ineligible
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in·el·i·gi·ble
(ĭn-ĕl′ĭ-jə-bəl)adj.
1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits.
2. Unworthy of being chosen; unfit: considered her ineligible for the job.
n.
One that is not eligible.
in·el′i·gi·bil′i·ty n.
in·el′i·gi·bly adv.
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ineligible
(ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl)adj
(often foll by: for or an infinitive) not fit or qualified: ineligible for a grant; ineligible to vote.
n
an ineligible person
inˌeligiˈbility, inˈeligibleness n
inˈeligibly adv
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in•el•i•gi•ble
(ɪnˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl)adj.
1. not eligible; not qualified or fit: ineligible for citizenship.
n. 2. a person who is ineligible.
[1760–70]
in•el`i•gi•bil′i•ty, in•el′i•gi•ble•ness, n.
in•el′i•gi•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits" unqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training eligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" |
2. | ineligible - prohibited by official rules; "an ineligible pass receiver" illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" |
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ineligible
adjective unqualified, ruled out, unacceptable, disqualified, incompetent (Law), unfit, unfitted, unsuitable, undesirable, objectionable, unequipped They were ineligible to remain there because of criminal records.
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Translations
nezpůsobilý
ikke berettiget til
nem választhat
sem hefur ekki kosningarétt
neturintis teisėsteisės neturėjimas
bez tiesībāmnepiemērots
seçil mezuygun değil
ineligible
[ɪnˈelɪdʒəbl] ADJ → inelegible; (for military service) → no aptoto be ineligible for sth (for candidacy, competition) → ser inelegible para algo; (for benefit) → no tener derecho a algo
I was ineligible for unemployment benefit → no tenía derecho a cobrar el paro
to be ineligible to vote → no tener derecho al voto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ineligible
[ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl] adj [candidate, applicant] → inéligible
[football player] → qui ne peut être sélectionné(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ineligible
adj (for benefits, grant) → nicht berechtigt (→ for zu Leistungen +gen); (for election) → nicht wählbar; (for job, office, as husband) → ungeeignet, untauglich; ineligible for military service → wehruntauglich; you are ineligible for social security benefits → Sie sind nicht zu Leistungen der Sozialversicherung berechtigt; to be ineligible for a pension → nicht pensionsberechtigt sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ineligible
[ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbl] adj to be ineligible for sth/to do sth → non avere diritto a qc/a fare qcthey are ineligible for unemployment benefit → non hanno diritto all'indennità di disoccupazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ineligible
(inˈelidʒəbl) adjective not eligible. Children under eighteen years of age are ineligible to vote in elections.
inˌeligiˈbility nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.