defective

defective
adjective
1) (faulty) defekt [Maschine]; fehlerhaft [Material, Arbeiten, Methode, Plan]

somebody/something is defective in something — es mangelt jemandem/einer Sache an etwas (Dat.)

2) (mentally deficient) geistig gestört
* * *
[-tiv]
adjective (having a fault or flaw: a defective machine; He is mentally defective.) schadhaft
* * *
de·fec·tive
[dɪˈfektɪv]
I. adj
1. goods fehlerhaft
2. TECH part, plug, wiring defekt
3. MED
\defective hearing mangelhaftes Hörvermögen
to have a \defective heart valve einen Herzklappenfehler haben
4. LING
\defective verb defektives Verb
II. n (pej) Geistesgestörte(r) f(m)
* * *
[dI'fektɪv]
1. adj
1) material, goods etc fehlerhaft; machine, gene defekt; (fig) reasoning etc fehlerhaft; hearing, sight mangelhaft, gestört

he has a defective heart valve — er hat einen Herzklappenfehler

2) (GRAM) unvollständig, defektiv
3)

(mentally) defective — geistesgestört

2. n
1) (GRAM) Defektivum nt
2) (= retarded person) Geistesgestörte(r) mf
* * *
defective [dıˈfektıv]
A adj (adv defectively)
1. mangelhaft, unzulänglich:
defective hearing mangelhaftes Hörvermögen;
he is defective in es mangelt oder gebricht ihm an (dat)
2. schadhaft, defekt (Motor etc)
3. (geistig oder psychisch) defekt:
mentally defective schwachsinnig
4. LING unvollständig, defektiv (Verb etc)
B s Kranke(r) m/f(m):
mental defective Schwachsinnige(r) m/f(m)
def. abk
1. defective
2. defence; US defense
3. JUR defendant
4. WIRTSCH deferred
5. definite
6. definition
* * *
adjective
1) (faulty) defekt [Maschine]; fehlerhaft [Material, Arbeiten, Methode, Plan]

somebody/something is defective in something — es mangelt jemandem/einer Sache an etwas (Dat.)

2) (mentally deficient) geistig gestört
* * *
adj.
fehlerhaft adj.
mangelhaft adj.

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