disadvantage

[US]/dɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ/
[UK]/ˌdɪsəd'væntɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ulempe, underleggethet, mangel
Word Forms
Present Participledisadvantaging
Past Participledisadvantaged
Third Person Singulardisadvantages
Pluraldisadvantages
Past Tensedisadvantaged

Phrases & Collocations

at a disadvantage

i en ulempe

disadvantage factor

ulempfaktor

Example Sentences

another disadvantage for the nightshift

en annen ulempe for nattskiftet

the pension scheme tends to disadvantage women.

pensjonsordningen har en tendens til å være ugunstig for kvinner.

poor health, a disadvantage to an athlete;

dårlig helse, en ulempe for en idrettsutøver;

But there is a disadvantage to be set against this fact.

Men det er en ulempe å veie opp mot dette faktumet.

took a long leave of absence without detriment to her career.See Synonyms at disadvantage

tok en lang permisjon uten å skade hennes karriere. Se Synonymer på ulempe

a major disadvantage is the limited nature of the data.

En stor ulempe er den begrensede karakteren til dataene.

disadvantaged groups such as the elderly and unemployed.

utsatte grupper som eldre og arbeidsledige.

compassionate toward disadvantaged people;

medfølende overfor vanskeligstilte mennesker;

the mentally stultifying effects of a disadvantaged home.

de psykisk kvelende virkningene av et vanskeligstilte hjem.

His bad health is a great disadvantage to him.

Hans dårlige helse er en stor ulempe for ham.

odds overwhelmingly in our favor. disadvantage

odds er overveldende til vår fordel. ulempe

to labor under the disadvantage of being poor

å slite med ulempen ved å være fattig

Every synthetic resin has its advantages and disadvantage,some resin's disadvantage is just the advantage for polysilicone.

Hvert syntetisk harpiks har sine fordeler og ulemper, noen harpikser sin ulempe er bare fordelen for polysilikon.

stringent regulations have put British farmers at a disadvantage .

streng regulering har satt britiske bønder i en ulempe.

Does classics tipple honey still have disadvantage benignantly?

Har klassisk honning fortsatt en ulempe på en velvillig måte?

However LT is a toxicoid with the same as CT,which is the main disadvantage of LT as immunoadjuvant.

Men LT er en toksinoide med det samme som CT, noe som er LT sin hovedulempe som immunoadjuvans.

Undertreatment was particularly prominent among minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups.

Underbehandling var spesielt utbredt blant minoriteter og sosioøkonomisk vanskeligstilte grupper.

His bad health is a great disadvantage for him to get a good paid job.

Hans dårlige helse er en stor ulempe for ham for å få en godt betalt jobb.

Real-world Examples

And I don't like that disadvantage, so...chop, chop.

Jeg liker ikke den ulempen, så... chop, chop.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

But is there any disadvantage? Sloppiness, for one.

Men er det noen ulempe? Sløvhet, for eksempel.

Source: House of Cards

More typically, the advantages are real enough, but there are also disadvantages that have been overlooked.

Vanligvis er fordelene reelle nok, men det er også ulemper som er oversett.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Oppveier fordelene med dette ulempene?

Source: IELTS Writing Preparation Guide

But it does have some major disadvantages too.

Men det har også noen store ulemper.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 9

But being a living thing has its disadvantages.

Men å være et levende vesen har sine ulemper.

Source: Q&A in progress.

There are many disadvantages of the vacuum cleaner.

Det er mange ulemper med støvsugeren.

Source: IELTS Speaking Part 2: January to April 2023

There are some disadvantages to this.

Det er noen ulemper med dette.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2019 Collection

There are also some disadvantages of following suit.

Det er også noen ulemper ved å følge etter.

Source: 50 Sample Essays for English Major Level 8 Exam Memorization

A) It may have potential disadvantages.

A) Det kan ha potensielle ulemper.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

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