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1 workmanship
workmanship [ˈwɜ:kmən∫ɪp][of craftsman] métier m* * *['wɜːkmənʃɪp]a piece of poor ou shoddy workmanship — du travail mal fait or bâclé
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2 quality
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3 inferior
B adj1 ( poor quality) [goods, workmanship] de qualité inférieure ;2 [position] inférieur ; to make sb feel inferior donner un sentiment d'infériorité à qn ;3 Print [symbol, letter, number] en indice ;4 Bot infère. -
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A n1 ( worth) qualité f ; good/poor quality bonne/mauvaise qualité ; the quality of life la qualité de la vie ;2 ( attribute) qualité f ;3 † the quality ( upper classes) les gens de qualité†. -
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1 noun(a) (standard, nature) qualité f;∎ the high/poor quality of the workmanship la bonne/mauvaise qualité du travail;∎ the quality of life la qualité de la vie(b) (high standard, excellence) qualité f;∎ quality matters more than quantity la qualité importe plus que la quantité;∎ never mind the price, I'm only interested in quality peu importe le prix, ce que je recherche, c'est la qualité;∎ we have a reputation for quality nous sommes réputés pour la qualité de nos produits(c) (feature, attribute) qualité f;∎ these are the qualities we are looking for in our candidates voici les qualités que nous recherchons chez nos candidats;∎ he has a lot of good qualities il a de nombreuses qualités;∎ I don't doubt her intellectual qualities je ne doute pas de ses capacités intellectuelles;∎ these tyres have superior road-holding qualities ces pneus offrent une meilleure adhérence au sol(d) British (newspaper) = quotidien ou journal du dimanche de qualité (par opposition à la presse populaire)∎ a gentleman of quality un homme de qualité;∎ the quality les gens mpl de qualité, pejorative le beau linge(goods, work, shop) de qualité;∎ I only spend an hour in the evening with my kids, but it's quality time je ne passe qu'une heure avec mes gosses le soir, mais je profite bien d'eux►► quality assurance garantie f de qualité;quality audit audit m de qualité;British quality circle cercle m de qualité;quality control contrôle m de (la) qualité;quality controller responsable mf du contrôle de (la) qualité, qualiticien(enne) m,f;quality improvement l'amélioration f de la qualité;quality label label m de qualité;quality management gestion f qualité;British quality newspaper = quotidien ou journal du dimanche de qualité (par opposition à la presse populaire);Marketing quality positioning positionnement m par la qualité
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workmanship — work‧man‧ship [ˈwɜːkmənʆɪp ǁ ˈwɜːrk ] noun [uncountable] the way in which something is made, especially the level of skill and care with which it is done: • Poor workmanship had led to remedial work on 20 roads and 62 bridges. • I stopped to… … Financial and business terms
poor — poorness, n. /poor/, adj., poorer, poorest, n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare. 2. Law. dependent upon charity or public support. 3. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly… … Universalium
workmanship — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)kmənʃɪp[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft supp N Workmanship is the skill with which something is made and which affects the appearance and quality of the finished object. The problem may be due to poor workmanship... The standard of workmanship is… … English dictionary
poor — [[t]pʊər[/t]] adj. er, est, n. 1) having little or no money, goods, or other means of support 2) law Law. dependent upon charity or public support 3) (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly supplied or endowed with resources or funds 4)… … From formal English to slang
poor — adjective 1) a poor family Syn: poverty stricken, penniless, moneyless, impoverished, low income, necessitous, impecunious, indigent, needy, destitute, pauperized, unable to make ends meet, without a sou; insolvent, in debt, without a cent (to… … Thesaurus of popular words
workmanship — Ano o ka hana. Good workmanship, no eau ka hana ana. Poor workmanship, kāpulu ka hana ana … English-Hawaiian dictionary
poor — adjective 1) a poor family Syn: poverty stricken, penniless, impoverished, impecunious, needy, destitute; Brit. on the breadline; informal hard up, strapped, on one s uppers 2) poor workmanship Syn: substandard … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
workmanship — n. 1) conscientious; delicate, exquisite, fine; meticulous workmanship 2) poor, shoddy workmanship * * * [ wɜːkmənʃɪp] delicate exquisite fine meticulous workmanship shoddy workmanship conscientious poor … Combinatory dictionary
workmanship — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exquisite, fine, good, quality ▪ bad, defective, faulty (esp. BrE), poor, shoddy … Collocations dictionary
poor — adj. Poor is used with these nouns: ↑acceleration, ↑access, ↑accommodation, ↑acting, ↑administration, ↑aim, ↑appetite, ↑attendance, ↑background, ↑balance, ↑bloke, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
piss-poor — adjective Reflecting a low standard of workmanship or achievement; very inferior. The tennis squad will taking a seven match winning streak to Lehigh this afternoon. It is concerned with Lehigh? Fourth seeded Doug Pollock answered this in two… … Wiktionary