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incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt] adj 1. not possessing the necessary ability, skill, etc. to do or carry out a task; incapable 2. marked by lack of ability, skill, etc. 3. (Law) Law not legally qualified an incompetent witness 4. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of rock strata, folds, etc.) yielding readily to pressure so as to undergo structural deformation n
an incompetent person incompetence , incompetency n incompetently adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
incompetent adjective inept, useless, incapable, unable, cowboy (informal), floundering, bungling, unfit, unfitted, ineffectual, incapacitated, inexpert, skill-less, unskilful He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers. able, fit, capable, expert, competent, skilful, proficient Translations incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt] ADJ 1. (= inept) [person] → incompetente; [attempt] → torpe; [work] → deficiente he's incompetent → es un incompetente → es incompetente he is incompetent at his job → es incompetente en su trabajo 2. (= unqualified) Lennox was declared incompetent (Jur) → a Lennox lo declararon incapacitado he is incompetent to lead the party → no está capacitado para dirigir el partido, es incapaz de dirigir el partido incompetent adj person, institution → unfähig; (for sth) → untauglich; management → stümperhaft, inkompetent; piece of work → stümperhaft, unzulänglich; to be incompetent in business → nicht geschäftstüchtig sein; to be incompetent to teach music → unfähig sein, Musik zu unterrichten, zum Musiklehrer untauglich sein; I was incompetent at playing the piano or an incompetent pianist → ich konnte nur sehr schlecht Klavier spielen (Jur) court, authority etc → unzuständig, nicht zuständig; (legally/mentally) incompetent (= not capable of contracting) → geschäftsunfähig (Med) incompetent cervix → isthmozervikale Insuffizienz, Zervixinsuffizienz f n → Nichtskönner(in) m(f) incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪt/ənt] adj (work) → da incompetenti; (person) incompetent (at) → incompetente (in fatto di) incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪt/ənt] adj (work) → da incompetenti; (person) incompetent (at) → incompetente (in fatto di) adj incompetent [inˈkompitənt] not good enough at doing a job etc a very incompetent mechanic. onbevoeg غَيْر كُفء، لا دِرايَةَ لَهُ некомпетентен nezpůsobilý inkompetent; uduelig unzulänglich ανίκανος, ακατάλληλος incompetente asjatundmatu ناشی؛ نالایق kykenemätön incompétent חֲסַר יְכוֹלֶת अयोग्य nesposoban (szakmailag) nem hozzáértő kurang mampu óhæfur incompetente 無能な 무능한 nekompetentingas nekompetents; nemākulīgs tidak cekap onbekwaam udugelig, inkompetent nieudolny incompetente incompetent некомпетентный neschopný, slabý nesposoben nestručan inkompetent ซึ่งไร้ความสามารถ yetersiz 不夠格的 некомпетентний; невмілий کسی کام کے لیے ناموزوں thiếu khả năng 不胜任的 n inˈcompetence onbevoegdheid عَدَم كَفاءَه، قُصور، عَجْز عن некомпетентност nezpůsobilost inkompetance; uduelighed die Unzulänglichkeit ανικανότητα, ακαταλληλότητα incompetencia asjatundmatus بی عرضگی epäpätevyys incompétence חוֹסֶר יְכוֹלֶת अयोग्यता nesposobnost alkalmatlanság, hozzáértés hiánya kekurangmampuan vanhæfni incompetenza 無能力 무능력 nekompetentingumas nekompetence ketidakcekapan onbekwaamheid udugelighet, inkompetanse nieudolność incompetência incompetenţă некомпетентность nespôsobilosť nesposobnost nestručnost inkompetens การไม่มีความสามารถ yetersizlik 不夠格 некомпетентність نا اہلی sự thiếu khả năng 不胜任 incompetent → غير كفؤ neschopný uduelig unfähig ανίκανος incompetente epäpätevä incompétent nekompetentan incompetente 無能な 무능한 incompetent udugelig niekompetentny incompetente некомпетентный inkompetent ไม่มีความสามารถ yeteneksiz thiếu khả năng 不称职的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Kibu contains a lot of entertaining stories, many of them telling and insightful, about the era's delusions and incompetencies and lifestyle excesses. This differs from thinking based on disability myths in that the client's tenure in the VR system is viewed as leading toward rehabilitation instead of toward additional proof of client incompetencies. |
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