inferior

inferior
adjective
1. bottom (de abajo)
  • la mitad inferior -> the bottom o lower half
  • la parte inferior (de algo) -> the bottom (of something)
2. lower (menor)(a than)
  • temperaturas inferiores a diez grados -> temperatures lower than o below ten degrees
  • una cifra inferior a cien -> a figure under o below one hundred
3. inferior (peor)(a to)
  • es inferior a la media -> it's below average
masculine or feminine noun
4. inferior
  • trata con desprecio a sus inferiores -> he treats those beneath him with contempt

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inferior [in-fay-re-or’]
adjective
1. Inferior lower in place (situación).
2. Inferior, lower in value or excellency (calidad).
  • De calidad inferior -> of inferior quality
  • No ser inferior a nadie -> to be inferior to none
3. Inferior, lower in station or rank (rango).
4. Inferior, subordinate, subject.
5. (Mat.) Lower.
  • Cualquier número inferior a 9 ->

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