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in'ædikwət(not sufficient; not adequate: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.) insuficiente; inadecuado, inapropiadoinadequate adj insuficientetr[ɪn'ædɪkwət]1 (not sufficient) insuficiente; (not appropriate) inadecuado,-a2 (person) incapaz, incompetente3 (defective) defectuoso,-a, imperfecto,-ainadequate [ɪn'ædɪkwət] adj1) insufficient: insuficiente, inadecuado2) incompetent: inepto, incompetenteadj.• inadecuado, -a adj.• insuficiente adj.ɪn'ædɪkwəta) <resources/measures> insuficiente, inadecuadob) < person> inepto, incompetenteshe felt inadequate — ( for a particular task) se sentía inepta or incompetente; ( in general) sentía que no estaba a la altura de las circunstancias
[ɪn'ædɪkwɪt]ADJ1) (=insufficient) [supply, funding, measures, training] insuficiente; [housing, diet] inadecuadothe company had inadequate resources to survive the recession — la empresa no tenía recursos suficientes or no tenía los recursos adecuados para sobrevivir a la recesión
2) (=weak) incompetente, ineptohe makes me feel totally inadequate — hace que me sienta totalmente incompetente or un verdadero inepto
* * *[ɪn'ædɪkwət]a) <resources/measures> insuficiente, inadecuadob) < person> inepto, incompetenteshe felt inadequate — ( for a particular task) se sentía inepta or incompetente; ( in general) sentía que no estaba a la altura de las circunstancias
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