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hæp'hæzəd(depending on chance; without planning or system: a haphazard arrangement.) improvisado, fortuito, casualtr[hæp'hæzəd]1 desordenado,-a2 (plans etc) improvisado,-ahaphazard [hæp'hæzərd] adj: casual, fortuito, al azar♦ haphazardly advadj.• casual adj.• descuidado, -a adj.• fortuito, -a adj.n.• casualidad s.f.'hæp'hæzərd, ˌhæp'hæzəda) ( random)b) ( without order)['hæp'hæzǝd]ADJ1) (=random) [selection] al azar; [manner, method] poco sistemáticothe town has developed in a haphazard way — la ciudad ha crecido sin planificación alguna or muy desordenadamente
their approach to the problem has been rather haphazard — han abordado el problema de forma poco sistemática
2) (=careless) [person] descuidado* * *['hæp'hæzərd, ˌhæp'hæzəd]a) ( random)b) ( without order)
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