irregular

irregular
i'reɡjulə
adjective
1) (not happening etc regularly: His attendance at classes was irregular.) irregular
2) (not formed smoothly or evenly: irregular handwriting.) irregular
3) (contrary to rules.) inadmisible, irregular
4) ((in grammar) not formed etc in the normal way: irregular verbs.) irregular
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- irregularity
irregular adj irregular
an irregular verb un verbo irregular

irregular adjetivo (en general) irregular; ‹letra/superficie› irregular, uneven
irregular adjetivo irregular: es una situación absolutamente irregular, it's a highly irregular situation 'irregular' also found in these entries: Spanish: accidentada - accidentado - ahorcarse - alisar - dato - desigual - alterar - desnivelado - dispar English: board - do - erratic - fitful - irregular - lie - patchy - spasmodic - spasmodically - uneven - fitfully - jagged - ragged
irregular
tr[ɪ'regjələSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (gen) irregular; (uneven) desigual
■ irregular hours horario irregular
■ irregular coastline costa recortada
2 (unusual, abnormal) raro,-a, anormal; (against the rules) inadmisible
3 (troops) irregular
plural noun irregulars
1 (troops) tropas nombre femenino plural irregulares
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
irregular verb verbo irregular
irregular [ɪ'rɛgjələr] adj
: irregular
♦ irregularly adv
irregular n
1) : soldado m irregular
2) irregulars npl
: artículos mpl defectuosos
irregular
adj.
• avieso, -a adj.
• de forma irregular adj.
• informal adj.
• irregular adj.
n.
• irregular s.m.
ɪ'regjələr, ɪ'regjʊlə(r)
adjective
1) (in shape, positioning, time) irregular

to keep irregular hours — tener* un horario irregular

2) (contrary to rules) inadmisible, contrario a las normas

it would be most irregular for me to discuss a client with you — estaría totalmente fuera de lugar que yo hablara de un cliente con usted

3) (Ling) irregular
4) (Mil) <troops> irregular
5) (substandard) (AmE) <goods> defectuoso
[ɪ'reɡjʊlǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
1) (=uneven) [shape, surface, pattern] irregular

John had sharp, irregular features — las facciones de John eran duras, irregulares

an irregular pentagon — (Geom) (=asymmetrical) un pentágono irregular

2) (=spasmodic) [attendance, meals, breathing, heartbeat] irregular

he is very irregular in his attendance — no asiste de forma regular

he leads a very irregular life — lleva una vida muy irregular

I am not usually irregular — euph normalmente voy como un reloj

to keep irregular hours — tener un horario irregular

at irregular intervals — a intervalos irregulares

3) (=unorthodox) [practice] poco ortodoxo, irregular; [treatment] poco ortodoxo; [action] poco ortodoxo, contrario a la práctica; [payment] irregular

her behaviour was irregular, to say the least — su comportamiento era un tanto irregular, por no decir algo peor

irregular business practices — negocios mpl poco ortodoxos

all this is very irregular — todo esto es muy poco ortodoxo

this is most irregular! — ¡esto es totalmente inadmisible!

it was highly irregular of Blake to do it alone — era totalmente contrario a la práctica que Blake lo hiciese solo

4) (Ling) [verb, adjective, noun] irregular
5) (Mil) [soldiers, forces, troops] irregular
2.
N soldado mf irregular
* * *
[ɪ'regjələr, ɪ'regjʊlə(r)]
adjective
1) (in shape, positioning, time) irregular

to keep irregular hours — tener* un horario irregular

2) (contrary to rules) inadmisible, contrario a las normas

it would be most irregular for me to discuss a client with you — estaría totalmente fuera de lugar que yo hablara de un cliente con usted

3) (Ling) irregular
4) (Mil) <troops> irregular
5) (substandard) (AmE) <goods> defectuoso

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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Sinónimos:
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Antónimos:
natural, regular


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  • irregular — irregular, anomalous, unnatural mean outside the sphere of what conforms to or is explainable by law, rule, custom, or principle. Irregular implies failure to conform to a rule, a law, or a pattern, especially to one imposed for the sake of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • irregular — adjetivo 1. Área: gramática [Verbo, participio, conjugación] que no sigue la regla o norma general. 2. Que no es regular o uniforme: una respiración irregular. Era difícil andar porque el terreno era muy irregular. Tiene unos horarios muy… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • irregular — (Del lat. irregulāris). 1. adj. Que está fuera de regla. 2. Contrario a ella. 3. Que no observa siempre el mismo comportamiento, o no rinde del mismo modo. 4. Que no sucede común y ordinariamente. 5. Geom. Dicho de un polígono o de un poliedro:… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • irregular — [i reg′yə lər] adj. [ME < OFr irregulier < ML irregularis: see IN 2 & REGULAR] 1. not conforming to established rule, method, usage, standard, etc.; out of the ordinary; anomalous 2. not conforming to legal or moral requirements; lawless;… …   English World dictionary

  • irregular — ir·reg·u·lar /ir re gyə lər/ adj: not in accord with laws, rules, procedures, or established custom ir·reg·u·lar·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ir …   Law dictionary

  • irregular — [adj1] random, variable aberrant, aimless, capricious, casual, changeable, designless, desultory, disconnected, discontinuous, eccentric, erratic, faltering, fitful, fluctuating, fragmentary, haphazard, hit or miss*, inconstant, indiscriminate,… …   New thesaurus

  • irregulär — irregulär:1.⇨ungesetzlich–2.⇨ungewöhnlich irregulär 1.→gesetzwidrig 2.außerplanmäßig,regelwidrig,ungewöhnlich,unüblich,unregelmäßig,anormal,atypisch,abnorm …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • irregular — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not regular in shape, arrangement, or occurrence. 2) contrary to a rule, standard, or convention. 3) not belonging to regular army units. 4) Grammar (of a word) having inflections that do not conform to the usual rules. ► NOUN ▪ a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Irregular — Ir*reg u*lar, n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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