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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinelegível
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /i.ne.leˈʒi.vew/
"O político foi considerado inelegível pelo tribunal eleitoral."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Legally or officially disqualified from participating in something or receiving a right, benefit, or office.
"Applicants under the age of eighteen are ineligible for this specific grant." - 2
Unsuitable or undesirable as a prospective marriage partner or for a specific social role.
"He was considered an ineligible bachelor due to his lack of stable employment."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with the adjective 'eligible', which originates from the Latin 'eligere' (meaning 'to pick out' or 'choose'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its literal sense of not being legally or officially qualified to be chosen or to receive something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ineligible" is said worldwide
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inéligible
Transliteration: /i.ne.li.ʒibl/
"Les candidats étrangers sont inéligibles à ce poste."
unberechtigt
Transliteration: /ˈʊnbəˌʁɛçtɪçt/
"Ausländische Staatsbürger sind für diesen Zuschuss unberechtigt."
ineleggibile
Transliteration: /i.ne.ledˈdʒi.bi.le/
"Il candidato è risultato ineleggibile a causa di vecchie pendenze."
inelegible
Transliteration: /ineleˈxible/
"Los menores de edad son inelegibles para votar en estas elecciones."
inelegível
Transliteration: /i.ne.leˈʒi.vew/
"O político foi considerado inelegível pelo tribunal eleitoral."
अपात्र
Transliteration: apātra
"आयु सीमा पार करने के बाद उम्मीदवार इस पद के लिए अपात्र हो जाते हैं।"
无资格的
Transliteration: wú zī gé de
"由于未满足条件，他被认为不具备申请资格。"
부적격의
Transliteration: bujeok격ui
"그는 서류 미비로 인해 지원 자격이 박탈되었습니다."
不適格の
Transliteration: futékaku no
"年齢制限により、彼はこの奨学金の対象外となった。"
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