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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinadecuación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: inadecuacion
"El informe señaló la inadecuación de las medidas actuales."
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The state or quality of being inadequate; lack of sufficient size, quantity, or quality.
"The inadequacy of the emergency response led to severe criticism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from inadequate + -cy, from Latin inadequatus, meaning not sufficient or lacking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "inadequacy" is said worldwide
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insuffisance
Transliteration: insuffisance
"Il ressentait un profond sentiment d'insuffisance."
Unzulänglichkeit
Transliteration: Unzulaenglichkeit
"Sie kämpfte mit Gefühlen der Unzulänglichkeit."
inadeguatezza
Transliteration: inadeguatezza
"L'inadeguatezza dei fondi ha bloccato il progetto."
inadecuación
Transliteration: inadecuacion
"El informe señaló la inadecuación de las medidas actuales."
inadequação
Transliteration: inadequacao
"Ele superou o sentimento de inadequação no trabalho."
अपर्याप्तता
Transliteration: aparyaptata
"संसाधनों की अपर्याप्तता के कारण काम रुक गया।"
不充分
Transliteration: bù chōngfèn
"我们必须认识到自身能力的不足。"
부족
Transliteration: bujok
"그는 자신의 능력 부족에 대해 걱정했다."
不十分
Transliteration: fujūbun
"彼は自分の能力の不十分に悩んでいた。"
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