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1 disadvantageous
disædvən'tei‹əsadjective desventajosotr[dɪsædvɑːn'teɪʤəs]1 desventajoso,-a (to, para), desfavorable (to, para)disadvantageous [.dɪs.æd.væn'teɪ-ʤəs] adj: desventajoso, desfavorableadj.• desaventajado, -a adj.• desventajoso, -a adj.dɪs'ædvæn'teɪdʒəs, dɪsˌædvən'teɪdʒəsadjective desventajoso, desfavorable[ˌdɪsædvɑːn'teɪdʒǝs]ADJ (=unfavourable) [circumstances] desventajoso* * *[dɪs'ædvæn'teɪdʒəs, dɪsˌædvən'teɪdʒəs]adjective desventajoso, desfavorable -
2 disadvantageous
adj.desventajoso, desfavorable. -
3 disadvantageous position
s.condición desventajosa. -
4 minus
1. preposition(used to show subtraction: Ten minus two equals eight (10 - 2 = 8).) menos
2. noun((also minus sign) a sign (-) used to show subtraction or negative quality.) menos
3. adjective(negative or less than zero: a minus number; Twelve from ten equals minus two (10 - 12 = -2).) negativominus prep menostr['maɪnəs]1 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL menos2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL bajo cero1 negativo,-a1 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL menos nombre masculino2 (disadvantage) desventaja, contra nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLminus sign signo de menos, menos nombre masculinominus ['maɪnəs] n1) : cantidad f negativa2)minus sign : signo m de menosminus prep1) : menosfour minus two: cuatro menos dos2) without: sinminus his hat: sin su sombreroadj.• menos adj.• negativo, -a adj.adv.• menos (Matemática) adv.n.• menos s.m.prep.• menos prep.• sin prep.
I 'maɪnəsa)minus (sign) — signo m de menos, menos m (read as: menos tres)
b) ( disadvantage) (colloq) desventaja f, contra m
II
a) ( disadvantageous) (colloq) (before n)on the minus side,... — un factor negativo or en contra es que...
b) ( negative) (before n) <number/ion> negativo-3 — (léase: minus three) -3
c) ( Educ)A- — (léase: A minus) calificación entre A y B, más alta que B+
III
a) menos3 - 1 = 2 — (léase: three minus one equals two) 3 - 1 = 2 (read as: tres menos uno es igual a dos)
b) (without, missing) (colloq) sin['maɪnǝs]1. PREP1) menos2) (=without, deprived of) sin2.ADJ [number] negativo3.N (=sign) signo m menos; (=amount) cantidad f negativa4.CPDminus sign N — signo m menos
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I ['maɪnəs]a)minus (sign) — signo m de menos, menos m (read as: menos tres)
b) ( disadvantage) (colloq) desventaja f, contra m
II
a) ( disadvantageous) (colloq) (before n)on the minus side,... — un factor negativo or en contra es que...
b) ( negative) (before n) <number/ion> negativo-3 — (léase: minus three) -3
c) ( Educ)A- — (léase: A minus) calificación entre A y B, más alta que B+
III
a) menos3 - 1 = 2 — (léase: three minus one equals two) 3 - 1 = 2 (read as: tres menos uno es igual a dos)
b) (without, missing) (colloq) sin -
5 disadvantage
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) desventaja- at a disadvantage
disadvantage n inconveniente / desventajatr[dɪsəd'vɑːntɪʤ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at a disadvantage estar en desventajato place/put somebody at a disadvantage poner a alguien en (una) situación de desventajato somebody's disadvantage en perjuicio de alguiendisadvantage [.dɪsəd'væntɪʤ] n: desventaja fn.• desventaja s.f.'dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ, ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒnoun (hindrance, drawback) desventaja f, inconveniente mto be at a disadvantage — estar* en desventaja
[ˌdɪsǝd'vɑːntɪdʒ]to somebody's/something's disadvantage, to the disadvantage of somebody/something — en perjuicio de alguien/algo
1.N desventaja f, inconveniente mto the disadvantage of — en perjuicio or detrimento de
to be at a disadvantage — estar en desventaja, estar en una situación desventajosa
2.VT perjudicar* * *['dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ, ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ]noun (hindrance, drawback) desventaja f, inconveniente mto be at a disadvantage — estar* en desventaja
to somebody's/something's disadvantage, to the disadvantage of somebody/something — en perjuicio de alguien/algo
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6 out on a limb
(on one's own and in a dangerous or disadvantageous position.) en peligro(in danger) en peligro 2 (isolated) aislado,-a -
7 desfavorable
desfavorable adjetivo unfavorable( conjugate unfavorable);
desfavorable adjetivo unfavourable, US unfavorable ' desfavorable' also found in these entries: Spanish: temor English: adverse - disadvantageous - go against - inauspicious - unfavorable - unfavourable - go - unsympathetic
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Disadvantageous — Dis*ad van*ta geous, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]savantageux.] Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; opposed to {advantageous}; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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disadvantageous — c.1600; see DISADVANTAGE (Cf. disadvantage) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Disadvantageously … Etymology dictionary
disadvantageous — [adj] detrimental, inconvenient adverse, contrary, damaging, debit side, deleterious, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, detracting, disparaging, downside, dyslogistic, harmful, hurtful, ill timed, inexpedient, injurious, inopportune,… … New thesaurus
disadvantageous — [dis΄ad΄vən tā′jəs] adj. causing or characterized by disadvantage; unfavorable; adverse; detrimental disadvantageously adv … English World dictionary
disadvantageous — adj. disadvantageous to * * * [ˌdɪsædvən teɪdʒəs] disadvantageous to … Combinatory dictionary
disadvantageous — [[t]dɪ̱sæ̱dvənte͟ɪʤəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to/for n Something that is disadvantageous to you puts you in a worse position than other people. The Second World War started in the most disadvantageous possible way for the western powers. Syn:… … English dictionary
disadvantageous — adjective this puts us in a disadvantageous position Syn: unfavorable, adverse, unfortunate, unlucky, bad; detrimental, prejudicial, deleterious, harmful, damaging, injurious, hurtful; inconvenient, inopportune, ill timed, untimely, inexpedient … Thesaurus of popular words
disadvantageous — disadvantage ► NOUN ▪ an unfavourable circumstance or condition. ► VERB 1) put in an unfavourable position. 2) (disadvantaged) in socially or economically deprived circumstances. DERIVATIVES disadvantageous adjective … English terms dictionary
disadvantageous — adjective Date: 1603 1. constituting a disadvantage 2. derogatory, disparaging • disadvantageously adverb • disadvantageousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
disadvantageous — disadvantageously, adv. disadvantageousness, n. /dis ad veuhn tay jeuhs, dis ad /, adj. characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental. [1595 1605; DIS 1 + ADVANTAGEOUS] * * * … Universalium