flawed product

см. defective products

[ˈprɔdʌkt]

average product усредненный продукт banking product продукция банка banking product результат банковских операций Cartesian product декартово произведение chemical product химический продукт complementary product побочный продукт complimentary product подарок фирмы DBMS product вчт. комерческий пакет СУБД design product авторская продукция diminishing marginal product убывающий предельный продукт diminishing marginal product убывающий приростный продукт disposable gross national product располагаемый валовой национальный продукт domestic product внутренний продукт domestic product отечественный продукт end product конечный продукт flawed product бракованный продукт forest product продукция лесного хозяйства good product высококачественное изделие good quality product высококачественное изделие green-labelled product экологически чистый продукт higher-value-added product продукция с более высокой добавленной стоимостью homogeneous product произ. однородная продукция hypertext product вчт. программные средства создания гипертекстов incremental product дополнительная продукция intermediate product промежуточный продукт joint product совместно производимая продукция logical product логическое произведение manufactured product продукция промышленного производства marginal product маржинальный продукт marginal product предельный продукт marginal product приростный продукт marginal revenue product предельный продукт в денежной форме marketable product продукция, годная для продажи medical product лекарственный препарат much-advertised product широко рекламируемая продукция national product национальный продукт natural product натуральный продукт net national product чистый национальный продукт no-name product товар без торговой марки nonoriginating product товар без сертификата о происхождении payment product результат платежа pharmaceutical product фармацевтическая продукция pilot product опытное изделие predecessor software product вчт. предшествующее программное изделие principal product основная продукция product вчт. изделие product изделие product продукт, продукция, изделие, фабрикат product продукт; продукция; изделие, фабрикат product вчт. продукт product продукт product хим. продукт реакции product продукция product мат. произведение product вчт. произведение (результат умножения) product произведение product результат, плоды product результат, плоды product результат product товар product фабрикат proprietary product изделие, право продажи которого принадлежит одной фирме quality product качественная продукция raw product сырье recall a product возвращать продукцию recall a product отзывать продукцию residual product остаточный продукт rival product конкурентноспособная продукция saleable product продукция, отвечающая требованиям рынка saleable product продукция, имеющая сбыт semimanufactured product заготовка semimanufactured product полуфабрикат similar product вчт. подобное программное изделие software product comp. программное изделие standard product стандартное изделие standard product of sums вчт. нормальная конъюнктивная форма staple product основной продукт synthetic product exc. синтетический финансовый инструмент total product совокупный продукт unbundled product вчт. изделие поставляемое отдельными компонентами waste product отходы производства

1) изделие; продукт; продукция

2) матем. произведение

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- add-in products

- flawed product

adjective (having a flaw: This china is flawed.) defectuoso

tr[flɔːd]

adjective

1 (product etc) defectuoso,-a

2 (argument) erróneo,-a

adjective <china/glass> con imperfecciones; <argument/logic> viciado

[flɔːd]

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adjective <china/glass> con imperfecciones; <argument/logic> viciado

- rejection

reject vb rechazar

tr[ (n) 'riːʤekt; (vb) rɪ'ʤekt]

noun

1 (thing) artículo defectuoso; (person) marginado,-a

transitive verb

1 (gen) rechazar, no aceptar; (in law) desestimar

reject [ri'ʤɛkt] vt

: rechazar

reject ['ri:.ʤɛkt] n

: desecho m (cosa), persona f rechazada

• artículo defectuoso s.m.

• desecho s.m.

• arrimar v.

• arrinconar v.

• denegar v.

• desaprobar v.

• descartar v.

• desechar v.

• echar v.

• rechazar v.

• recusar v.

• repudiar v.

• repulsar v.

transitive verb rechazar*

a) ( flawed product) artículo m (or producto m etc) defectuoso

b) ( person)

1. VT

1) (=refuse, turn down) [+ application] (for job) rechazar; (for asylum, citizenship) denegar, rechazar; [+ candidate, offer, manuscript, sb's advances] rechazar; [+ bad coin, damaged goods] rechazar, no aceptar; [+ plea] ignorar, hacer caso omiso de

2) (=dismiss) [+ suggestion, possibility, solution] descartar, rechazar; [+ motion, plan, proposal] rechazar; [+ argument] rechazar, no aceptar; [+ accusation] negar

3) (=disown) [+ person] rechazar

4) (Med) [+ food, tissue, new organ] [body] rechazar

2. ['riːdʒekt]

1) (=person)

2) (=unwanted thing) desecho m

3) (Comm) (=product) artículo m defectuoso

['riːdʒekt]

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transitive verb rechazar*

a) ( flawed product) artículo m (or producto m etc) defectuoso

b) ( person)

f

1. faulty design, failure; diese Überführung ist eine Fehlkonstruktion this overpass is badly designed

2. umg. piece of junk, Am. lemon

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f (pej) flawed product

eine totale \Fehlkonstruktion sein to be extremely badly designed

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Fehlkonstruktion f

1. faulty design, failure;

diese Überführung ist eine Fehlkonstruktion this overpass is badly designed

2. umg piece of junk, US lemon

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Fehl·kon·struk·ti·on f

( pej)

flawed product;

eine totale \Fehlkonstruktion sein to be extremely badly designed

imperfect, flawed (product).

1 deficient (defectuoso) (producto, cantidad, persona).

2 poor, unsatisfactory (mediocre).

3 handicapped.

1 mentally handicapped person.

2 poor grade.

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► adjetivo

1 (defectuoso) deficient, faulty

■ el resultado es deficiente the result is poor

2 (insuficiente) lacking, insufficient

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 mentally retarded person

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deficiente mental mentally retarded person

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1. ADJ

1) (=imperfecto) [mercancía, motor] defective; [sistema, estructura] inadequate

2) (=falto) deficient (en in)

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a) ( insuficiente) poor, inadequate

b) ( insatisfactorio) < trabajo> poor, inadequate; < salud> poor; < inteligencia> low

masculino y femenino ( persona) tb

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= deficient, poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], flawed, defective.

Ex. Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.

Ex. The learning of these people is very defective, consisting only of morality, history, poetry and mathematics.

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* de deficiente calidad = of poor quality.

* deficiente mental = mentally deficient.

* deficientes visuales, los = visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* ser deficiente = be wanting.

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a) ( insuficiente) poor, inadequate

b) ( insatisfactorio) < trabajo> poor, inadequate; < salud> poor; < inteligencia> low

masculino y femenino ( persona) tb

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1 (insuficiente) poor, inadequate deficiente EN algo deficient IN sth

una alimentación deficiente en vitaminas a diet deficient o lacking in vitamins

su conocimiento de la materia es deficiente his knowledge of the subject is inadequate o poor, he does not know enough about the subject

2 (insatisfactorio) ‹trabajo› poor, inadequate; ‹salud› poor; ‹inteligencia› low

el deficiente estado de las carreteras the poor o unsatisfactory state of the roads

A (persona) tb

deficiente mental mentally handicapped person

nos tratan como si fuéramos deficientes mentales they treat us as if we were subnormal

deficiente masculine (calificación) poor

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◊ deficiente mental mentally subnormal person

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♦ adj

1. [defectuoso] [producto] deficient;

2. [insuficiente] [cantidad] insufficient, inadequate;

3. [persona] handicapped;

las personas deficientes the handicapped

4. [mediocre] poor, unsatisfactory;

el deficiente estado de las instalaciones the unsatisfactory state of the facilities

♦ nmf

deficiente (mental) mentally handicapped person

♦ nm

muy deficiente very poor, US ≈ F

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I adj

1 dieta deficient

2 ( insatisfactorio) inadequate

II m/f mentally handicapped person

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deficiente adj

: deficient

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deficiente adj inadequate / poor

1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) imperfecto

2) ((also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) imperfecto

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- imperfectly

imperfect adj imperfecto

tr[ɪm'pɜːfekt]

adjective

1 (gen) imperfecto,-a; (goods, sight) defectuoso,-a

2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL imperfecto,-a

noun the imperfect

1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL el imperfecto

imperfect [ɪm'pərfɪkt] adj

: imperfecto, defectuoso

♦ imperfectly adv

• defectivo, -a adj.

• defectuoso, -a adj.

• imperfecto, -a adj.

• pretérito imperfecto adj.

• imperfecto s.m.

1) ( flawed) imperfecto

2) ( Ling) imperfecto

noun imperfecto m

1. ADJ

1) (=faulty) [machine, product] defectuoso; [hearing, vision] deficiente; [understanding, world, method] imperfecto; [knowledge] incompleto, limitado; [reasoning] deficiente, incorrecto

2) (Ling) [tense] imperfecto

N (Ling) imperfecto m

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1) ( flawed) imperfecto

2) ( Ling) imperfecto

noun imperfecto m

1 doubt.

poner algo en duda to call something into question

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to set one's mind at rest

sin duda without (a) doubt

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts

¡la duda ofende! how could you doubt me!

no cabe duda there is no doubt about it

no te quepa duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it

2 acatalepsia.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: dudar.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: dudar.

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► nombre femenino

1 doubt

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no hay duda there is no doubt

no te quepa duda make no mistake about it

poner algo en duda to question something

sacar a alguien de dudas to dispel somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to shed one's doubts

sin duda no doubt, without a doubt

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt

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1) doubt

2) hesitation

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1) (=incertidumbre) doubt

2) (=pregunta) question, query

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1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

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= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex. However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex. We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

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* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

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la duda

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A (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

existen dudas con respecto a la autoría de este poema there are doubts regarding the authorship of this poem

expuso sus dudas sobre la viabilidad del proyecto he expressed his doubts o reservations about the feasibility of the project

tengo unas dudas para consultar con el profesor I have a few points I'd like to go over with the teacher

me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about

no logré disipar sus dudas I was unable to dispel his doubts

¿entendieron bien o tienen alguna duda? is that clear or are there any queries o questions?

¿crees que lo podrá hacer él? — tengo mis dudas do you think that he will be able to do it? — I have my doubts

de pronto lo asaltó una duda suddenly he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad there can be no doubt about his guilt, there isn't a shadow of doubt that he's guilty

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I was never in any doubt that he was right, I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda his honesty is beyond (all) doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda make no mistake!

que es buen médico no lo pongo en duda pero … I don't doubt that he's a good doctor, but …

nadie pone en duda su capacidad para realizar el trabajo nobody questions o doubts his ability to do the job

fue, sin duda, uno de los mejores escritores del siglo he was undoubtedly o without doubt one of the best writers of the century

sin duda te lo has preguntado más de una vez no doubt you've asked yourself this more than once, I'm sure you've asked yourself this more than once

sin lugar a dudas without doubt

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas the way he behaved left little room for doubt

¡la duda ofende! ( fam): ¿no habrás cogido tú el dinero? — ¡la duda ofende! you didn't take the money, did you? — how can you even think such a thing?

por las dudas just in case

ante or en la duda, abstente if in doubt, don't

(estado de incertidumbre, indecisión): estaba convencido, pero ya me has hecho entrar en (la) duda I was sure, but now you've made me wonder

no sé si decírselo o no, estoy en (la) duda I don't know whether to tell him or not: I'm of ( AmE) o ( BrE) in two minds about it

el resultado todavía está en duda the result still isn't certain o is still in doubt

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me? o I wonder if you know o if you can tell me

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure o if you're in any doubt, don't buy it

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3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

◊ expuso sus dudas sobre … he expressed his reservations about …;

◊ ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda now you've made me wonder;

◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

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duda nf

1. [inseguridad, indecisión] doubt;

la duda se apoderó de él he was filled with doubt;

ante la duda,… if in doubt,…;

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove sb's doubts

2. [cuestión, problema]

resolveré vuestras dudas al final de la clase I'll answer your questions o I'll go over anything you're not sure about at the end of the class;

todavía me queda una duda, ¿por qué lo hizo? there's still one thing I don't understand, why did she do it?;

me asalta una duda, ¿habré hecho bien en dejar a los niños solos? I can't help wondering whether I was right to leave the children on their own;

queda la duda de qué habría pasado si… the doubt remains about what would have happened if…;

salir de dudas to clear up doubts;

pregúntale y así salimos de dudas ask him and that will settle the matter;

con su detallada explicación salimos finalmente de dudas her detailed explanation finally cleared up our doubts

3. [desconfianza, sospecha] doubt;

expresó sus dudas sobre la oportunidad de celebrar un referéndum he expressed some doubt about whether it was a good idea to have a referendum;

existen dudas sobre la autoría del atentado there is some doubt surrounding who was responsible for the attack;

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts;

nunca tuve la menor duda de que era inocente I never for one moment doubted that she was innocent, I never had the slightest doubt that she was innocent;

estar fuera de toda duda to be beyond the slightest doubt;

su inocencia está fuera de toda duda her innocence is not in question, there is no question that she is innocent;

no cabe (la menor) duda there is (absolutely) no doubt about it;

no cabe duda de que el tabaco es perjudicial para la salud there's no doubt that smoking is bad for your health;

no te quepa (la menor) duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it;

no dejar lugar a dudas to leave no room for doubt;

poner algo en duda to put sth in doubt;

dice que ha resuelto el problema – lo pongo en duda she says she has solved the problem – I would doubt that o I rather doubt that;

pongo en duda que pueda hacerlo en una semana I doubt he can do it in a week, I would question whether he can do it in a week;

sin duda without (a) doubt;

el avión es, sin duda, el medio de transporte más cómodo the plane is undoubtedly o without doubt the most comfortable form of transport;

es, sin duda, la mejor lasaña que he probado nunca it is beyond a doubt o definitely the best lasagne I've ever had;

¿vendrás a la fiesta? – ¡sin duda! are you coming to the party? – of course!;

sin duda alguna, sin alguna duda without (a) doubt;

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt;

sin sombra de duda beyond the shadow of a doubt;

¡la duda ofende!: ¿te molestaría que invitáramos a mi madre? – la duda ofende would you mind if we invited my mother? – of course you can, there's no need to ask;

no creía que fueras a acabar – ¡la duda ofende! I never thought you'd finish – well thank you very much!

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f doubt;

sin duda without doubt;

poner en duda call into question;

estar fuera de (toda) duda be beyond (any) doubt;

no cabe la menor duda there is absolutely no doubt;

salir de dudas get things clear;

todavía tengo mis dudas I still have (my) doubts, I’m still dubious

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duda nf

: doubt

no cabe duda: there's no doubt about it

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duda n

1. (en general) doubt

2. question / query [pl. queries]

mauvais, e [mɔvε, εz]

1. adjective

   a. bad

• mauvaise excuse poor excuse

• un mauvais contact a faulty connection

• la balle est mauvaise the ball is out

• il est mauvais en géographie he's bad at geography

• ce n'est pas mauvais ! it's not bad!

• la soupe a un mauvais goût the soup has an unpleasant taste

• ce n'est qu'un mauvais moment à passer it's just a bad patch you've got to get through

• la mer est mauvaise the sea is rough

• c'est mauvais pour la santé it's bad for your health

• il a fait une mauvaise grippe he's had a bad attack of flu

• il l'a trouvée mauvaise (inf) he didn't appreciate it one little bit

• il fait mauvais aujourd'hui the weather's bad today

   b. ( = faux) [méthode, moyens, direction, date, choix] wrong

• il roulait sur le mauvais côté de la route he was driving on the wrong side of the road

• il a choisi le mauvais moment he picked the wrong time

   c. ( = méchant) [sourire, regard] nasty ; [personne, joie] malicious

• ce n'est pas un mauvais garçon he's not a bad boy

2. compounds

► mauvais coup

• recevoir un mauvais coup to get a nasty blow

• faire un mauvais coup to play a mean trick ( à qn on sb) ► mauvaise graine

• c'est de la mauvaise graine he's (or she's or they're) a bad lot (Brit) or seed (US) ► mauvaise herbe weed

• enlever or arracher les mauvaises herbes du jardin to weed the garden ► mauvais pas

• tirer qn d'un mauvais pas to get sb out of a tight spot ► mauvais plaisant hoaxer

► mauvaise plaisanterie rotten trick

► mauvais sort misfortune

► mauvaise tête

• c'est une mauvaise tête he's headstrong

• faire la mauvaise tête ( = être difficile) to be awkward ► mauvais traitement ill treatment

• subir de mauvais traitements to be ill-treated

• mauvais traitements à enfants child abuse

• faire subir des mauvais traitements à to ill-treat

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mauvaise mɔvɛ, ɛz adjectif

1) ( d'un goût désagréable)

2) ( de qualité inférieure) [repas, restaurant] poor; [tabac, alcool, café] cheap; [spectacle] terrible; [nourriture, hébergement, livre] bad; [dictionnaire, lycée, enregistrement] poor

3) ( mal fait) [cuisine, travail, gestion, éducation] poor; [prononciation, départ] bad

4) ( inadéquat) [conseil, définition, exemple, conditions de travail] bad; [projet] flawed; [renseignement] wrong; [éclairage, vue, mémoire, santé] poor

5) ( inapproprié) wrong

6) ( incompétent) [auteur, cuisinier, menteur, équipe] bad (en at); [élève, nageur, chasseur] poor; [avocat, médecin] incompetent

7) ( déplaisant) [nuit, rêve, nouvelle, journée, situation] bad; [surprise] nasty; [vacances] terrible

8) ( méchant) [animal] vicious; [personne, sourire, remarque] nasty

9) ( grave) [fièvre, rhume] nasty

10) ( peu lucratif) [rendement, terre] poor; [salaire] low; [récolte, saison] bad

11) ( peu flatteur) [résultat, opinion] poor; [chiffres, critique] bad

12) ( répréhensible) [père, comportement] bad; [chrétien] poor; [instinct] base; [génie, intention, pensée] evil

13) ( pénible) [vent, pluie] nasty; [traversée, mer] rough; [météo] bad; numéro, pas II

nom masculin ( mauvais côté)

- mauvais esprit

- mauvais garçon

- mauvais plaisant

- mauvais traitements

- mauvaise herbe

- mauvaises rencontres

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1. adj

1) (jugement qualitatif) (élève, prestation, santé) poor

2) (jugement moral) (influence, décision, fréquentations) bad

3) (= défectueux) (réception) bad, poor

4) (= difficile) (expérience, moments) bad

5) (= dangereux) (maladie, chute) bad, nasty

6) (= désagréable) (odeur, goût) bad

7) (= erroné ou mal choisi) wrong

8) (= méchant, malveillant) nasty, malicious

2. nm

1) (= mauvais côté)

2) (personnage)

3. adv

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mauvais, mauvaise

A adj

1 ( d'un goût désagréable) être mauvais [nourriture, boisson] to be horrible; ne pas être mauvais [nourriture, boisson] to be quite good;

2 ( de qualité inférieure) [repas, restaurant] poor; [tabac, alcool, café] cheap; [voiture, œuvre, spectacle] terrible; [nourriture, hébergement, livre] bad; [dictionnaire, bibliothèque, lycée, enregistrement] poor; ne pas être mauvais to be all right;

3 ( mal fait) [cuisine, travail, gestion, éducation] poor; [prononciation, départ] bad;

4 ( inadéquat) [conseil, décision, définition, exemple, idée, solution, conditions de travail] bad; [projet] flawed; [renseignement] wrong; [éclairage, vue, mémoire, santé, hygiène, alimentation] poor; il ne serait pas mauvais de faire it wouldn't be a bad idea to do; mauvais pour la santé bad for one's health;

5 ( inapproprié) wrong; la mauvaise méthode/solution/personne/date/clé the wrong method/solution/person/date/key;

6 ( incompétent) [auteur, équipe] bad (en at); [élève, nageur, chasseur, amant] mediocre; [cuisinier, travailleur, menteur] bad; [avocat, médecin] incompetent; être mauvais en français [élève] to be bad at French; parler un mauvais français to speak French badly;

7 ( déplaisant) [nuit, rêve, nouvelle, journée, impression] bad; [situation] difficult; [surprise] nasty; [vacances] terrible; ⇒ fortune, sang;

8 ( méchant) [animal] vicious; [personne, sourire, remarque, ton] nasty; d'une mauvaise nature evil-natured; mauvais coup ( mauvaise action) mischief ¢; ( méchanceté) dirty trick; ( blessure) nasty knock; ( revers) terrible blow; préparer un mauvais coup to be up to mischief; faire subir un mauvais coup au gouvernement to deal a terrible blow to the government; de mauvaise humeur in a bad mood ( après n); ⇒ colère;

9 ( grave) [fièvre, rhume] nasty;

10 ( peu lucratif) [rendement, terre] poor; [salaire, pension] low; [récolte, saison] bad;

11 ( peu flatteur) [cote, résultat, critique, image, opinion] poor; [chiffres, critique] bad;

12 ( répréhensible) [père, fils, citoyen, comportement] bad; [chrétien] poor; [instinct] base; [tendance] unfortunate; [génie, intention, pensée] evil; ⇒ coton, pli;

13 Météo [vent, pluie] nasty; [traversée, mer] rough; la météo est mauvaise the weather forecast is bad;

14 Jeux mauvaise main/carte weak hand/card; ⇒ numéro, pas.

B ○nm,f

1 ( incapable) ( en classe) dunce; ( en général) useless individual;

2 ( méchant) brute.

C adv sentir mauvais lit to smell; fig○ to look bad; sentir très mauvais lit, fig to stink; ouvre la fenêtre, ça sent mauvais open the window, there's a nasty smell; la police est là, ça sent mauvais the police are here, things are looking bad; il fait mauvais Météo the weather is bad.

D nm ( mauvais côté) le bon et le mauvais the good and the bad; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez chacun there's good and bad in everyone; il n'y a pas que du mauvais dans le projet the project isn't all bad.

mauvais esprit ( personne) scoffing person; ( attitude) scoffing attitude; faire du mauvais esprit to scoff; mauvais garçon tough guy; mauvais lieux fleshpots; mauvais plaisant person with a warped sense of humour^GB; mauvais traitements ill-treatment ¢; faire subir des mauvais traitements à qn to ill-treat sb; mauvaise herbe weed; mauvaise querelle unprovoked argument; faire une mauvaise querelle à qn to pick on sb; mauvaises rencontres bad company ¢; faire de mauvaises rencontres to get into bad company.

la trouver or l'avoir mauvaise○ to be furious.

( féminin mauvaise) [movɛ, movɛz] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [movɛz]) adjectif

A.[EN QUALITÉ]

1. [médiocre] bad, poor

a. [dans une entreprise] poor results

b. [à un examen] bad ou poor ou low grades

2. [défectueux] bad, wrong, faulty

la ligne est mauvaise [téléphone] the line is bad

3. [incompétent] bad, poor

B.[DÉSAGRÉABLE]

1. [odeur, goût] bad, unpleasant, nasty

mauvais goût [de la nourriture, d'un médicament] bad ou nasty ou unpleasant taste

jette ça, c'est mauvais [pourri] throw that away, it's gone bad

enlève ce qui est mauvais [dans un fruit] take off the bad bits

[éprouvant] bad

2. [défavorable] bad

C.[NON CONFORME]

1. [erroné, inapproprié] wrong

2. [inopportun] bad, inconvenient, wrong

D.[NÉFASTE]

1. [dangereux] bad, nasty

2. [malveillant] nasty, unpleasant

a. [de poing] nasty blow ou punch

b. [de pied] nasty kick

3. [immoral] bad

4. [funeste] bad

mauvais présage bad ou ill omen

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, mauvaise [movɛ, movɛz] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [movɛz]) nom masculin, nom féminin

[personne méchante] bad person

oh, le mauvais/la mauvaise! [à un enfant] you naughty boy/girl!

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adverbe

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

2. (suivi d'un infinitif)

à cette époque-là, il faisait mauvais être juif it was hard to be Jewish in those days

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nom masculin

[ce qui est critiquable]

il y a du bon et du mauvais dans leur proposition there are some good points and some bad points in their proposal