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ir·reg·u·lar
(ĭ-rĕg′yə-lər)adj.
1. Contrary to rule, accepted order, or general practice: irregular hiring practices.
2. Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention: an irregular marriage.
3. Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical: irregular facial features.
4. Of uneven rate, occurrence, or duration: an irregular heartbeat.
5. Deviating from a type; atypical.
6. Botany Having differing floral parts, as of a zygomorphic or asymmetric flower.
7. Falling below the manufacturer's standard or usual specifications; imperfect.
8. Grammar Departing from the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation, as the present forms of the verb be or the plural noun children.
9. Not belonging to a permanent, organized military force: irregular troops.
n.
1. One, such as an item of merchandise, that is irregular.
2. A soldier, such as a guerrilla, who is not a member of a regular military force.
ir·reg′u·lar·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. irregularly - in an irregular manner; "the patient is breathing irregularly"
regularly - in a regular way without variation; "try to breathe evenly"
2. irregularly - having an irregular form; "irregularly shaped solids"
regularly - having a regular form; "regularly shaped objects"
3. irregularly - in an irregular manner; "her letters arrived irregularly"
on a regular basis, regularly - in a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his children"
4. irregularly - in an irregular manner; "the stomach mucosa was irregularly blackened"
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irregularly
adverb
1. erratically, occasionally, now and again, intermittently, off and on, anyhow, unevenly, fitfully, haphazardly, eccentrically, spasmodically, jerkily, in snatches, out of sequence, by fits and starts, disconnectedly, unmethodically, unpunctually He was eating irregularly and losing weight.
2. asymmetrically, unevenly, lopsidedly an irregularly shaped lake
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Translations
بصورةٍ غَيْر مُنْتَظَمَه
nepravidelně
szabálytalanul
óreglulega
nepravidelne
çarpık bir biçimdedüzensiz bir şekildekurallara aykırı olarak
irregularly
[ɪˈregjʊləlɪ] ADV1. (= unevenly) [distribute, arrange, spread] → irregularmente, de manera irregular
irregularly shaped → de forma irregular
irregularly shaped → de forma irregular
2. (= spasmodically) [eat, occur] → con irregularidad ; [attend] → de forma poco regular
her heart was beating irregularly → su corazón latía con irregularidad
I see her only irregularly → sólo la veo ocasionalmente
her heart was beating irregularly → su corazón latía con irregularidad
I see her only irregularly → sólo la veo ocasionalmente
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
irregularly
[ɪˈrɛgjʊlərli] adv [occur, eat] → sporadiquement
irregularly spaced → à intervalles irréguliers
irregularly sized → de taille irrégulière
irregularly shaped → de forme irrégulière
irregularly sized → de taille irrégulière
irregularly shaped → de forme irrégulière
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irregularly
adv
(= unevenly) → unregelmäßig ; shaped → ungleichmäßig ; (= at random intervals) eat, occur, go etc → in unregelmäßigen Abständen
(= inadmissibly) → unstatthaft; (= against the rules) → unvorschriftsmäßig ; (= against the law) → ungesetzlich ; (= improperly) behave → ungebührlich, ungehörig
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irregular
(iˈregjulə) adjective1. not happening etc regularly. His attendance at classes was irregular. ongewoon مُتَقَطِّع، غَيْر مُنْتَظَم нередовен irregular nepravidelný unregelmäßig uregelmæssig ακανόνιστος irregular korrapäratu نا مرتب epäsäännöllinen irrégulier לא אָחִיד असम neregularan rendszertelen tidak teratur óreglulegur irregolare 不規則な 불규칙한 nereguliarus neregulārs tidak tetap onregelmatig, ongeregeld uregelmessig nieregularny بى قاعده irregular fără regularitate нерегулярный nepravidelný nereden neredovan oregelbunden ไม่สม่ําเสมอ düzensiz 不規律的 нерегулярний; безладний بے قاعدہ không đều 无规律的
2. not formed smoothly or evenly. irregular handwriting. onreëlmatige غَيْر مُتّسِق، غَيْر نِظامي неравен irregular neuspořádaný unregelmäßig ujævn ανώμαλος irregular korrapäratu نا صاف؛ نامتناسب epäsäännöllinen irrégulier לא סִימֶטרִי अनियमित neuredan egyenetlen tidak rata ójafn irregolare 不ぞろいな 변칙적인 nelygus nelīdzens; nevienmērīgs tidak sekata onregelmatig ujevn, uregelmessig nierówny ناصاف، نا متناسب irregular неровный nerovnaký; nepravidelný neenakomeren neujednačen oregelbunden, ojämn ตะกุกตะกัก çarpık 不平坦的,不工整的 корявий نا ہموار không theo hàng lối 不整齐的
3. contrary to rules. onreëlmatig مُخالِف للأُصول والقَوانين неправилен irregular neregulérní regellos ureglementeret αντικανονικός inadmisible, irregular reeglite vastane بی قانون sääntöjenvastainen irrégulier יוצא מן הכלל अव्यवस्थित protupropisan szabálytalan bertentangan dengan aturan sem brÿtur í bága við lög irregolare 正規でない 비합법적인 netaisyklingas nedisciplinēts; nekārtīgs bertentangan dgn peraturan onregelmatig lovstridig, ureglementert nieprzepisowy د قانون خلاف irregular neregulamentar неправильный protiprávny nepravilen nepravilan oriktig, reglementsvidrig ผิดระเบียบ usulsüz, kurallara aykırı 不合常規的 що порушує правила, незаконний بے ضابطہ không chính quy 不合常规的
4. (in grammar) not formed etc in the normal way. irregular verbs. onreëlmatige werkwoorde غَيْر قِياسي неправилен irregular nepravidelný unregelmäßig uregelmæssig ανώμαλος irregular reeglipäratu بی قاعده epäsäännöllinen irrégulier יוֹצֵא דוֹפֶן सशस्त्र सेना से असंबद्ध nepravilan rendhagyó tidak beraturan óreglulegur irregolare 不規則の 불규칙 변화의 netaisyklingas nekārtns tidak sekata onregelmatig uregelmessig nieregularny بى قاعده irregular neregulat неправильный nepravidelný nepravilen nepravilan oregelbunden ไม่เป็นไปตามกฎ kuralsız, düzensiz 不規則變化的 нерегулярний ضابطے کے خلاف bất quy tắc 不规则变化的
irˈregularly adverb onreëlmatig بصورةٍ غَيْر مُنْتَظَمَه неправилно irregularmente nepravidelně unregelmäßig uregelmæssigt ακανόνιστα, ανώμαλα irregularmente korrapäratult بطور بی قاعده epäsäännöllisesti irrégulièrement בְּאוֹפֶן לא סָדִיר अनियमितरूपसे nepravilno szabálytalanul, rendszertelenül secara tidak teratur óreglulega irregolarmente 不規則に 불규칙하게 nereguliariai, nelygiai neregulāri; nelīdzeni; nekārtīgi dengan tidak teratur onregelmatig uregelmessig nieregularnie په بى قاعده ډول irregularmente neregulat; fără regularitate неправильно nepravidelne nepravilno nepravilno oregelbundet อย่างตะกุกตะกัก düzensiz bir şekilde, çarpık bir biçimde, kurallara aykırı olarak 不規律地 нерегулярно بے ضابطگی سے bất thường 无规律地
irˈreguˈlarity (-ˈla-) noun (plural irreguˈlarities). onreëlmatigheid عَدَم إنتِظام нередност irregularidade nepravidelnost, neregulérnost die Unregelmäßigkeit uregelmæssighed ανωμαλία, παρατυπία, αντικανονικότητα irregularidad korrapäratus بی قاعدگی epäsäännöllisyys irrégularité אִי סְדִירוּת अनियमितता nepravilnost rendellenesség, szabálytalanság ketidakteraturan óregla, ójafna irregolarità 不規則 불규칙성 nereguliarumas, netaisyklingumas neregularitāte; nelīdzenums; nekārtība tidak sekatanya onregelmatigheid uregelmessighet nieregularność بى قاعده ګى irregularidade iregularitate неправильность nepravidelnosť nepravilnost nepravilnost oregelbundenhet ความผิดปกติ düzensizlik, usulsüzlük 不規律 нерегулярність بے ضابطگی tính không đều 无规律
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