unfit

unfit
1. adjective
1) (unsuitable) ungeeignet
2) (not physically fit) nicht fit

unfit for military service — [wehrdienst]untauglich

2. transitive verb,
-tt- untauglich machen; see also academic.ru/78248/unfitted">unfitted
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adjective
1) (not good enough; not in a suitable state: He has been ill and is quite unfit to travel.) ungeeignet
2) ((of a person, dog, horse etc) not as strong and healthy as is possible: You become unfit if you don't take regular exercise.) untauglich
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un·fit
[ʌnˈfɪt]
I. adj
1. (unhealthy) nicht fit, in schlechter Form präd
to be \unfit for work/military service arbeits-/dienstuntauglich sein
2. (pej: unsuitable) person ungeeignet
he's an \unfit parent er ist als Erziehungsberechtigter ungeeignet
▪ to be \unfit for sth für etw akk ungeeignet sein
she is \unfit for teaching sie eignet sich nicht als Lehrerin
▪ to be \unfit to do sth unfähig sein, etw zu tun
the inquiry stated that he was \unfit to run a public company die Untersuchung bescheinigte ihm Untauglichkeit zur Führung eines öffentlichen Unternehmens
3. (unsuitable)
▪ to be \unfit for [or to do] sth für etw akk ungeeignet sein
to be \unfit for human consumption nicht zum Verzehr geeignet sein
to be \unfit for [human] habitation unbewohnbar sein
to be \unfit for publication sich akk nicht zur Veröffentlichung eignen
II. vt
<-tt->
(form)
▪ to \unfit sb/sth [for sth] (dated) jdn/etw für etw akk untauglich machen
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[ʌn'fɪt]
1. adj
1) (= unsuitable) person, thing ungeeignet, untauglich; (= incompetent) unfähig

to be unfit to do sth (physically) — nicht fähig sein, etw zu tun; (mentally) außerstande sein, etw zu tun

unfit to drive — fahruntüchtig, nicht in der Lage zu fahren

he is unfit to be a lawyer/for teaching — er ist als Jurist/Lehrer untauglich

to be unfit for (human) habitation — (für Menschen) unbewohnbar sein

this is unfit for publication — das kann nicht veröffentlicht werden

to be unfit for (human) consumption — nicht zum Verzehr geeignet sein

unfit to eat — ungenießbar

road unfit for lorries — für Lastkraftwagen nicht geeignete Straße

unfit to live in — unbewohnbar

unfit to plead (Jur) — nicht zurechnungsfähig

2) (SPORT: injured) nicht fit; (in health) schlecht in Form, nicht fit

he is very unfit — er ist in sehr schlechter Form

unfit (for military service) — (dienst)untauglich

to be unfit for work — arbeitsunfähig sein

2. vt (form)

to unfit sb for sth — jdn für etw untauglich machen

to unfit sb to do sth — jdn untauglich machen, etw zu tun

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unfit
A adj (adv unfitly)
1. unpassend, ungeeignet
2. ungeeignet, unfähig, untauglich:
unfit for service besonders MIL dienstunfähig, (dienst)untauglich;
unfit for transport transportunfähig;
unfit for work arbeitsunfähig;
unfit to continue (Boxen) kampfunfähig;
unfit to eat ungenießbar; → consumption 5
3. SPORT nicht fit, nicht in (guter) Form
B v/t ungeeignet etc machen (for für)
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1. adjective
1) (unsuitable) ungeeignet
2) (not physically fit) nicht fit

unfit for military service — [wehrdienst]untauglich

2. transitive verb,
-tt- untauglich machen; see also unfitted
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adj.
ungeeignet adj.
untauglich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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