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unfit
(redirected from unfit for human consumption)

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un·fit  (n-ft)
adj.
1. Not meant or adapted for a given purpose; inappropriate: a solvent that is unfit for use on wood surfaces.
2. Below the required standard; unqualified: an unfit parent.
3. Not in good physical or mental health.
4. Biology Unable to survive or produce viable offspring in a particular environment.
tr.v. un·fit·ted, un·fit·ting, un·fits
To cause to be unsuited or unqualified: "Having run for president . . . often unfits a man for lesser or more useful subsequent work" (Garry Wills).

un·fitly adv.
un·fitness n.

unfit [ʌnˈfɪt]
adj
1. (postpositive; often foll by for) unqualified, incapable, or incompetent unfit for military service
2. (postpositive; often foll by for) unsuitable or inappropriate the ground was unfit for football
3. in poor physical condition
unfitness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unfit - make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.1.unfitunfit - below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption"
fit - meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"
2.unfitunfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
unsound - not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
fit - physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
3.unfitunfit - physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

unfit
adjective
1. out of shape, feeble, unhealthy, debilitated, flabby, decrepit, in poor condition, out of trim, out of kilter Many children are so unfit they are unable to do basic exercises.
out of shape fit, healthy, in good condition, well, strong, sturdy
2. incapable, inadequate, incompetent, no good, useless, not up to, unprepared, ineligible, unqualified, untrained, ill-equipped, not equal, not cut out They were utterly unfit to govern America.
incapable able, qualified, capable, equipped, competent, ready
3. unsuitable, inadequate, inappropriate, useless, not fit, not designed, unsuited, ill-adapted I can show them plenty of houses unfit for human habitation.
unsuitable appropriate, suitable, acceptable, adequate
Translations
unfit [ˈʌnˈfɪt]
A. ADJ
1. (= unsuitable) → no apto (for para) (= incompetent) → incapaz; (= unworthy) → indigno (to de) he was considered an unfit parentse lo consideró un padre inepto or incompetente
he is quite unfit to hold officeno está capacitado en absoluto para ejercer ningún cargo
to be unfit for sth: the road is unfit for lorriesel camino no es apto para el tránsito de camiones
to be unfit for human consumptionno ser apto para el consumo
to be unfit for habitationser inhabitable
complaints that he was unfit for the jobquejas fpl de que no estaba capacitado para el trabajo
to be unfit for publicationno ser apto para la publicación
2. (= not physically fit) → en mala forma(física), bajo de forma; (= ill) → indispuesto
he is very unfitestá en muy mala forma(física), está muy bajo de forma
two of their players are unfitdos de sus jugadores no se encuentran en condiciones de jugar
unfit for military serviceno apto para el servicio militar
she is unfit to driveno está en condiciones de conducir or (LAm) manejar
B. VT (frm) to unfit sb for sth/to do sthinhabilitar or incapacitar a algn para algo/para hacer algo

unfit [ˌʌnˈfɪt] adj
(= out of shape) → en mauvaise condition physique
I'm rather unfit at the moment
BUT Je ne suis pas en très bonne condition physique en ce moment.
(= incapable) to be unfit for sth (due to illness, injury)être inapte à qch
to be declared unfit for sth → être déclaré inapte à qch
He was declared unfit for work → Il a été déclaré inapte au travail.
to declare sb unfit for sth → déclarer qn inapte à qch
to be unfit to do sth (due to illness, injury)n'être physiquement pas en mesure de faire qch
His doctor said he was unfit to travel → Son médecin a dit qu'il n'était pas physiquement en mesure de voyager.
(= not good enough) [mother, parent] → inapte
to be unfit to do sth (= not good enough) → être inapte à faire qch
He is unfit to hold an administrative post → Il est inapte à occuper un poste administratif.
unfit for human consumption → impropre à la consommation
unfit for human habitation → impropre à l'habitation

unfit
adj
(= unsuitable) person, thingungeeignet, untauglich; (= incompetent)unfähig; to be unfit to do something (physically) → nicht fähig sein, etw zu tun; (mentally) → außerstande sein, etw zu tun; unfit to drivefahruntüchtig, nicht in der Lage zu fahren; he is unfit to be a lawyer/for teachinger ist als Jurist/Lehrer untauglich; to be unfit for (human) habitation(für Menschen) unbewohnbar sein; this is unfit for publicationdas kann nicht veröffentlicht werden; to be unfit for (human) consumptionnicht zum Verzehr geeignet sein; unfit to eatungenießbar; road unfit for lorriesfür Lastkraftwagen nicht geeignete Straße; unfit to live inunbewohnbar; unfit to plead (Jur) → nicht zurechnungsfähig
(Sport: = injured) → nicht fit; (in health) → schlecht in Form, nicht fit; he is very unfiter ist in sehr schlechter Form; unfit (for military service)(dienst)untauglich; to be unfit for workarbeitsunfähig sein
vt (form) to unfit somebody for somethingjdn für etw untauglich machen; to unfit somebody to do somethingjdn untauglich machen, etw zu tun

unfit [ʌnˈfɪt] adj (unsuitable) unfit forinadatto/a a (Sport) (injured) → non in grado di giocare (or correre); (out of training) → non in forma
unfit for habitation → inabitabile
to be unfit to do sth → non essere in grado di fare qc
unfit for military service → inabile (al servizio militare)
unfit [ʌnˈfɪt] adj (unsuitable) unfit forinadatto/a a (Sport) (injured) → non in grado di giocare (or correre); (out of training) → non in forma
unfit for habitation → inabitabile
to be unfit to do sth → non essere in grado di fare qc
unfit for military service → inabile (al servizio militare)

unfit
adj unfit [anˈfit]
1 not good enough; not in a suitable state He has been ill and is quite unfit to travel. nie in staat nie غَيْر صَحّي негоден neschopný ude af stand til ungeeignet ακατάλληλος, που δε βρίσκεται σε κατάλληλη κατάσταση να κάνει κτ. no apto, incapacitado mittesobiv(as vormis) فاقد شرایط لازم kykenemätön inapte (à) לא רָאוּי अयोग्य nedorastao alkalmatlan ófær inabile 不向きな 부적합한 netinkamas nederīgs; nepiemērots tdk sesuai ongeschikt uegnet, uskikket nieodpowiedni, niezdolny incapaz nepotrivit не совсем здоровый nevhodný, neschopný nesposoben nesposoban oförmögen, oduglig, otjänlig, ovärdig ซึ่งไม่เหมาะสม uygun değil, yetersiz 無法勝任的,不適宜的 непридатний نا قابل không thích hợp
2 (of a person, dog, horse etc) not as strong and healthy as is possible You become unfit if you don't take regular exercise. onfiks غَيْر كُفء، غَيْر مُؤَهَّل، غير لائِق جَسَدِيا неспособен ne ve formě i dårlig form untauglich αγύμναστος, σε κακή φυσική κατάσταση (για πρόσωπα και ζώα) que no está en forma vormist väljas بیمار؛ دور از شرایط آرمانی huonokuntoinen pas en forme לא כָּשִיר अयोग्य izvan forme formán aluli, gyenge sem er í lélegu ásigkomulagi (in cattiva condizione fisica) 体調の悪い 건강하지 않은 suglebęs, blogos formos (darba) nespējīgs; zaudējis sportisko formu tdk sihat in slechte conditie ikke i form bez formy, mało sprawny em condição inapt нездоровый nie vo forme ki ni v formi u lošoj formi i dålig kondition ซึ่งมีสุขภาพไม่สมบูรณ์ idmansız, formsuz 不夠健壯的 той, що погано себе почуває نا کارہ không đủ sức khỏe
n unˈfitness
onfiksheid عَدَم لياقَة أو أهليَّة негодност nevhodnost; špatná forma det at være i dårlig form die Untauglichkeit ακαταλληλότητα mala condición física, falta de salud sobimatus نامناسب بودن huonokuntoisuus mauvaise santé; inaptitude אִי-הַתאָמָה अयोग्यता neprikladnost, nedoličnost vmire való alkalmatlanság slæm heilsa; vanhæfni inabilità; (cattiva condizione fisica) 不適当 부적당 netinkamumas nepiemērotība tdk sihatnya slechte conditie uegnethet, uskikkethet niezdolność, brak formy condição física inaptitudine; constituţie debilă непригодность nevhodnosť nesposobnost nesposobnost oförmögenhet ความไม่เหมาะสม; ความไม่มีความสามารถ formsuzluk 不適宜,不夠健壯 непридатність نا قابليت sự không thích hợp

unfit غير صالح nezpůsobilý uegnet ungeeignet ακατάλληλος inepto sopimaton inapte nesposoban inadatto 不向きな 부적당한 ongeschikt uegnet niedysponowany impróprio неподходящий i dålig kondition ไม่มีคุณสมบัติ sağlıksız không phù hợp 不适宜的


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