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1 insuficiente
adj.1 insufficient.2 incompetent.m.fail (note).* * *► adjetivo1 insufficient1 EDUCACIÓN fail* * *adj.insufficient, inadequate* * *1.ADJ inadequateel dinero recolectado es insuficiente para hacer la obra — the money collected is insufficient o not sufficient to do the work
2.SM fail* * *Ia) <medios/cantidad> inadequate, insufficientb) (Educ) < trabajo> poor, unsatisfactoryIImasculino fail* * *= insufficient, deficient, inadequate, scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.].Ex. The common auxiliaries allow for some synthesis but they are obviously insufficient by themselves.Ex. Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.Ex. Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.----* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* insuficiente para todos = insufficient to go round.* * *Ia) <medios/cantidad> inadequate, insufficientb) (Educ) < trabajo> poor, unsatisfactoryIImasculino fail* * *= insufficient, deficient, inadequate, scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.].Ex: The common auxiliaries allow for some synthesis but they are obviously insufficient by themselves.
Ex: Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* insuficiente para todos = insufficient to go round.* * *1 ‹medios/cantidad› inadequate, insufficient2 ( Educ) ‹trabajo› poor, unsatisfactoryfail* * *
insuficiente adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino (Esp) fail
insuficiente
I adjetivo insufficient
II m Educ (nota) fail (F): me pusieron un insuficiente, I got an F
' insuficiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dotación
- corto
English:
inadequate
- insufficient
- scanty
- underfunding
- understatement
- deficient
- under
* * *♦ adjinsufficient♦ nm[nota] fail* * *I adj insufficient, inadequate* * *insuficiente adj: insufficient, inadequate♦ insuficientemente adv* * *insuficiente1 adj1. (poco) insufficient2. (deficiente) inadequateinsuficiente2 n fail / F -
2 quantity
ˈkwɔntɪtɪ сущ.
1) а) количество тж. филос.;
численность, число quantity repaired ≈ количество отремонтированных изделий in (large) quantities ≈ в (большом) количестве considerable quantity large quantity negligible quantity small quantity sufficient quantity Syn: amount, number б) большое количество a quantity of ≈ множество
2) величина;
размер;
параметр the quantity of a surface ≈ размер поверхности
3) мат. величина derived quantity ≈ производная величина incommensurable quantities
4) фон. долгота звука, количество звука ∙ unknown quantity количество - * on hand количество, имеющееся в наличии - large * большое количество - product * количество продукции - innumerable /incalculable/ * бесчисленное количество - negligible * незначительное количество;
(математика) ничтожно малая величина - a certain * of smth. определенное количество чего-л. - * of information объем информации - * of production объем производства - order * размер заказа - the determination of things as to their * количественная характеристика предметов размер;
величина - spatial * размер территории - the * of a surface величина поверхности - the * of a line длина линии - * of value величина стоимости сумма - * of radiation сумма радиации доля, часть - there's only a small * left осталась лишь незначительная часть - what * do you want? какую часть /сколько/ вы хотите? (устаревшее) тж. pl большое количество;
множество, изобилие - a * of smth. большое количество чего-л. - by quantities в больших количествах, во множестве - in *, in quantities в большом количестве, в изобилии - flowers in quantities множество цветов - to buy smth. in quantities покупать что-л. в большом количестве - he collected a * of old pictures он собрал большую коллекцию старинных картин - we've had quantities of rain this summer этим летом было много дождей (математика) величина - incommesurable quantities несоизмеримые величины - like quantities однородные величины - known * данная величина, известное - unknown * неизвестное (фонетика) долгота, количество звука - the * of a vowel долгота гласного (стихосложение) долгота слога (музыкальное) относительная длительность звука > negligible * ничтожество, ничтожный человек > unknown * человек, о котором ничего не известно или действия которого нельзя предугадать;
темная лошадка auxiliary ~ вспомогательная величина error regarding ~ ошибка в количестве generalized ~ обобщенная величина guaranteed ~ гарантированное количество quantity большое количество;
a quantity of множество;
in quantities в большом количестве ~ мат. величина;
incommensurable quantities несоизмеримые величины insufficient ~ недостаточное количество large ~ большое количество like quantities однородные величины limiting ~ ограничивающая величина measurable ~ измеримая величина measured ~ измеренная величина measured ~ измеренное количество minimum ~ минимальное количество monotone ~ монотонная величина monotonically decreasing ~ монотонно убывающая величина monotonically increasing ~ монотонно возрастающая величина observed ~ наблюдаемая величина physical ~ физическая величина quantity большое количество;
a quantity of множество;
in quantities в большом количестве ~ мат. величина;
incommensurable quantities несоизмеримые величины ~ величина ~ фон. долгота звука, количество звука ~ количество (тж. филос.) ;
negligible quantity незначительное количество, величина, которой можно пренебречь;
перен. человек, с которым не считаются;
человек, не имеющий веса ~ количество, величина ~ количество ~ размер quantity большое количество;
a quantity of множество;
in quantities в большом количестве ~ of goods количество товара ~ of money количество денег random ~ случайная величина reciprocal ~ обратная величина unknown ~ неизвестное;
перен. человек, о котором ничего не известно или действия которого нельзя предусмотретьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > quantity
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