unsound

unsound
adjective
1) (diseased) nicht gesund; krank
2) (defective) baufällig [Gebäude]

structurally unsound — baufällig

3) (ill-founded) wenig stichhaltig; anfechtbar [Gesetz]; nicht vertretbar [Ansichten, Methoden]
4) (unreliable) unzuverlässig

the firm is financially unsound — die Firma steht finanziell auf schwachen Füßen

5)

of unsound mind — unzurechnungsfähig

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un·sound
[ʌnˈsaʊnd]
adj
1. (unstable) instabil; financial situation heikel
2. (not valid) argument nicht stichhaltig; judgement anfechtbar
your theory is logically \unsound deine Theorie ist logisch nicht folgerichtig
\unsound police evidence nicht stichhaltiges polizeiliches Beweismaterial
3. (unreliable) person unsolide, unzuverlässig
the construction firm was accused of \unsound building practices man hat das Bauunternehmen beschuldigt, unsolide zu bauen
4. (unhealthy) ungesund
his kidney function is \unsound seine Nieren arbeiten nicht richtig
to be of \unsound mind unzurechnungsfähig sein
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[ʌn'saʊnd]
adj
1) heart, teeth krank; health, gums angegriffen; floorboards, timber morsch; construction, design unsolide; foundations, finances unsicher, schwach

the ship was quite unsound — das Schiff war überhaupt nicht seetüchtig

structurally unsound (building) — bautechnische Mängel aufweisend attr

2) argument nicht stichhaltig, anfechtbar; advice unvernünftig; judgement unzuverlässig; doctrine unvertretbar; policy, move unklug; (JUR) conviction ungesichert

of unsound mind (Jur) — unzurechnungsfähig

politically unsound (person) — politisch unzuverlässig; policy politisch unklug

ideologically/ecologically unsound — ideologisch/ökologisch nicht vertretbar

environmentally unsound — umweltschädlich

unsound banking procedures — heikle Bankgeschäfte pl

the company is unsound — die Firma steht auf schwachen Füßen

our financial position is unsound —

I'm unsound on French grammar — ich bin unsicher in französischer Grammatik

the book is unsound on some points — das Buch weist an einigen Stellen Schwächen auf

his views on this are unsound — seine Ansichten sind nicht vertretbar

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unsound adj (adv unsoundly)
1. ungesund (auch fig): academic.ru/46985/mind">mind A 2
2. schlecht, verdorben (Ware etc), faul (Obst)
3. morsch, wurmstichig
4. brüchig, rissig
5. fig unsicher, zweifelhaft
6. fig unzuverlässig, unsolid(e) (auch WIRTSCH)
7. fig fragwürdig, nicht vertrauenswürdig (Person)
8. anfechtbar (Argument etc)
9. fig falsch, verkehrt:
unsound doctrine Irrlehre f;
unsound policy verfehlte Politik
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adjective
1) (diseased) nicht gesund; krank
2) (defective) baufällig [Gebäude]

structurally unsound — baufällig

3) (ill-founded) wenig stichhaltig; anfechtbar [Gesetz]; nicht vertretbar [Ansichten, Methoden]
4) (unreliable) unzuverlässig

the firm is financially unsound — die Firma steht finanziell auf schwachen Füßen

5)

of unsound mind — unzurechnungsfähig

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adj.
ungesund adj.
unzuverlässig adj.

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