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ini'fektiv(useless; not producing any result or the result desired: ineffective methods.) ineficaztr[ɪnɪ'fektɪv]1 (method, cure) ineficaz, inútil; (attempt) infructuoso,-a2 (person) incapaz, incompetente, ineficienteineffective [.ɪnɪ'fɛktɪv] adj1) ineffectual: ineficaz, inútil2) incapable: incompetente, ineficiente, incapazadj.• incapaz adj.• ineficaz adj.• vano, -a adj.'ɪnə'fektɪv, ˌɪnɪ'fektɪvadjective <measure/response> ineficaz; < attempt> infructuoso, que no da resultado or no surte efecto; < person> incompetente, ineficiente[ˌɪnɪ'fektɪv]ADJ [measure, policy, drug] ineficaz; [person, committee] incompetente, ineficaz; [effort, attempt] infructuosothe plan proved wholly ineffective — el proyecto no surtió ningún efecto or no dio ningún resultado
to be ineffective in doing sth — [law, measure, drug] ser or resultar ineficaz a la hora de hacer algo; [person, committee] ser incompetente or carecer de eficacia a la hora de hacer algo
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