unpractical


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unpractical

(ʌnˈpræktɪkəl)
adj
another word for impractical
ˌunpractiˈcality, unˈpracticalness n
unˈpractically adv
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im•prac•ti•cal

(ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəl)

adj.
1. not practical or useful.
2. incapable of dealing sensibly with practical matters.
3. idealistic.
4. impracticable.
[1860–65]
im•prac`ti•cal′i•ty, im•prac′ti•cal•ness, n.
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Translations
غَيْر عَمَلي
nepraktický
upraktisk
nem gyakorlatias
sem hefur ekki verksvit
nepraktisks
nepraktický
eli işe yatkın olmayan

unpractical

[ˈʌnˈpræktɪkəl] ADJ [plan, scheme, idea] → poco práctico ; [person] → falto de sentido práctico
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unpractical

adjunpraktisch
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unpractical

(anˈprӕktikəl) adjective
(of a person) not good at practical tasks. She's so unpractical that she can't even change an electric plug. onprakties, prakties nie aangelê nie غَيْر عَمَلي непрактичен impraticável nepraktický unpraktisch upraktisk μη πρακτικός, χωρίς πρακτικές ικανότητες (για πρόσωπο) poco práctico, desmañado saamatu, ebapraktiline دست و پا چلفتی؛ بی عرضه epäkäytännöllinen qui n'a pas l'esprit pratique לא פְּרַקטִי अव्यवहारिक nepraktičan nem gyakorlatias tidak becus sem hefur ekki verksvit (non/poco pratico) 実際的でない 실용적이 아닌 nepraktiškas nepraktisks onpraktisch niepraktyczny بى لاس او بى پښو pouco prático nepractic непрактичный nepraktický nepraktičen nepraktičan opraktisk ซึ่งเป็นไปไม่ได้ในทางปฏิบัติ eli işe yatkın olmayan 不切實際的 непрактичний نا قابل عمل không thực tế, thiết thực 不切实际的
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I never inquired who purchased anything; there spoke the unpractical man--to imagine all the world is interested in what interests himself!