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Pronunciation / Transliteration: irregular
"La cobertura móvil en esta zona es muy irregular."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Existing in small, isolated areas; uneven in quality, performance, or coverage.
"The cell phone service is very patchy in the mountains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'patch' (referring to a small piece or area) + '-y' (suffix meaning 'characterized by' or 'resembling'). First recorded in the early 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "patchy" is said worldwide
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parsemé
Transliteration: parsemé
"Le brouillard était parsemé ce matin."
unregelmäßig
Transliteration: unregelmäßig
"Der Handyempfang hier ist sehr unregelmäßig."
dis uniforme
Transliteration: disuniforme
Script: disuniforme
"La connessione internet è piuttosto disuniforme."
irregular
Transliteration: irregular
"La cobertura móvil en esta zona es muy irregular."
irregular
Transliteration: irregular
"O sinal de internet aqui é bastante irregular."
असमान
Transliteration: asamaan
"इस क्षेत्र में मोबाइल नेटवर्क बहुत असमान है।"
参差不齐的
Transliteration: cēncī bù qí de
"这里的手机信号时好时坏，参差不齐。"
고르지 않은
Transliteration: goreuji anheun
"이 지역은 휴대폰 수신 상태가 고르지 않다."
まばらな
Transliteration: mabarana
"この地域は携帯電話の電波がまばらです。"
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