disadvantage

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

Translation

n. hasi, udhaifu, upungufu
Word Forms
Present Participledisadvantaging
Past Participledisadvantaged
Third Person Singulardisadvantages
Pluraldisadvantages
Past Tensedisadvantaged

Phrases & Collocations

at a disadvantage

katika hali mbaya

disadvantage factor

sababu ya upunguko

Example Sentences

another disadvantage for the nightshift

disadvantage nyingine kwa mabadiliko ya usiku

the pension scheme tends to disadvantage women.

mpango wa pensheni unaongeza uwezekano wa kuwanyima haki wanawake.

poor health, a disadvantage to an athlete;

afya mbaya, ulemavu kwa mcheza mashujaa;

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

Lakini kuna ulemavu ambao unapaswa kuzingatiwa ukilinganisha na ukweli huu.

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

alichukua likizo ndefu bila kuathiri kazi yake. Tazama Neno kama vile ulemavu

a major disadvantage is the limited nature of the data.

upunguzi mkuu ni hali mdogo ya data.

disadvantaged groups such as the elderly and unemployed.

vikundi vilivyofanya vibaya kama vile wazee na wasioajiriwa.

compassionate toward disadvantaged people;

husikilini na watu wenye ulemavu;

the mentally stultifying effects of a disadvantaged home.

athari za kuzuia akili ya nyumba yenye ulemavu.

His bad health is a great disadvantage to him.

Afya yake mbaya ni ulemavu mkubwa kwake.

odds overwhelmingly in our favor. disadvantage

nafasi zetu ziko upande wetu. ulemavu

to labor under the disadvantage of being poor

kufanya kazi kwa ulemavu wa kuwa maskini

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

Resin yoyote ya bandia ina faida na hasara zake, hasara ya nyuzi zingine ni faida tu kwa polysilicone.

stringent regulations have put British farmers at a disadvantage .

Kanuni kali zimepeleka wakulima wa Uingereza katika ulemavu.

Does classics tipple honey still have disadvantage benignantly?

Je, kitamaduni kinakula asali bado kina ulemavu kwa njia nzuri?

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

Hata hivyo LT ni sumu sawa na CT, ambayo ni ulemavu mkuu wa LT kama msaidizi wa kinga.

Undertreatment was particularly prominent among minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups.

Matibabu yasiyokua ya kutosha yalionekana zaidi miongoni mwa wachache na vikundi vya kiuchumi vilivyofanya vibaya.

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

Afya yake mbaya ni ulemavu mkubwa kwake kupata kazi nzuri ya kulipwa.

Real-world Examples

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

Na mimi sisipendi upunguko huo, basi... kata, kata.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

But is there any disadvantage? Sloppiness, for one.

Lakini je, kuna upunguko wowote? Uvivu, kwa mfano.

Source: House of Cards

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

Kwa kawaida, faida ni za kutosha, lakini kuna pia upunguko ambazo zimepuswa.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Je, faida za hili zinazidi upunguko?

Source: IELTS Writing Preparation Guide

But it does have some major disadvantages too.

Lakini ina upunguko mkuu pia.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 9

But being a living thing has its disadvantages.

Lakini kuwa kiumbe hai ina upunguko wake.

Source: Q&A in progress.

There are many disadvantages of the vacuum cleaner.

Kuna upunguko nyingi za kisafishaji cha shamrani.

Source: IELTS Speaking Part 2: January to April 2023

There are some disadvantages to this.

Kuna upunguko kadhaa kwa hii.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2019 Collection

There are also some disadvantages of following suit.

Kuna pia upunguko za kufuata kielelezo.

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

A) It may have potential disadvantages.

A) Inaweza kuwa na upunguko wa uwezekano.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

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