unreliable
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unreliable(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
The story is told from the perspective of a temperamental and unreliable narrator.La historia es relatada desde la perspectiva de un narrador temperamental y poco fiable.
The witness provided a very unreliable testimony.El testigo proporcionó un testimonio muy poco fiable.
b. poco fidedigno
We need better statisticians for our study, because our current figures are somewhat unreliable.Necesitamos mejores estadísticos para nuestro estudio porque las cifras actuales son poco fidedignas.
2. (inconstant)
a. poco fiable
What's the right time? It seems that the clocks in here are unreliable.¿Cuál es la hora exacta? Los relojes de aquí parecen poco fiables.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I would offer to pick you up, but my car has been very unreliable lately.Me ofrecería a recogerte, pero últimamente no me puedo fiar de mi carro.
This printer is really unreliable. It's always jamming.Esta impresora no es mucho de fiar. Siempre se atasca.
a. informal
You're too unreliable. You haven't arrived at a single meeting on time in the past year.Eres demasiado informal. No has llegado a tiempo a ninguna reunión en el último año.
b. poco de fiar
The witness was lying the entire time and turned out to be rather unreliable.El testigo mintió en todo momento, así que era poco de fiar.
4. (weather)
a. inestable
Because the weather has been so unreliable, I no longer depend on the forecasts.Como el tiempo ha sido tan inestable, ya no me fío de los pronósticos.
b. variable
Bring an umbrella with you. The weather's been rather unreliable lately.Tráete un paraguas, el tiempo ha sido muy variable últimamente.
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