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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesずさんな
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zusan na
"彼の仕事はいつもずさんだ。"
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Badly made or done; of poor quality.
"He refused to pay for the shoddy work on his roof."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in early 19th-century Yorkshire, England, the term 'shoddy' originally referred to the fiber obtained by shredding waste woolen rags into usable material. Over time, because this recycled fabric was generally of inferior and flimsy quality, the word evolved to describe anything poorly made or dishonest.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shoddy" is said worldwide
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de mauvaise qualité
Transliteration: de mau-vaise qua-li-té
"Il a refusé de payer pour ce travail de mauvaise qualité."
minderwertig
Transliteration: minderwertig
"Wir können keine minderwertigen Materialien verwenden."
scadente
Transliteration: scadente
"Questo tavolo è fatto con materiali scadenti."
chapucero
Transliteration: chapucero
"El servicio de atención al cliente fue bastante chapucero."
xing ling
Transliteration: xing ling
"O produto que comprei era de qualidade muito inferior."
घटिया
Transliteration: ghatiya
"यह कुर्सी बहुत घटिया सामग्री से बनी है।"
粗制滥造的
Transliteration: cū zhì làn zào de
"这家公司生产的都是粗制滥造的产品。"
조잡한
Transliteration: jojaphan
"그들은 조잡한 물건을 팔아서 비난을 받았다."
ずさんな
Transliteration: zusan na
"彼の仕事はいつもずさんだ。"
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