ineptitude

ineptitude
noun, no pl.
1) (unskilfulness, clumsiness) Unbeholfenheit, die
2) (of remark, intervention) Unangebrachtheit, die
3) (foolishness) Albernheit, die
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in·ep·ti·tude
[ɪˈneptɪtju:d, AM ˌɪnˈeptɪtu:d, ɪˈn-, -tju:d]
n (inability) Unfähigkeit f; (clumsiness) Ungeschicktheit f; of leadership Unfähigkeit f; of performance Stümperhaftigkeit f; of remark, reply Unangebrachtheit f, Unangemessenheit f
political \ineptitude politische Unfähigkeit
social \ineptitude mangelnde Umgangsfähigkeit mit anderen [Menschen]
sb's \ineptitude in doing sth jds Unvermögen, etw zu tun
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[I'neptɪtjuːd] [I'neptnɪs]
n
(of behaviour) Ungeschicktheit f, Unbeholfenheit f; (of remark) Unangebrachtheit f, Ungeschicktheit f; (of performance, display) Ungeschicklichkeit f, Stümperhaftigkeit f (pej); (of compliment, refusal, attempt) Plumpheit f; (of comparison) Ungeeignetheit f; (of person) (= clumsiness) Ungeschick nt, Unbeholfenheit f; (= slowness at learning) Begriffsstutzigkeit f, Ungelehrigkeit f
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ineptitude [-tıtjuːd; US auch -ˌtuːd], ineptness s
1. Albernheit f
2. a) Ungeschicklichkeit f, Unbeholfenheit f
b) Unfähigkeit f
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noun, no pl.
1) (unskilfulness, clumsiness) Unbeholfenheit, die
2) (of remark, intervention) Unangebrachtheit, die
3) (foolishness) Albernheit, die
* * *
(for) n.
Untauglichkeit (zu) f. n.
Ungeeignetheit f.
Ungeschicktlichkeit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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