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unreliable [ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl] adj
not reliable; untrustworthy an unreliable witness ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
unreliable adjective 1. inaccurate, unconvincing, implausible, mistaken, false, uncertain, fake, deceptive, erroneous, unsound, fallible, specious, delusive The figures were unreliable because the sample sizes were too small. inaccurate accurate, infallible 2. undependable, irresponsible, untrustworthy, unstable, treacherous, disreputable, not conscientious She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police. undependable reliable, dependable, trustworthy, responsible, stable, conscientious Translations unreliable [ˈʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl] ADJ [person] → informal, poco de fiar; [machine, service] → poco fiable, que no es de fiar; [information, statistics] → poco fiable; [weather, climate] → variable, inestable they thought British workers were unreliable → opinaban que a los trabajadores británicos les faltaba formalidad, opinaban que los trabajadores británicos eran muy informales or no eran muy de fiar the phones here are unreliable → los teléfonos aquí son poco fiables or no son de fiar my memory is so unreliable these days → mi memoria no es muy de fiar últimamente unreliable [ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl] adj [person] → sur qui on ne peut pas compter, peu fiable He's completely unreliable → On ne peut pas du tout compter sur lui. [car, machine] → peu fiable; [method, judgement] → peu fiable It's a nice car, but a bit unreliable → C'est une belle voiture, mais elle n'est pas très fiable. [evidence] → insuffisant(e) to acquit due to unreliable evidence → acquitter faute de preuves concluantes unreliable unreliable [ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl] adj (person) → su cui non si può contare or fare affidamento; (source) → inattendibile; (firm) → poco serio/a; (car, machine) → che non dà affidamento unreliable [ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl] adj (person) → su cui non si può contare or fare affidamento; (source) → inattendibile; (firm) → poco serio/a; (car, machine) → che non dà affidamento 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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| MALAYAN ARCHIPELAGO--Lights unreliable owing eruptions. Our music consisted of the well-mixed strains of a melodeon which was a little asthmatic and apt to catch its breath where it ought to come out strong, a clarinet which was a little unreliable on the high keys and rather melancholy on the low ones, and a disreputable accordion that had a leak somewhere and breathed louder than it squawked--a more elegant term does not occur to me just now. It will be remembered that the obstinate fellow had insisted on keeping his famous family watch at London time, and on regarding that of the countries he had passed through as quite false and unreliable. |
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