inefficiency

inefficiency
noun
Ineffizienz, die; (incapability) Unfähigkeit, die
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noun die Untauglichkeit
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in·ef·fi·cien·cy
[ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃən(t)si]
n no pl of system, method Ineffizienz f geh; of person Unfähigkeit f, Inkompetenz f; of measure Unwirksamkeit f; of attempt Erfolglosigkeit f
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["InI'fISənsI]
n
(of person) Unfähigkeit f, Ineffizienz f (geh); (of machine, engine) geringe Leistung; (of factory, company) Unproduktivität f

the inefficiency of this method — diese unrationelle Methode

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inefficiency [ˌınıˈfıʃnsı] s
1. Ineffizienz f, Untüchtigkeit f, (Leistungs-)Unfähigkeit f
2. Ineffizienz f, Unwirksamkeit f, Wirkungslosigkeit f
3. Ineffizienz f, Unwirtschaftlichkeit f, unrationelle Arbeitsweise
4. Ineffizienz f, Untauglichkeit f, Unbrauchbarkeit f
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noun
Ineffizienz, die; (incapability) Unfähigkeit, die
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n.
Unwirtschaftlichkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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