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Meanings of infamous in inglés

Known widely and usually unfavorably;

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Examples for "notorious"
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Yet government is also notorious for its ability to misread technical change.
The Rational Optimist
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Substance use patterns are notorious for their ability to change over time.
Pubmed
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Dublin had a notorious hygiene problem caused by human and animal waste.
The Irish Times
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The station said the clash occurred in an area notorious for banditry.
The Irish Times
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Gas turbines are notorious for being very small form factors, extremely aggressive.
Wired
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The pollard willows of the Ruelle Vauvert in Paris were thus ill-famed.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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Answer, son of an ill-famed mother, or the rack shall question for me!
Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
3
What strange places they came upon in this underground region below the ill-famed house!
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince
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These ill-famed plants are just some of many invasive species causing destruction to Ireland's ecosystems.
The Irish Times
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Smith used to have much to say ever afterwards of this famous and ill-famed man.
Life of Adam Smith
Usage of infamous in inglés
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He also exposed gross irregularities surrounding the infamous nuclear deal with Russia.
The South African
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Not so long ago this was an infamous area avoided by tourists.
The Guardian
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Nothing remained to tell the new inhabitants of the system's infamous history.
The Naked God
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May I remind An Taoiseach of Sir Humphrey's infamous four-stage strategy: 1.
The Irish Times
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Nene also admitted to meeting the infamous Gupta family under dubious circumstances.
The South African
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The infamous loophole surrounding so-called carried interest will be in the crosshairs.
Reuters
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It is one of the most infamous gambling hells in the city.
Under the Rebel's Reign
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Death by the first was not infamous; death by the second was.
The Companions of Jehu
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Local practices of clearing land through burning can spark Indonesia's infamous wildfires.
BBC
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The place was so infamous, so ominous, that other details weren't necessary.
Sword of god
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He was as infamous in wantonness as Frode was illustrious in war.
The Danish History, Books I-IX
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Karl Stefanovic made headlines for his infamous 2009 post-Logies broadcast on Today.
News.com.au
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And yet little children in the Sabbath-school are taught that infamous lie.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
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The state is infamous for the presence of a notorious narcotics cartel.
The Irish Times
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This custom had its origin in the infamous Gunpowder plot of 1605.
The Youthful Wanderer / An Account of a Tour through England, Fr...
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In fact, on many now infamous occasions, they got it totally wrong.
The Guardian
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