inconveniente

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin inconvenientem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.kon.veˈnjɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: in‧con‧ve‧nièn‧te

Noun

inconveniente m (plural inconvenienti)

  1. problem, trouble, hassle, hitch
    Synonyms: problema, guaio, contrattempo, incidente
  2. drawback, disadvantage
    Synonym: svantaggio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inconvenientem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kõ.ve.niˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.kõ.veˈnjẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kõ.ve.niˈẽ.te/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.kõ.veˈnjẽ.te/
 

  • Hyphenation: in‧con‧ve‧ni‧en‧te

Adjective

inconveniente m or f (plural inconvenientes)

  1. inconvenient (not convenient; not expedient)

Noun

inconveniente m (plural inconvenientes)

  1. nuisance; inconvenience (minor annoyance)
    Synonyms: incômodo, distúrbio, inconveniência

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inconvenientem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inkombeˈnjente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: in‧con‧ve‧nien‧te

Adjective

inconveniente m or f (masculine and feminine plural inconvenientes)

  1. inconvenient
    Synonym: incómodo
    Antonym: conveniente
    • 2016, Wilson Mariño, Cómo manejar la economía de su hogar, AGUILAR, →ISBN:
      Se considera que una deuda es inconveniente cuando se adquiere un bien o servicio que no producirá ninguna ganancia.
      A debt is considered inconvenient when it acquires a good or service that will not produce any profit.

Noun

inconveniente m (plural inconvenientes)

  1. problem, trouble
    Synonym: problema
    • 2016, Maribel Carvajal, La ciudad de los libros prohibidos, Kailas Editorial, →ISBN:
      No tengo inconveniente en utilizar un método u otro, a mí me da igual...
      I have no problem using one method or another, it doesn't matter to me...
  2. drawback (disadvantage)
    Synonym: desventaja
    • 2005, Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, La construcción de puentes en el siglo XVIII, Reverte, →ISBN, page 143:
      Todas estas curvaturas, aunque tengan el arranque a nivel de la superficie de las aguas bajas, o ligeramente por encima, como suele ser lo habitual, tienen el inconveniente de reducir el paso del agua […]
      All these curvatures, even if they have their foot at the surface level of shallow waters, or slightly above, as tends to be the norm, have the drawback of reducing the flow of water

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