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1 inadequate
[ɪn'ædɪkwət]aggettivo [funding, measures, knowledge] inadeguato, insufficiente; [system, facilities] inadeguatoto feel inadequate — sentirsi inadeguato, non sentirsi all'altezza
* * *[in'ædikwət](not sufficient; not adequate: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.) inadeguato* * *inadequate /ɪnˈædɪkwət/a.1 inadeguato; insufficiente; manchevole; carente: (psic.) inadequate personality, personalità inadeguata2 inadatto; inidoneo● to be [to feel] inadequate to the occasion, non essere [non sentirsi] all'altezza della situazioneinadequately avv.* * *[ɪn'ædɪkwət]aggettivo [funding, measures, knowledge] inadeguato, insufficiente; [system, facilities] inadeguatoto feel inadequate — sentirsi inadeguato, non sentirsi all'altezza
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2 inadequate in·ad·equate adj
[ɪn'ædɪkwɪt](insufficient) inadeguato (-a), insufficiente, (person) non all'altezza -
3 cripple
I ['krɪpl]1) (lame) zoppo m. (-a), storpio m. (-a)2) (inadequate)II ['krɪpl]emotional cripple — = persona incapace di esprimere i propri sentimenti
1) (physically) azzoppare, storpiare; (emotionally) traumatizzare2) fig. paralizzare, bloccare [country, industry]; smantellare, disarmare [ ship]; danneggiare, rendere inefficiente [vehicle, equipment]* * *['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) azzoppare, storpiare2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) paralizzare, rendere inefficiente2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) zoppo, storpio* * *cripple /ˈkrɪpl/n.2 (fig.) incapace; inetto: an emotional cripple, una persona incapace di sentimenti o incapace di esprimerli.(to) cripple /ˈkrɪpl/A v. t.2 (fig.) menomare; handicappare; rendere inefficiente; paralizzare: The basic industries have been hit by crippling strikes, le industrie di base sono state colpite da scioperi paralizzantiB v. i.zoppicare.* * *I ['krɪpl]1) (lame) zoppo m. (-a), storpio m. (-a)2) (inadequate)II ['krɪpl]emotional cripple — = persona incapace di esprimere i propri sentimenti
1) (physically) azzoppare, storpiare; (emotionally) traumatizzare2) fig. paralizzare, bloccare [country, industry]; smantellare, disarmare [ ship]; danneggiare, rendere inefficiente [vehicle, equipment] -
4 deficient
[dɪ'fɪʃnt]* * *[di'fiʃənt](lacking in what is needed: Their food is deficient in vitamins.) carente* * *deficient /dɪˈfɪʃnt/a.1 carente; povero: food deficient in iron, alimento povero di ferro; vitamin [protein, etc.] deficient, povero di vitamine [di proteine, ecc.]2 (form.) inadeguato; carente: Their performance was seriously deficient, la loro prestazione è stata decisamente carenteFALSI AMICI: deficient non significa deficiente come insulto.* * *[dɪ'fɪʃnt] -
5 hopelessly
['həʊplɪslɪ]1) (irretrievably) [drunk, inadequate] completamente; [ in love] perdutamente2) (despairingly) [speak, weep] disperatamente* * *adverb senza speranza* * *hopelessly► hopeless* * *['həʊplɪslɪ]1) (irretrievably) [drunk, inadequate] completamente; [ in love] perdutamente2) (despairingly) [speak, weep] disperatamente -
6 unequal
[ʌn'iːkwəl]1) (not equal) [amounts, pay] disuguale; [ struggle] impari; [ contest] non equilibrato2) (inadequate)to be unequal to — non essere all'altezza di [ task]
* * *(not equal in quantity, quality etc: They got unequal shares of / an unequal share in the money.) disuguale* * *unequal /ʌnˈi:kwəl/a.4 – unequal to st. [to doing st.], non all'altezza di qc. [per fare qc.]: He proved unequal to the job, ha dimostrato di non essere all'altezza del lavoro.* * *[ʌn'iːkwəl]1) (not equal) [amounts, pay] disuguale; [ struggle] impari; [ contest] non equilibrato2) (inadequate)to be unequal to — non essere all'altezza di [ task]
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7 pathetic
[pə'θetɪk]1) (full of pathos) patetico, commovente, toccante2) spreg. (inadequate) patetico, penoso, miserabile3) colloq. spreg. (contemptible) spregevole, meschino* * *[pə'Ɵetik]1) (causing pity: The lost dog was a pathetic sight.) pietoso2) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) patetico•* * *[pə'θetɪk]1) (full of pathos) patetico, commovente, toccante2) spreg. (inadequate) patetico, penoso, miserabile3) colloq. spreg. (contemptible) spregevole, meschino -
8 inadequately
[ɪn'ædɪkwətlɪ]avverbio [lit, paid] in modo inadeguato, insufficiente* * *inadequately* * *[ɪn'ædɪkwətlɪ]avverbio [lit, paid] in modo inadeguato, insufficiente -
9 outcry
['aʊtkraɪ]* * *(a show of disapproval etc, especially by the general public: There was a great outcry about the inadequate train service.) protesta* * *outcry /ˈaʊtkraɪ/n.1 grido; clamore; protesta; scalpore2 (comm.) vendita all'asta.* * *['aʊtkraɪ] -
10 skimpy
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11 pathetically pa·theti·cal·ly adv
[pə'θɛtɪklɪ]da far pena, da far pietàpathetically thin/weak — spaventosamente magro (-a) /debole
English-Italian dictionary > pathetically pa·theti·cal·ly adv
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12 woefully woe·ful·ly adv
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