
Gene93 Would "unfavourable" work as well?
Marginally, but it would not be quite right for this context; 'unfavorable' tends to relate to sentient beings, not machines.
Gene93. What do you think sounds most natural?
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I see. Please, correct me if I am wrong, but "unfavorable" can also relate to other things, can't it? Here's a sentence: "The report makes unfavorable comparisons with the system used in France".
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AnonymousI see. Please, correct me if I am wrong, but "unfavorable" can also relate to other things, can't it? Here's a sentence: "The report makes unfavorable comparisons with the system used in France".
That's a very good use of 'unfavorable'.
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