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un·re·li·a·ble
(ŭn′rĭ-lī′ə-bəl)adj.
Marked by or exhibiting a lack of reliability.
un′re·li′a·bil′i·ty, un′re·li′a·ble·ness n.
un′re·li′a·bly adv.
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unreliable
(ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl)adj
not reliable; untrustworthy: an unreliable witness.
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Adj. | 1. | unreliable - liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization" fallible - likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree" |
2. | unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person" dependable, reliable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" | |
3. | unreliable - dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle" | |
4. | unreliable - lacking a sense of responsibility irresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action" |
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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
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
undependable reliable, dependable, trustworthy, responsible, stable, conscientious
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unreliable
adjective1. So weak or defective as to be liable to fail:
2. Not to be depended on:
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Translations
nespolehlivý
upålidelig
epäluotettava
nepouzdan
あてにならない
신뢰할 수 없는
nezanesljiv
opålitlig
ไว้ใจไม่ได้
không đáng tin cậy
unreliable
[ˈʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl] ADJ [person] → informal, poco de fiar; [machine, service] → poco fiable, que no es de fiar; [information, statistics] → poco fiable; [weather, climate] → variable, inestablethey 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
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.
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
to acquit due to unreliable evidence → acquitter faute de preuves concluantes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unreliable
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unreliable
[ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl] adj (person) → su cui non si può contare or fare affidamento; (source) → inattendibile; (firm) → poco serio/a; (car, machine) → che non dà affidamentoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unreliable
→ لا يـُمْكِنُ الاِعْتِمَادُ عَلَيْه nespolehlivý upålidelig unzuverlässig αναξιόπιστος informal epäluotettava imprévisible nepouzdan inaffidabile あてにならない 신뢰할 수 없는 onbetrouwbaar upålitelig zawodny não confiável, não fiável ненадежный opålitlig ไว้ใจไม่ได้ güvenilmez không đáng tin cậy 不可靠的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009