substandard

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substandard
[sʌbˈstændəd]
adjetivo
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substandard [ˈsʌbˈstændəd]
adjective
1 (inferior) [+products, material] de calidad inferior
They were prosecuted for selling substandard equipment
 [+service, work, performance] poco satisfactorio
The [materials] are substandard and will soon wear out ... too many patients are receiving substandard care She claimed that his [work] was substandard He was a great player, but is a substandard coach her name provided an easy pun for critics when her acting was substandard they live in substandard [housing]
substandard housing viviendas que no reúnen condiciones de habitabilidad
they live below the poverty line, in substandard [housing] the council manages 60,000 dwellings and 40,000 of them are substandard These ports are to clamp down on substandard ships
2 (Ling) (nonstandard) no estándar

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