unsuitable
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un·suit·a·ble
(ŭn-so͞o′tə-bəl)adj.
Not appropriate: unsuitable attire.
un·suit′a·bil′i·ty n.
un·suit′a·bly adv.
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unsuitable
(ʌnˈsuːtəbəl; ʌnˈsjuːt-)adj
not appropriate, suitable, or fit
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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| Adj. | 1. |  unsuitable - not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"unfit - below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption" |
| 2. | unsuitable - not capable of being applied; "rules inapplicable to day students" irrelevant - having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations" | |
| 3. | unsuitable - not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | |
| 4. |  unsuitable - not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits" |
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unsuitable
adjective inappropriate, unacceptable, unfit, unfitting, out of place, improper, incompatible, ineligible, incongruous, unseemly, out of character, unsuited, unbecoming, out of keeping, unseasonable, unbefitting, inapt, infelicitous, inapposite Amy's shoes were unsuitable for walking any distance.
fitting, appropriate, suitable, acceptable, proper, eligible, compatible, apt, apposite
fitting, appropriate, suitable, acceptable, proper, eligible, compatible, apt, apposite
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unsuitable
adjective1. Not suited to circumstances:
improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly.
Idiom: out of place.
2. Not suited to a given purpose:
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Translations
nevhodný
upassende
sopimaton
nepodesan
alkalmatlancélszerűtlen
不適切な
부적당한
neprimeren
olämplig
ซึ่งไม่เหมาะสม
không phù hợp
unsuitable
[ˈʌnˈsuːtəbl] ADJ [clothes, shoes] → inadecuado, inapropiado; [accommodation, job, site] → inadecuado; [candidate] → poco idóneo; [moment] → inoportuno, inconvenientethe building was unsuitable as an office → el edificio no reunía las condiciones necesarias para hacer de oficina
these shoes are unsuitable for walking → estos zapatos no son los adecuados or apropiados para caminar
the film is unsuitable for children → la película no es apta para menores
this book is unsuitable for children → este libro no es apropiado para niños or es impropio para niños
he is unsuitable for the post → no es la persona indicada para el puesto
she always went for unsuitable men → siempre escogía a hombres que no le convenían
he married a most unsuitable girl → se casó con una chica que no le convenía nada
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
unsuitable
[ʌnˈsuːtəbəl] adj [person, candidate] → qui ne remplit pas les critères; [friend, boyfriend, partner] → peu recommandable; [place] → inapproprié(e); [climate] → qui ne convient pas; [time, moment] → inopportun(e); [clothing, shoes] → peu approprié(e); [colour, music, language] → peu approprié(e); [comment] → inopportun(e)She's totally unsuitable for the job → Ce n'est pas du tout la personne que l'on recherche pour ce travail.
to be unsuitable for doing sth → ne pas convenir pour faire qch
to be unsuitable for sb [toys, games, books, videos] → être déconseillé(e) à qn, ne pas convenir à qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unsuitable
adj → unpassend; language, attitude also → unangebracht; moment, clothes, colour also, candidate, land, ground → ungeeignet; it would be unsuitable at this moment to … → es wäre im Augenblick unangebracht, …; this film is unsuitable for children → dieser Film ist für Kinder ungeeignet or nicht geeignet; he’s unsuitable for the position → er ist für die Stelle nicht geeignet; she is unsuitable for him → sie ist nicht die Richtige für ihn; we’re unsuitable for each other → wir passen nicht zusammen; she married a very unsuitable person → sie hat jemanden geheiratet, der gar nicht zu ihr passt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unsuitable
[ʌnˈsuːtəbl] adj unsuitable (for) (clothes, colour) → non adatto/a (a), inadatto/a (a); (moment) → inopportuno/a (a or per)this film is unsuitable for children → non è un film adatto ai bambini
unsuitable for children under 15 → sconsigliabile ai minori di 15 anni
he's unsuitable for the post → non è la persona adatta per quell'impiego
the post is unsuitable for him → quel posto non fa per lui
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unsuitable
→ غَيْرُ مُنَاسِب nevhodný upassende unpassend ανάρμοστος contraindicado sopimaton inapproprié nepodesan inadatto 不適切な 부적당한 ongeschikt upassende niestosowny inadequado неподходящий olämplig ซึ่งไม่เหมาะสม uygun olmayan không phù hợp 不合适的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
unsuitable
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