insufficiente

Interlingua

Adjective

insufficiente (not comparable)

1. insufficient

Related terms

• insufficientia

Italian

Alternative forms

• insufficente (misspelling)

Etymology

From Latin īnsufficientem. Cognate with Friulian insuficient, Piedmontese insuficent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.suf.fiˈt͡ʃɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: in‧suf‧fi‧cièn‧te

Adjective

insufficiente (plural insufficienti)

1. insufficient, inadequate, not enough, unfit

   Synonyms: poco, inadeguato, insoddisfacente, scarso

   Antonym: sufficiente

2. (education) fail, below the pass mark, low mark, poor

   Antonym: abbastanza

Derived terms

• insufficientemente
• insufficienza

Further reading

• insufficiente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Adjective

insufficiente m or f (plural insufficientes)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of insuficiente.
   • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter XI, in Cahetés‎^[1], 2nd edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 70:

     Como as cadeiras eram insufficientes, eu e o vigario ficámos de pé. O sargento trouxe a collecção de amostras.

     Since the chairs were insufficient, the vicar and I stood. The sergeant and brought the collection of samples.