inadequate

in·ad·e·quate

(ĭn-ăd′ĭ-kwĭt)

adj.

Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.

in·ad′e·quate·ly adv.

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inadequate

(ɪnˈædɪkwɪt)

adj

1. not adequate; insufficient

2. not capable or competent; lacking

inˈadequacy n

inˈadequately adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•ad•e•quate

(ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt)

adj.

not adequate or sufficient.

[1665–75]

in•ad′e•quate•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	inadequate - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" unequal unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory" adequate, equal - having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
	2.	inadequate - not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" short, poor insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

inadequate

adjective

1. insufficient, short, scarce, meagre, poor, lacking, incomplete, scant, sparse, skimpy, sketchy, insubstantial, scanty, niggardly, incommensurate Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.
insufficient sufficient, adequate, satisfactory, ample, complete, perfect, substantial

2. incapable, incompetent, ineffective, weak, pathetic, faulty, unfitted, unfit, defective, unequal, inept, deficient, imperfect, unqualified, not up to scratch (informal), inexpert, inapt She felt quite painfully inadequate in the crisis.
incapable fit, qualified, equal, capable, competent, apt

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

inadequate

adjective

1. Not enough to meet a demand or requirement:

deficient, insufficient, scarce, short, shy, under, wanting.

2. Lacking capability:

incapable, incompetent, unequal, unfit, unqualified.

3. Not capable of accomplishing anything:

helpless, impotent, incapable, ineffectual, powerless, weak.

Translations

غَيْر كافٍغَيْرُ مُلائِمٌ

nedostatečnýnepřiměřený

utilstrækkelig

unzulänglich inadäquat unangemessen

ανεπαρκής

inadecuado insuficiente inepto

riittämätön

inapproprié insuffisant

neadekvatan

ófullnægjandi

inadeguato insufficiente

不十分な

부적당한

nepakankamasnepakankamumas

neatbilstošsnepiemērots

neprimerennezadosten

otillräcklig

ไม่เพียงพอ

yetersiz

không đầy đủ

不充分的不充足的不适当的

inadequate

[ɪnˈædɪkwɪt] ADJ

1. (= insufficient) [supply, funding, measures, training] → insuficiente; [housing, diet] → inadecuado
the facilities are inadequate → las instalaciones dejan mucho que desear
the 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, inepto
he makes me feel totally inadequate → hace que me sienta totalmente incompetente or un verdadero inepto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

inadequate

[ɪnˈædɪkwət] adj

[supply, resources] → insuffisant(e), inadéquat(e)

[person] → qui n'est pas à la hauteur
I felt completely inadequate → Je ne me sentais absolument pas à la hauteur.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inadequate

adj → unzulänglich, inadäquat (geh); supplies, resources, punishment, reasons, proposals also → unzureichend; measures → unangemessen; he is inadequate for such a job/responsibility → er ist für eine solche Stelle nicht geeignet/einer solchen Verantwortung nicht gewachsen; she makes him feel inadequate → sie gibt ihm das Gefühl der Unzulänglichkeit

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

inadequate

[ɪnˈædɪkwɪt] adj (insufficient) → inadeguato/a, insufficiente; (person) → non all'altezza
he felt quite inadequate → non si sentiva assolutamente all'altezza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

inadequate

(inˈӕdikwət) adjective

not sufficient; not adequate. inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.

inˈadequacy noun

inadequate

→ غَيْرُ مُلائِمٌ nedostatečný utilstrækkelig unzulänglich ανεπαρκής inadecuado riittämätön inapproprié neadekvatan inadeguato 不十分な 부적당한 ontoereikend utilstrekkelig nieodpowiedni inadequado неадекватный otillräcklig ไม่เพียงพอ yetersiz không đầy đủ 不充分的

inadequate

a. inadecuado-a, impropio-a.

inadequate

adj (not suited) inadecuado, (insufficient) insuficiente

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But lest this should not have been thy fortune, we will endeavour with our utmost skill to describe this paragon, though we are sensible that our highest abilities are very inadequate to the task.

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