disadvantage

disadvantage
noun
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) desventaja
- at a disadvantage
disadvantage n inconveniente / desventaja
the disadvantages of living in a city los inconvenientes de vivir en una ciudad
disadvantage
tr[dɪsəd'vɑːntɪʤ]
noun
1 (drawback) desventaja; (obstacle) inconveniente nombre masculino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be at a disadvantage estar en desventaja
to place/put somebody at a disadvantage poner a alguien en (una) situación de desventaja
to somebody's disadvantage en perjuicio de alguien
disadvantage [.dɪsəd'væntɪʤ] n
: desventaja f
disadvantage
n.
• desventaja s.f.
'dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ, ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ
noun (hindrance, drawback) desventaja f, inconveniente m

to be at a disadvantage — estar* en desventaja

this puts them at a disadvantage — esto los pone en desventaja

to somebody's/something's disadvantage, to the disadvantage of somebody/something — en perjuicio de alguien/algo

[ˌdɪsǝd'vɑːntɪdʒ]
1.
N desventaja f , inconveniente m

to sb's disadvantage — perjudicial para algn

to the disadvantage of — en perjuicio or detrimento de

to be at a disadvantage — estar en desventaja, estar en una situación desventajosa

this put him at a disadvantage — esto lo dejó en situación desventajosa

2.
VT perjudicar
* * *
['dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ, ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ]
noun (hindrance, drawback) desventaja f, inconveniente m

to be at a disadvantage — estar* en desventaja

this puts them at a disadvantage — esto los pone en desventaja

to somebody's/something's disadvantage, to the disadvantage of somebody/something — en perjuicio de alguien/algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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