disadvantage

disadvantage
I [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]
nome
1) (drawback) svantaggio m., inconveniente m.
2) (position of weakness)

to be at a disadvantage — essere svantaggiato o in svantaggio

to catch sb. at a disadvantage — prendere qcn. alla sprovvista

3) (discrimination) discriminazione f.
II [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]
verbo transitivo mettere in svantaggio
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noun
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) svantaggio
- at a disadvantage
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disadvantage /dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/
n.
1 [uc] svantaggio: Knowing only one language is a big disadvantage in this job, in questo lavoro conoscere solo una lingua è un grosso svantaggio; What are the disadvantages to this system?, quali sono gli svantaggi di questo sistema?; One of the disadvantages of living in the country is that you have to use the car a lot more, uno degli svantaggi di abitare in campagna è che si deve usare la macchina molto di più; The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, ci sono più vantaggi che svantaggi; to be at a disadvantage, essere in (condizioni di) svantaggio; to be to sb.'s disadvantage, andare a svantaggio di q.; to feel at a disadvantage, sentirsi svantaggiato; to put sb. at a disadvantage, mettere q. in posizione di svantaggio
2 [u] detrimento; danno.
(to) disadvantage /dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/
v. t.
svantaggiare: A lack of computer skills will seriously disadvantage you, la mancanza di competenze informatiche ti svantaggerà molto.
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I [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]
nome
1) (drawback) svantaggio m., inconveniente m.
2) (position of weakness)

to be at a disadvantage — essere svantaggiato o in svantaggio

to catch sb. at a disadvantage — prendere qcn. alla sprovvista

3) (discrimination) discriminazione f.
II [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]
verbo transitivo mettere in svantaggio

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