Was heißt »un­ge­eig­net« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv un­ge­eig­net lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • improper
  • inapplicable
  • inappropriate
  • inapt
  • inept
  • unapt
  • uneligible
  • unfit
  • unqualified
  • unsuitable

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Das war ein ungeeigneter Moment.

It was an inopportune moment.

Die BMI-Kategorien (Untergewicht, Übergewicht oder Fettleibigkeit) aus der allgemeinen Vergleichstabelle sind ungeeignet für Sportler, Kinder, ältere und altersschwache Menschen.

BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm.

Ich halte ihn für ungeeignet für die Arbeit.

In my opinion he is not fit for the work.

Die Straße ist ungeeignet für das Verkehrsaufkommen, das sie zu tragen hat.

The road is inadequate for the amount of traffic which it carries.

Tom ist für die Arbeit gänzlich ungeeignet.

Tom is completely wrong for the job.

In Hans Christian Andersens klassischem Märchen „Des Kaisers neue Kleider” versprechen zwei Betrüger einem Kaiser schöne neue Kleider, die für jeden unsichtbar sind, der ungeeignet für seine Stellung, ungerecht oder dumm ist.

In Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes," two swindlers promise an emperor beautiful new clothes that are invisible to anyone who is unfit for their position, unjust or stupid.

Diese Terminologie ist für die Beschreibung einer solchen Sprache gänzlich ungeeignet.

That terminology is not at all suitable for the description of that kind of language.

Tom ist für den Posten ungeeignet.

Tom is unfit for the job.

Fernsehsendungen, die während der Hauptsendezeit ausgestrahlt werden, dürfen nichts enthalten, was für Kinder, die möglicherweise zuschauen, ungeeignet ist.

Shows that are broadcast during prime time are not supposed to have content unsuitable for children who might be watching.

Tom sagt, er fühle sich wahrhaftig ungeeignet.

Tom says he feels really unfit.

Synonyme

in­ad­äquat:
inadequate
in­kom­pe­tent:
incompetent
un­an­ge­mes­sen:
inadequate
inadequately
incommensurate
incommensurately
inopportune
undue
unrealistically
unreasonable
un­fä­hig:
incapable
incompetent
unable
un­güns­tig:
inconvenient
unfavourable
un­pas­send:
inconvenient
un­taug­lich:
unsuited
wid­rig:
adverse

Antonyme

ge­eig­net:
appropriate
suitable

Englische Beispielsätze

  • He was unfit to plead.

  • I hope I haven't said anything inappropriate.

  • I hope that I haven't said anything inappropriate.

  • However faultlessly these tasks were achieved, she never commended: it was a maxim with her that praise is inconsistent with a teacher's dignity, and that blame, in more or less unqualified measure, is indispensable to it.

  • Tom is unfit to be a teacher.

  • I think this is inappropriate.

  • It would be inappropriate to discuss that now.

  • This cloth has the special ability to be invisible to the stupid and the inept.

  • This is very inappropriate.

  • What Tom said was inappropriate.

  • There is no bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.

  • Your daughter is wearing an inappropriate outfit.

  • Tom brought a bunch of roses for Mary for International Women's Day, but she found it inappropriate.

  • Her critique was totally inappropriate.

  • Tom often says stupid things at inappropriate times.

  • Tom was struck off the medical register for inappropriate conduct with a patient.

  • Thousands of perfectly healthy greyhounds, which have been found unsuitable for racing, are euthanased every year.

  • An honest farmer had once a donkey that had been a faithful servant to him a great many years, but was now growing old and every day more and more unfit for work.

  • An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him a great many years, but was now growing old and every day more and more unfit for work.

  • I think you know that's inappropriate.

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: ungeeignet. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2022, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: ungeeignet. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 709770, 1135772, 1865854, 1905260, 1941038, 2077465, 3405919, 3689991, 4787707, 11541716, 6909753, 8078617, 8078843, 8110128, 5737078, 4908409, 4881177, 9329848, 4494092, 4208737, 10042809, 10183573, 3942272, 3695831, 3221410, 3207340, 2834390, 2740465, 2740463 & 2408595. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR