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1 defective
[dɪ'fektɪv]1) (faulty) [work, method] difettoso, imperfetto; [sight, hearing] difettoso2) spreg. (mentally deficient) deficiente3) ling. difettivo* * *[-tiv]adjective (having a fault or flaw: a defective machine; He is mentally defective.) difettoso; ritardato* * *defective /dɪˈfɛktɪv/A a.1 difettoso: defective eyesight, vista difettosa; (comm.) defective goods, merci difettose; defective products, prodotti difettosi; (stat.) defective sample, campione difettoso; defective gene, gene difettoso2 (gramm. tradizionale) difettivo: ‘Must’ used to be called a defective verb, ‘must’ veniva chiamato verbo difettivoB n.defectively avv. defectiveness n. [u] AVVISO: Nel significato psicologico oggi si preferisce disabled.* * *[dɪ'fektɪv]1) (faulty) [work, method] difettoso, imperfetto; [sight, hearing] difettoso2) spreg. (mentally deficient) deficiente3) ling. difettivo -
2 defective de·fec·tive adj
[dɪ'fɛktɪv](machine, workmanship, eyesight) difettoso (-a), (system, reasoning) cattivo (-a), Gram difettivo (-a)
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