unqualified
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un·qual·i·fied
(ŭn-kwŏl′ə-fīd′)adj.
1. Lacking the proper or required qualifications: unqualified for the job.
2. Not modified by conditions or reservations; absolute: an unqualified refusal.
un·qual′i·fied′ly adv.
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unqualified
(ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd)adj
1. lacking the necessary qualifications
2. not restricted or modified: an unqualified criticism.
3. (usually prenominal) (intensifier): an unqualified success.
unˈqualiˌfiable adj
unˈqualiˌfiedly adv
unˈqualiˌfiedness n
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un•qual•i•fied
(ʌnˈkwɒl əˌfaɪd)adj.
1. not qualified; not fit; lacking the necessary qualifications.
2. not modified or limited; without reservations or restrictions: unqualified praise.
3. absolute; complete; out-and-out: an unqualified disaster.
[1550–60]
un•qual′i•fied`ly, adv.
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unqualified
disqualified1. 'unqualified'
Unqualified people have not passed or taken the exams which relate to their work.
...some unqualified member of the teaching staff.
2. 'disqualified'
When someone is disqualified, they are officially told they cannot do something, because they have broken a law or rule.
They were disqualified from driving.
If convicted, she could be disqualified from public office for up to seven years.
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Adj. | 1. | unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial" unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender" unmodified - not changed in form or character qualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval" |
2. | unqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits" qualified - meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job" | |
3. | unqualified - legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
4. | unqualified - having no right or entitlement; "a distinction to which he was unentitled" ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits" |
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unqualified
adjective
1. unfit, incapable, incompetent, not up to, unprepared, ineligible, ill-equipped, not equal to She was unqualified for the job.
2. unconditional, complete, total, absolute, utter, outright, thorough, downright, consummate, unrestricted, out-and-out, categorical, unmitigated, unreserved, thoroughgoing, without reservation, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) The event was an unqualified success.
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unqualified
adjective1. Lacking capability:
2. Totally incapable of doing a job:
3. Without limitations or mitigating conditions:
4. Completely such, without qualification or exception:
absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.
Chiefly British: blooming.
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Translations
تام، كامِل، غَيْر مَحْدودغَيْر مُؤَهَّل
nekvalifikovanýneomezený
uegnetuforbeholdenukvalificeret
képesítetlenminősítés nélküli
óhæfur, vanhæfurtakmarkalaus
nepasirengęsneturintis kvalifikacijos
bezgalīgsbezierunu-kategorisksnekvalificēts
nekvalifikovaný
diplomasızehliyetsizkoşulsuzyeteneksiz
unqualified
[ˈʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] ADJ1. (= without qualifications) [person, staff, pilot] → no calificado, no cualificado; [teacher] → sin título, no titulado
to be unqualified to do sth → no estar capacitado para hacer algo
to be unqualified to do sth → no estar capacitado para hacer algo
2. (= unmitigated) [success, disaster] → rotundo, total y absoluto; [acceptance, support, approval] → incondicional
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unqualified
[ˌʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] adj (= without qualifications) [person, staff] → non qualifié(e); [teacher, engineer] → non diplômé(e)
to be unqualified for sth → ne pas être qualifié(e) pour qch
to be unqualified for sth → ne pas être qualifié(e) pour qch
(= without necessary knowledge) to be unqualified to do sth → ne pas être qualifié(e) pour faire qch
(= total) [success, disaster] → complet/ète; [support] → sans réserve
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unqualified
adj
→ unqualifiziert; to be unqualified (for a job) → (für eine Arbeit) nicht qualifiziert sein; he is unqualified to do it → er ist dafür nicht qualifiziert; I was unqualified to judge → ich konnte mir darüber kein Urteil erlauben
(= absolute) delight, praise, acceptance → uneingeschränkt; denial → vollständig; success → voll(ständig); (inf) idiot, liar → ausgesprochen; the party was an unqualified disaster → die Party war eine absolute Katastrophe; an unqualified yes/no → ein uneingeschränktes Ja/Nein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unqualified
[ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd] adja. (worker) → non qualificato/a; (in professions) → non diplomato/a, non abilitato/a; (applicant) → senza i requisiti necessari
b. (absolute, assent, denial) → incondizionato/a; (admiration) → senza riserve; (success, disaster) → completo/a, assoluto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unqualified
(anˈkwolifaid) adjective1. not having the necessary qualifications (eg for a job). unqualified teachers/nurses; He is unqualified for the job.
2. complete; without limits. He deserves our unqualified praise.
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