Vocabulary
unfair
/ˈʊnfɛːɐ̯/· adjective
unfair; unsporting
Unfair — not fair: at work, at school, in a game or in sport (ein unfaires Foul) — and the classic complaint of children: Das ist unfair!
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- unfairer
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- am unfairsten
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unfair
unfair
Ich finde es unfair, dass nur ich am Wochenende arbeiten muss.
I think it's unfair that I'm the only one who has to work at weekends.
Word family
unfairfairfairdie Fairnessfairnessdas Fairplayfair playunfairerweiseunfairly
Common combinations
- Das ist unfair!That's not fair!
- jemanden unfair behandelnto treat someone unfairly
- ein unfairer Vorteilan unfair advantage
- unfair spielento play dirty
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
ungerecht
↔ Opposites
fairgerecht
Real examples
- Es ist unfair, dass er mehr Geld bekommt, obwohl wir die gleiche Arbeit machen.It's unfair that he gets more money, although we do the same work.
- Mama, das ist so unfair! Warum darf Ben länger aufbleiben als ich?Mum, that's so unfair! Why is Ben allowed to stay up later than me?
- Die Kunden fühlen sich unfair behandelt, weil die Preise ohne Warnung gestiegen sind.The customers feel they've been treated unfairly because prices went up without warning.
