inefficient

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BrE /ɪnˈiː.fɪʃənt/ AmE /ɪnˈiː.fɪʃənt/

adjective en → es

1 NOT EFFECTIVE [attributive / predicative] B2

not working well or producing good results; not efficient

ineficiente, poco eficaz

  • be inefficient

Collocations an inefficient system · to work inefficiently

  • The company's new computer system is very inefficient.

    El nuevo sistema informático de la empresa es muy ineficiente.

2 WASTE [attributive / predicative] C1

using too much time, effort, or resources; wasteful

derrochador, despilfarrador

  • be inefficient

Collocations an inefficient use of resources · to spend money inefficiently

  • The company's spending is inefficient and wasteful.

    El gasto de la empresa es ineficiente y despilfarrador.