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1 deficient
[dɪ'fɪʃnt]* * *[di'fiʃənt](lacking in what is needed: Their food is deficient in vitamins.) carente* * *deficient /dɪˈfɪʃnt/a.1 carente; povero: food deficient in iron, alimento povero di ferro; vitamin [protein, etc.] deficient, povero di vitamine [di proteine, ecc.]2 (form.) inadeguato; carente: Their performance was seriously deficient, la loro prestazione è stata decisamente carenteFALSI AMICI: deficient non significa deficiente come insulto.* * *[dɪ'fɪʃnt] -
2 deficient de·fi·cient adj
[dɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nt]deficiente, insufficiente -
3 defective
[dɪ'fektɪv]1) (faulty) [work, method] difettoso, imperfetto; [sight, hearing] difettoso2) spreg. (mentally deficient) deficiente3) ling. difettivo* * *[-tiv]adjective (having a fault or flaw: a defective machine; He is mentally defective.) difettoso; ritardato* * *defective /dɪˈfɛktɪv/A a.1 difettoso: defective eyesight, vista difettosa; (comm.) defective goods, merci difettose; defective products, prodotti difettosi; (stat.) defective sample, campione difettoso; defective gene, gene difettoso2 (gramm. tradizionale) difettivo: ‘Must’ used to be called a defective verb, ‘must’ veniva chiamato verbo difettivoB n.defectively avv. defectiveness n. [u] AVVISO: Nel significato psicologico oggi si preferisce disabled.* * *[dɪ'fektɪv]1) (faulty) [work, method] difettoso, imperfetto; [sight, hearing] difettoso2) spreg. (mentally deficient) deficiente3) ling. difettivo -
4 MD
1) med. univ. (abbr. Doctor of Medicine dottore in medicina) M.D. m.2) amm. managing director* * *[,em 'di:]( abbreviation) (Doctor of Medicine.) (dottore in medicina)* * *[ˌɛm'diː]1. n abbr1) (= Doctor of Medicine) Dottore m in Medicina2. abbr AmPost, (= Maryland)* * *MDsigla* * *1) med. univ. (abbr. Doctor of Medicine dottore in medicina) M.D. m.2) amm. managing director
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