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1 onvoldoende
• inadequate• insufficient• unsatisfactory -
2 gebrekkig
♦voorbeelden:2 een gebrekkig betoog/plan • an inadequate/a poor/faulty argument/plangebrekkige huisvesting • poor/primitive housingeen gebrekkige kennis van het Engels • poor (knowledge of) Englishtaal en stijl waren zeer gebrekkig • language and style were very poorII 〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:zich gebrekkig uitdrukken • express oneself haltingly -
3 ontoereikend
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4 engelse ziekte
n. rickets, childhood disease characterized by soft and deformed bones caused by malnutrition and inadequate exposure to sunlight -
5 inadequaatheid
n. inadequate, insufficient; unsatisfactory; incompetent; unqualified; deficient, defective -
6 incompetent
adj. incompetent, incapable; unfit, inadequate; inexpert; lacking power to act with legal effectiveness (Law) -
7 ontoereikend
adj. insufficient, inadequate, deficient--------adv. deficiently -
8 rachitis
n. rickets, childhood disease characterized by soft and deformed bones caused by malnutrition and inadequate exposure to sunlight (Medicine) -
9 dat is al te weinig/veel te weinig
dat is al te weinig/veel te weinigthat's insufficient/inadequateVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dat is al te weinig/veel te weinig
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10 de middelen zijn niet toereikend
de middelen zijn niet toereikendVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de middelen zijn niet toereikend
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11 een gebrekkig betoog/plan
een gebrekkig betoog/planan inadequate/a poor/faulty argument/planVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een gebrekkig betoog/plan
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12 inadequaat
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13 ontoereikend zijn
ontoereikend zijnVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ontoereikend zijn
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14 onvoldoende
onvoldoende1〈de〉1 unsatisfactory Bmark/Agrade, fail♦voorbeelden:1 een onvoldoende halen • fail (an exam/a test)hij had twee onvoldoendes • he got two unsatisfactory marks————————onvoldoende2♦voorbeelden:de kwaliteit is onvoldoende • the quality is unsatisfactoryeen vraag onvoldoende beantwoorden • fail to give an adequate answer to a questiononvoldoende ontwikkeld • underdevelopedonvoldoende presteren • underachieve -
15 toereikend
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16 weinig
weinig11 little, not much/a lot♦voorbeelden:weinig geld verdienen • not earn much (money)weinig of/tot geen geld • little or no moneydat kost weinig moeite • it's not much troublein weinig tijd • in a short timedat heeft weinig zin • there's not much point (in it)zij at weinig • she didn't eat muchhet heeft er nog weinig van • 〈 het lijkt er nog niet op〉 it doesn't look like much yet; 〈 het is niet waarschijnlijk〉 it doesn't look like iter weinig van weten • not know a lot about itje zegt zo weinig • you're not saying muchhij verdient niet weinig • he earns quite a lotdat is al te weinig/veel te weinig • that's insufficient/inadequateiemand te weinig teruggeven • short-change someonetwintig pond te weinig hebben • be twenty pounds shortiemand te weinig betalen • underpay someonehet weinige dat ik bezit • the little I possess————————weinig2〈 bijwoord〉1 [met betrekking tot een hoeveelheid/graad] little2 [met betrekking tot tijd] hardly ever♦voorbeelden:weinig bemoedigend • not particularly encouraginger weinig om geven • care little about itweinig overtuigend • rather unconvincingdat scheelt maar weinig • it's a close thingweinig waarschijnlijk • hardly likelyweinig thuis zijn • not be in often————————weinig31 few, not many♦voorbeelden:er waren maar weinig mensen • there were only a few peopleweinig of/tot geen mensen • few if any peopleer maar weinig hebben • not have manyhet zijn er te weinig • there aren't enough
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