insuficiente

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin insufficiens.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /insufiˈθjɛnte/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /insufiˈsjɛnte/

  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: in‧su‧fi‧cien‧te

Adjective

insuficiente m or f (plural insuficientes)

  1. insufficient
    Antonym: suficiente

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsufficientem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.fi.siˈẽ.te/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.fiˈsjẽ.te/

Adjective

insuficiente m or f (plural insuficientes)

  1. insufficient (not sufficient)
    Antonym: suficiente
    • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter XI, in Cahetés‎, 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 70:
      Como as cadeiras eram insufficientes, eu e o vigario ficámos de pé. O sargento trouxe a collecção de amostras.
      Since the chairs were insufficient, the vicar and I stood. The sergeant and brought the collection of samples.
    • 2010, Luiz Artur Ferrareto, Luciano Klöckner, E o rádio? : novos horizontes midiáticos, EDIPUCRS, →ISBN, page 130:
      Os equipamentos utilizados (notebook, mesa de som, aparelho mini system - caixa de retorno, microfones e gravadores) eram escassos e insuficientes pois muito material licitado pela Instituição ainda não havia chegado. Somente no segundo semestre de 2008 pode se contar com um computador exclusivo para as aulas de rádio, no qual foram instalados software de programas de captação e edição de áudio.
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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsufficientem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /insufiˈθjente/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /insufiˈsjente/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: in‧su‧fi‧cien‧te

Adjective

insuficiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural insuficientes)

  1. insufficient
    Antonym: suficiente

Derived terms

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