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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubpar
/ˈsʌb.pɑːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Below an average, usual, or expected standard.
"The restaurant's service was subpar last night."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix sub- (meaning 'under' or 'below') + par (meaning 'equal' or 'standard', from Latin par 'equal'). Originally used in golf to describe a score below par, later generalized to mean below an average or expected standard.
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médiocre
Transliteration: médiocre
"La qualité de ce produit est médiocre."
minderwertig
Transliteration: minderwertig
"Die Leistung der Mannschaft war minderwertig."
scadente
Transliteration: scadente
"Il servizio in quel albergo è stato scadente."
subestándar
Transliteration: subestándar
"Entregaron un trabajo subestándar."
abaixo da média
Transliteration: abaixo da média
"O desempenho dele na prova foi abaixo da média."
घटिया
Transliteration: ghatiya
"इस होटल का खाना बहुत घटिया था।"
低于标准的
Transliteration: dīyú biāozhǔn de
"这项工程的质量低于标准。"
기준 이하의
Transliteration: gijun iha-ui
"그 영화의 완성도는 기준 이하였다."
平均以下の
Transliteration: heikin ika no
"彼の昨日のパフォーマンスは平均以下だった。"
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