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adv.1 intermitentemente, a ratos.2 a rachas.3 caprichosamente, a rachas de furia. -
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i'reɡjulə1) (not happening etc regularly: His attendance at classes was irregular.) irregular2) (not formed smoothly or evenly: irregular handwriting.) irregular3) (contrary to rules.) inadmisible, irregular4) ((in grammar) not formed etc in the normal way: irregular verbs.) irregular•- irregularity
irregular adj irregular
irregular adjetivo ( en general) irregular; ‹letra/superficie› irregular, uneven
irregular adjetivo irregular: es una situación absolutamente irregular, it's a highly irregular situation ' irregular' also found in these entries: Spanish: accidentada - accidentado - ahorcarse - alisar - dato - desigual - alterar - desnivelado - dispar English: board - do - erratic - fitful - irregular - lie - patchy - spasmodic - spasmodically - uneven - fitfully - jagged - raggedtr[ɪ'regjələSMALLr/SMALL]2 (unusual, abnormal) raro,-a, anormal; (against the rules) inadmisible3 (troops) irregular1 (troops) tropas nombre femenino plural irregulares\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLirregular verb verbo irregularirregular [ɪ'rɛgjələr] adj: irregular♦ irregularly adv1) : soldado m irregular2) irregulars npl: artículos mpl defectuososadj.• avieso, -a adj.• de forma irregular adj.• informal adj.• irregular adj.n.• irregular s.m.ɪ'regjələr, ɪ'regjʊlə(r)1) (in shape, positioning, time) irregularto keep irregular hours — tener* un horario irregular
2) ( contrary to rules) inadmisible, contrario a las normasit would be most irregular for me to discuss a client with you — estaría totalmente fuera de lugar que yo hablara de un cliente con usted
3) ( Ling) irregular5) ( substandard) (AmE) < goods> defectuoso[ɪ'reɡjʊlǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=uneven) [shape, surface, pattern] irregularJohn had sharp, irregular features — las facciones de John eran duras, irregulares
an irregular pentagon — (Geom) (=asymmetrical) un pentágono irregular
2) (=spasmodic) [attendance, meals, breathing, heartbeat] irregularI am not usually irregular — euph normalmente voy como un reloj
3) (=unorthodox) [practice] poco ortodoxo, irregular; [treatment] poco ortodoxo; [action] poco ortodoxo, contrario a la práctica; [payment] irregularher behaviour was irregular, to say the least — su comportamiento era un tanto irregular, por no decir algo peor
irregular business practices — negocios mpl poco ortodoxos
this is most irregular! — ¡esto es totalmente inadmisible!
it was highly irregular of Blake to do it alone — era totalmente contrario a la práctica que Blake lo hiciese solo
4) (Ling) [verb, adjective, noun] irregular5) (Mil) [soldiers, forces, troops] irregular2.N soldado mf irregular* * *[ɪ'regjələr, ɪ'regjʊlə(r)]1) (in shape, positioning, time) irregularto keep irregular hours — tener* un horario irregular
2) ( contrary to rules) inadmisible, contrario a las normasit would be most irregular for me to discuss a client with you — estaría totalmente fuera de lugar que yo hablara de un cliente con usted
3) ( Ling) irregular5) ( substandard) (AmE) < goods> defectuoso
См. также в других словарях:
Fitfully — Fitful Fit ful, a. [From 7th {Fit}.] Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable. [1913 Webster] After life s fitful fever, he sleeps well. Shak. {Fit ful*ly}, adv. {Fit ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The victorious trumpet peal Dies … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fitfully — adverb In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily. He slept fitfully, plagued by bad dreams and a persistent cough … Wiktionary
fitfully — adv. Fitfully is used with these verbs: ↑doze, ↑sleep … Collocations dictionary
fitfully — fitful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ active or occurring intermittently; not regular or steady. DERIVATIVES fitfully adverb fitfulness noun … English terms dictionary
fitfully — adverb in a fitful manner he slept fitfully • Derived from adjective: ↑fitful … Useful english dictionary
fitfully — adverb see fitful … New Collegiate Dictionary
fitfully — See fitful. * * * … Universalium
fitfully — Synonyms and related words: at haphazard, at intervals, at irregular intervals, at random, brokenly, by catches, by chance, by fits, by jerks, by skips, by snatches, capriciously, carelessly, desultorily, disconnectedly, discontinuously,… … Moby Thesaurus
fitfully — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. intermittently, erratically, restlessly, off and on; see irregularly … English dictionary for students
fitfully — adv. irregularly; intermittently; sporadically … English contemporary dictionary
fitfully — ad. 1. Irregularly, capriciously, in a fitful manner. 2. At intervals, by fits, by starts, by turns, intermittently, flickeringly … New dictionary of synonyms