defective in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for defective in the English»Spanish Dictionary

defective [Am dəˈfɛktɪv, Brit dɪˈfɛktɪv] ADJ

1. defective material/mechanism/hearing:

defective

defectuoso

your method must be defective if it doesn't work

tu método tiene que tener algún defecto si no funciona

he's mentally defective offens

es (un) deficiente mental dated or offens

2. defective LING:

defective verb

defectivo

Translations for defective in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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verbo defectivo

defective verb

fallado (fallada)

defective

defectuoso (defectuosa)

defective

tenía un defecto de fábrica

it was faulty o defective

fue defectuosamente construido

its construction was defective

la pieza tenía una falla

the part was defective

defective in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for defective in the English»Spanish Dictionary

defective [dɪˈfektɪv] ADJ

defective

defectuoso, -a

mentally defective

deficiente mf mental

Translations for defective in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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defectuoso (-a)

defective

tarado (-a)

defective

vicioso (-a)

defective

defective Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mentally defective

deficiente mf mental

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The diamond split through a defective spot, which was shared in both halves of the diamond.

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In contrast, he said, consider a bomber with a defective receiver.

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He was an effective preacher, and had overcome the disadvantages of his defective education.

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Its declension is defective, in the sense that it lacks a reflexive form.

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The party struggles to clean its ranks of the morally defective in order to get their projects done.

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Murmurs, irregular heart sounds, caused by blood flowing through a defective heart, can be detected with high sensitivity and specificity.

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The case settled for $125 million, and homeowners will receive thousands of dollars for their defective plumbing.

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By extension, dud has become a slang word for anything that does not work or is defective.

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A few nouns are defective by missing either the singular or the plural.

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This deficiency leads to defective cross-linking of fibrin and vulnerability to late re-bleeds when the primary hemostatic plug is overwhelmed.

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