disadvantageous in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

disadvantageous in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for disadvantageous in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

disadvantageous [ˌdɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs, Am ˌdɪsˌædvænˈ-] ADJ

Translations for disadvantageous in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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English
In this case, the question concerns the source of the breakdown of rationale that causes the continuation of such disadvantageous behavior.
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This, in itself, is also advantageous, because the vast majority of mutations that manifest themselves as changes in appearance, functionality or behavior, are disadvantageous.
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It is disadvantageous for vascular walls to be permeable, since that would enable passage of some macromolecules or other harmful antigens.
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Some of these may at first appear disadvantageous but later overcome, others may yield unexpected results.
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However, in other scenarios the opposite is true - animals must learn certain behaviors when it is disadvantageous to have a specific innate behavior.
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Covert operations are employed in situations where openly operating against a target would be disadvantageous.
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They could, however, be efficient in disadvantageous terrain.
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All other common owls in this species range also live off of similar rodent prey but direct competition is obviously disadvantageous to the screech owl.
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Conversely, the pilot in the disadvantageous position is usually either below or ahead of the opponent, and is referred to as the defender.
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Thus, being the junior senator may be disadvantageous if the senior senator is also from the same party.
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