inefficient

inefficient
adjective
ineffizient; (incapable) unfähig

the worker/machine is inefficient — der Arbeiter/die Maschine leistet nicht genug

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[ini'fiʃənt]
adjective
(not working or producing results etc in the best way and so wasting time, energy etc: an inefficient workman; old-fashioned, inefficient machinery.) untauglich
- academic.ru/88194/inefficiently">inefficiently
- inefficiency
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in·ef·fi·cient
[ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt]
adj
1. (dissatisfactory) organization, person unfähig, inkompetent; system ineffizient; (not productive) unwirtschaftlich
grossly \inefficient extrem ineffizient
▪ to be \inefficient at doing sth etw nicht beherrschen [o schaffen
2. (wasteful) unrationell
\inefficient machine/methods of production leistungsschwache Maschine/Produktionsmethoden
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["InI'fISənt]
adj
person unfähig, ineffizient (geh); machine, engine leistungsschwach; method unrationell; use unwirtschaftlich; factory, company unproduktiv, ineffizient (geh)

to be inefficient at doing sth —

the inefficient working of a mechanism — das schlechte Funktionieren eines Mechanismus

inefficient combustion of fuel — unwirtschaftliche Verbrennung des Treibstoffs

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inefficient adj (adv inefficiently)
1. ineffizient, untüchtig, (leistungs)unfähig
2. ineffizient, unwirksam
3. ineffizient, unrationell, unwirtschaftlich
4. ineffizient, unbrauchbar, untauglich, TECH auch leistungsschwach
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adjective
ineffizient; (incapable) unfähig

the worker/machine is inefficient — der Arbeiter/die Maschine leistet nicht genug

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adj.
unrationell adj.
unwirksam adj.

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