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1 unequal
(not equal in quantity, quality etc: They got unequal shares of / an unequal share in the money.) desigualunequal adj desigualtr[ʌn'iːkwəl]1 (not the same) desigual, distinto,-a; (pulse) irregular2 (not adequate) poco apto, inadecuado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be unequal to doing something no estar a la altura para hacer algo, ser incapaz de hacer algounequal [.ʌn'i:kwəl] adj1) : desigual2) inadequate: incapaz, incompetenteto be unequal to a task: no estar a la altura de una tareaadj.• desigual (Matemática) adj.• dispar adj.'ʌn'iːkwəla) <contest/amounts> desigualb) ( inadequate) (frml)to be unequal TO something: he proved unequal to the demands of the task — no estuvo a la altura de lo que se esperaba
['ʌn'iːkwǝl]ADJ1) (=unfair) desigual2) (=differing) [size, length] distinto3) (=inadequate)* * *['ʌn'iːkwəl]a) <contest/amounts> desigualb) ( inadequate) (frml)to be unequal TO something: he proved unequal to the demands of the task — no estuvo a la altura de lo que se esperaba
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2 unequal
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3 unequal match
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4 unequal cleavage
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5 unequal pulse
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6 unequal twins
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7 unequal leg angle
English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > unequal leg angle
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8 unequal cleavage
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9 unequal law
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10 unequal marriage
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11 unequal pulse
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12 unequal ratio
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13 unequal treatment
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14 unequal twins
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15 make unequal
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16 to be unequal to doing something
no estar a la altura para hacer algo, ser incapaz de hacer algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be unequal to doing something
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17 make unequal
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18 uneven
1) (not even: The road surface here is very uneven.) desigual, irregular2) ((of work etc) not all of the same quality: His work is very uneven.) desigual•- unevenly
uneven adj desigual / irregular / desniveladotr[ʌn'iːvən]1 (not level) desigual; (bumpy) accidentado,-a2 (varying) irregular, variable3 (road) lleno,-a de baches4 (unfairly matched) desigual5 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL imparuneven [.ʌn'i:vən] adj1) odd: impar (dícese de un número)2) : desigual, desnivelado (dícese de una superficie)uneven terrain: terreno accidentado3) irregular: irregular, poco uniforme4) unequal: desigualadj.• accidentado, -a adj.• barrancoso, -a adj.• cerril adj.• desigual adj.• desparejo, -a adj.• fragoso, -a adj.• inconsistente adj.• ondulado, -a adj.• quebrado, -a adj.'ʌn'iːvən1)a) ( not straight) torcidob) ( not level) < surface> desigual, irregular, disparejo (AmL); < ground> desnivelado, desigual, disparejo (AmL)2)a) ( irregular) <breathing/pulse> irregularb) (not uniform, inconsistent) <color/paint> poco uniforme, disparejo (AmL); <performance/quality> desigual, dispar, disparejo (AmL)3) ( unequal) <widths/lengths/contest> desigual['ʌn'iːvǝn]ADJ1) (=not flat or straight) [surface, wall, road] desigual, irregular; [teeth] desigual2) (=irregular) [breathing, rate] irregular3) (=unfair) [distribution] desigual, poco equitativo; [contest] desigualthe uneven distribution of aid — la distribución desigual or poco equitativa de las ayudas
* * *['ʌn'iːvən]1)a) ( not straight) torcidob) ( not level) < surface> desigual, irregular, disparejo (AmL); < ground> desnivelado, desigual, disparejo (AmL)2)a) ( irregular) <breathing/pulse> irregularb) (not uniform, inconsistent) <color/paint> poco uniforme, disparejo (AmL); <performance/quality> desigual, dispar, disparejo (AmL)3) ( unequal) <widths/lengths/contest> desigual -
19 desigual
desigual adjetivo 1 ‹ fuerzas› unevenly-matched 2 ( irregular) ‹terreno/superficie› uneven; ‹ letra› uneven, irregular; ‹ calidad› variable, varying ( before n); ‹ rendimiento› inconsistent, erratic
desigual adjetivo
1 (irregular, poco igualado) uneven
2 (descompensado) unequal
3 (variable, cambiante) changeable ' desigual' also found in these entries: English: irregular - patchy - ragged - rough - unequal - variable - bumpy - erratic - mixed - one - uneven -
20 unevenly
adverb (in an uneven or unequal way: The teams are unevenly matched.) desigualmente, irregularmenteunevenly [.ʌn'i:vənli] adv: desigualmente, irregularmente'ʌn'iːvənlia) ( not uniformly) de modo poco uniformeb) ( unequally)they are unevenly matched — son muy dispares or de niveles muy desiguales
['ʌn'iːvǝnlɪ]ADV1) (lit) desigualmente, irregularmenteapply the paint unevenly in broad strokes — aplique la pintura a brochazos desiguales or irregulares
2) (=unfairly) de manera poco equitativathe country's new wealth was unevenly distributed — la nueva riqueza del país estaba distribuida de manera poco equitativa
* * *['ʌn'iːvənli]a) ( not uniformly) de modo poco uniformeb) ( unequally)they are unevenly matched — son muy dispares or de niveles muy desiguales
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