unnatural

BrE /ʌˈnætʃrəl/ AmE /ʌˈnætʃrəl/

adjective en → es

1 ARTIFICIAL [attributive, predicative] B1

not occurring in nature; made or produced by people rather than existing naturally

artificial, no natural, sintético

  • an unnatural colour/shape/sound

Collocations unnatural colour · unnatural smell

  • The sky had an unnatural pinkish glow.

    El cielo tenía un brillo rosado artificial.

2 UNUSUAL [attributive, predicative] B1

not normal or usual; strange and surprising

extraño, inusual, raro

  • an unnatural behaviour/attitude

Collocations unnatural behaviour · unnatural attitude

  • Her sudden change in personality was quite unnatural.

    Su repentina transformación en personalidad era bastante extraña.

3 ILLEGAL [attributive, predicative] B2

not allowed by law; illegal or morally wrong

ilegal, no permitido por la ley

  • an unnatural act

Collocations unnatural act · unnatural relationship

  • Their marriage was considered an unnatural union.

    Su matrimonio se consideraba una unión ilegal.