erratic

erratic
adjective
unregelmäßig; sprunghaft [Wesen, Person, Art]; unbeständig [Charakter, Leistung]; launenhaft [Verhalten]; ungleichmäßig [Bewegung, Verlauf]
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[i'rætik]
adjective
(inclined to be irregular; not dependable: His behaviour/work is erratic.) unstet
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er·rat·ic
[erˈæ:tɪk, AM -t̬-]
adj
1. (inconsistent, unsteady) sprunghaft, launenhaft, unberechenbar
2. (wandering) [umher]wandernd
3. (irregular) unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig; MED unregelmäßig auftretend, erratisch fachspr
\erratic pulse unregelmäßiger Puls
4. GEOL erratisch fachspr
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[I'rtɪk]
adj
unberechenbar; progress, pattern, rhythm, pulse, breathing ungleichmäßig; performance variabel; movement unkontrolliert

to be (very) erratic (sales, figures) — (stark) schwanken

erratic mood swings — starke Stimmungsschwankungen pl

his erratic driving — sein unberechenbarer Fahrstil

his work is rather erratic — er ist in seiner Arbeit recht wechselhaft

public transport here is very erratic — die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel verkehren hier nur sehr unregelmäßig

we work erratic hours — wir haben unregelmäßige Arbeitszeiten

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erratic [ıˈrætık]
A adj (adv erratically)
1. (umher)ziehend, (-)wandernd
2. MED erratisch, (im Körper) umherwandernd (besonders Schmerzen)
3. GEOL erratisch:
erratic block, erratic boulder → B
4. ungleich-, unregelmäßig, regel-, ziellos (Bewegung)
5. unstet, sprunghaft, launenhaft, unberechenbar
B s GEOL erratischer Block, Findling m
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adjective
unregelmäßig; sprunghaft [Wesen, Person, Art]; unbeständig [Charakter, Leistung]; launenhaft [Verhalten]; ungleichmäßig [Bewegung, Verlauf]
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adj.
fahrig adj.
unstet adj.
wandernd adj.

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