inadequate

insuffisant, inadéquat

Dont la quantité ou la qualité ne suffit pas pour répondre à un besoin ou bien faire un travail.

En anglais simple : Too little or too poor to meet a need or do a job properly.

• The food supply was inadequate.
• They received inadequate training for the job.
• Is this amount inadequate for your needs?

Comment l'utiliser : inadequate for something (Our water supply is inadequate for a town this size.)

Synonymes : insufficient, not enough, unsatisfactory

Contraires : adequate, sufficient

Expressions courantes : inadequate supplies, inadequate funding, inadequate for something, inadequate resources