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1 irregular
adj.1 uneven (no uniforme) (terreno, superficie).su rendimiento en los estudios es irregular he's inconsistent in his studies2 irregular.la financiación irregular de los partidos the irregular funding of the parties3 irregular (linguistics) (verbo).f. & m.subversive element.* * *► adjetivo1 irregular* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=desigual)a) [superficie, terreno] uneven; [contorno, línea] crooked; [rasgos] irregular; [filo] jaggedb) [latido, ritmo] irregular; [rendimiento] irregular, erratic; [jugador, equipo] inconsistent; [año, vida] chaoticel índice de asistencia ha sido bastante irregular este año — attendance has been quite irregular o erratic this year
2) (=no legal)3) (Ling) [verbo] irregular4) (Mat) [polígono, figura] irregular* * *1)a) <trazos/facciones> irregular; < letra> irregular, uneven; <terreno/superficie> irregular, unevenb) <rendimiento/asistencia> irregular, erratic; <pulso/ritmo> irregularlleva una vida muy irregular — he leads a very disorganized o a chaotic life
2) (Der) <procedimiento/acción> irregular3) (Ling) irregular* * *= irregular, spasmodic, spotty, ragged, lapsed, episodic, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], fitful, bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.], spastic, chequered [checkered, -USA].Ex. Irregular, this frequency type is used not only for irregular periodicals, but also for periodicals issued less than once per year.Ex. Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.Ex. Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.Ex. Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.Ex. However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.Ex. Politics often makes library development episodic and unpredictable.Ex. It is a scrappy book, apparently assembled in haste.Ex. This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.Ex. However, his use of a remorselessly chronological approach yields a narrative that is often bitty, sometimes ponderously plodding.Ex. The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.Ex. An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.----* de forma irregular = erratically.* de modo irregular = erratically.* de un modo irregular = scrappily.* pasado irregular = chequered history, chequered past.* plantación irregular = random clumping.* * *1)a) <trazos/facciones> irregular; < letra> irregular, uneven; <terreno/superficie> irregular, unevenb) <rendimiento/asistencia> irregular, erratic; <pulso/ritmo> irregularlleva una vida muy irregular — he leads a very disorganized o a chaotic life
2) (Der) <procedimiento/acción> irregular3) (Ling) irregular* * *= irregular, spasmodic, spotty, ragged, lapsed, episodic, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], fitful, bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.], spastic, chequered [checkered, -USA].Ex: Irregular, this frequency type is used not only for irregular periodicals, but also for periodicals issued less than once per year.
Ex: Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.Ex: Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.Ex: Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.Ex: However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.Ex: Politics often makes library development episodic and unpredictable.Ex: It is a scrappy book, apparently assembled in haste.Ex: This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.Ex: However, his use of a remorselessly chronological approach yields a narrative that is often bitty, sometimes ponderously plodding.Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.Ex: An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de modo irregular = erratically.* de un modo irregular = scrappily.* pasado irregular = chequered history, chequered past.* plantación irregular = random clumping.* * *A1 ‹trazos/facciones› irregular; ‹letra› irregular, uneven; ‹terreno/superficie› irregular, uneven2 ‹rendimiento/asistencia› irregular, erratic; ‹pulso/ritmo› irregularsu trabajo este año ha sido muy irregular his work has been very erratic o inconsistent this yearlleva una vida muy irregular he leads a very disorganized o a chaotic lifeB ( Der) ‹procedimiento/acción› irregularsu situación legal es irregular his legal situation is irregularhay posibles acciones irregulares there are possible irregularitiesC ( Ling) 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
- ragged
* * *irregular adj1. [comportamiento] erratic;el equipo tuvo una actuación muy irregular the team's performance was very patchy;el comportamiento irregular de la inflación the erratic behaviour of inflation2. [situación] irregular;un inmigrante en situación irregular an immigrant without the proper documentation, an immigrant who is not legally registered3. [terreno, superficie] uneven4. [poco honesto] irregular;consiguió su fortuna de forma irregular the way he obtained his fortune was not entirely honest o was somewhat irregular;la financiación irregular de los partidos the irregular funding of the parties5. [verbo] irregular6. Geom irregular* * *adj1 irregular2 superficie uneven* * *irregular adj: irregular♦ irregularmente adv* * *irregular adj1. (verbos) irregular2. (situación) abnormal
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