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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMala calidad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmala ka.liˈðað
"El producto fue devuelto debido a su mala calidad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or condition of being inferior in quality.
"The product was returned due to its bad quality." - 2
A characteristic that is undesirable or unsatisfactory.
"The bad quality of the service led to many complaints."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bad' originates from Old English 'bæddel', meaning 'evil' or 'wicked', while 'quality' comes from Latin 'qualitas', meaning 'a property or characteristic'. Over time, 'bad quality' has evolved to denote something that is substandard or inferior in nature.
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Mauvaise qualité
Transliteration: moh-vɛz ka-li-te
"Le produit a été retourné en raison de sa mauvaise qualité."
Schlechte Qualität
Transliteration: ʃlɛçtə kvaˈlɪtɛt
"Das Produkt wurde wegen schlechter Qualität zurückgegeben."
Scarsa qualità
Transliteration: ˈskar.sa kwa.liˈta
"Il prodotto è stato restituito a causa della scarsa qualità."
Mala calidad
Transliteration: ˈmala ka.liˈðað
"El producto fue devuelto debido a su mala calidad."
Mau qualidade
Transliteration: maw kwa.liˈdadʒ
"O produto foi devolvido devido à mau qualidade."
खराब गुणवत्ता
Transliteration: kharab gunavatta
"उत्पाद खराब गुणवत्ता के कारण वापस किया गया।"
劣质
Transliteration: liè zhì
"由于劣质，该产品被退回。"
저품질
Transliteration: jeo pumjil
"제품은 저품질로 인해 반품되었습니다."
悪質
Transliteration: akushitsu
"製品は悪質のため返品されました。"
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