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substandard

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sub·stan·dard  (sb-stndrd)
adj.
1. Failing to meet a standard; below standard.
2. Linguistics
a. Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
b. Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard. See Usage Note at nonstandard.

substandard [sʌbˈstændəd]
adj
1. below an established or required standard
2. another word for nonstandard
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.substandard - falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"
nonstandard - varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board"

substandard
adjective inferior, inadequate, unacceptable, damaged, imperfect, second-rate, shoddy a policy of clearing substandard housing
Translations
substandard [ˈsʌbˈstændəd] ADJ
1. (= inferior) [products, material] → de calidad inferior; [service, work, performance] → poco satisfactorio
substandard housingviviendas que no reúnen condiciones de habitabilidad
2. (Ling) (= nonstandard) → no estándar

substandard
adj work, goodsminderwertig; quality also, housingunzulänglich; workerunterdurchschnittlich; (Ling) → nicht korrekt

substandard [ˌsʌbˈstændəd] adj (goods) → scadente; (housing) → di qualità scadente

substandard
adj substandard [sabˈstӕndəd]
below the (officially) approved standard substandard working conditions. substandaard, onderstandaard تَحْت المُسْتَوى под изисквания стандарт neodpovídající normě andenrangs unter der Norm κατώτερος του απαιτούμενου, απαράδεκτος inferior, por debajo de la norma normile mittevastav زير استاندارد normin alapuolella oleva au-dessous de la norme תַת תִיקנִי अवसामान्य, अवमानक, घटिया koji ne dogovara standardu, nedovoljno kvalitetan gyenge minőségű di bawah standar undir tilsettum gæðastaðli (al di sotto della norma) 標準以下の 표준 이하의 žemesnio negu reikiamo lygio, netinkamas standartam neatbilstošs bawah standard beneden de maat av dårlig kvalitet, under normalen poniżej poziomu abaixo das normas de calitate inferioară нестандартный subštandardný, nezodpovedajúci norme ki ne dosega standardov ispod standarda undermålig ที่ต่ำกว่ามาตรฐาน düşük seviyeli 低於規定標準的 нижчий від установленого стандарту غیر معیاری không đạt yêu cầu


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