unsuitable

unsuitable
adjective
ungeeignet

unsuitable clothes — (for weather, activity) unzweckmäßige Kleider; (for occasion, age) unpassende Kleider

be unsuitable for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas ungeeignet sein

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un·suit·able
[ʌnˈsju:təbl̩, AM -ˈsu:t̬ə-]
adj unpassend
▪ to be \unsuitable for sth für etw akk nicht geeignet sein, sich akk für etw akk nicht eignen
\unsuitable clothes ungeeignete Kleidung [o SCHWEIZ Kleider]
\unsuitable moment unpassender Moment
to be \unsuitable to [or for] the occasion dem Anlass nicht entsprechen
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[ʌn'suːtəbl]
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 —

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

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unsuitable adj (adv unsuitably)
1. unpassend, ungeeignet (beide:
to, for für, zu):
be unsuitable nicht passen, sich nicht eignen
2. unangemessen, unschicklich (beide:
to, for für):
be unsuitable sich nicht schicken
* * *
adjective
ungeeignet

unsuitable clothes — (for weather, activity) unzweckmäßige Kleider; (for occasion, age) unpassende Kleider

be unsuitable for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas ungeeignet sein

* * *
adj.
nicht benutzbar adj.
nicht geeignet adj.
ungeeignet adj.
unpassend adj.

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