English-German translation for "inefficient"

"inefficient" German translation

inefficient
adjective | Adjektiv adj

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unwirksam, wirkungslos, fruchtlos, erfolglos, ineffizient unfähig, untauglich, unbrauchbar unzulänglich unwirtschaftlich
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inefficient
noun | Substantiv s

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Unfähiger, Untaugliche
  • selten Unfähige(r), Untaugliche(r)
    inefficient
    inefficient
All dies ist technisch kompliziert und uneffektiv.
It is all technically complex and inefficient.
Source: Europarl
Wir schaffen das heutzutage nicht, weil Solarmodule schwer, teuer und ineffizient sind.
We can't do that today because solar panels are heavy, expensive and very inefficient.
Source: TED
Es ist eine ineffiziente, teure und unproduktive Einrichtung.
It is an inefficient, expensive and unproductive institution.
Source: Europarl
Eine solche Doppelung wäre weniger effektiv gewesen.
Such duplication would have been inefficient.
Source: Europarl
Es heißt, öffentliche Behörden seien bürokratisch und ineffizient.
It is said that public authorities are bureaucratic and inefficient.
Source: Europarl
Das gegenwärtige System ist ineffektiv und teuer.
The current system is inefficient and expensive.
Source: Europarl
Sie haben ineffiziente, zum Teil korrupte, politische Systeme.
They have inefficient and, in some cases, corrupt political systems.
Source: Europarl
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