Impotent - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Affected, over-refined, and ineffectual.

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Effete trendies from art college

adjective

Weak and without much power

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With nothing to do all day the aristocracy had grown effete and lazy.

adjective

More typical of a woman than of a man

adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

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By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

adjective

Weak

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A feeble joke, he’s pretty feeble, and has to use a cane to get around.

adjective

Weak and without energy, strength, or power

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He was a feeble, helpless old man., the little lamp gave only a feeble light., opposition to the pl…

adjective

Failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

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His fruitless attempts to publish poetry

adjective

Unsuccessful or not productive

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After months of fruitless negotiations with team owners, the city withdrew its offer to build a new…

adjective

If an action or attempt to do something is fruitless, it is unsuccessful or produces nothing of value

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All diplomatic attempts at a peaceful solution to the crisis have been fruitless.

adjective

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

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A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage

adjective

Achieving no result; not effective or successful

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The plane detoured north in a futile attempt to avoid the bad weather., a sense of futility and pow…

adjective

(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing

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Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to e…

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

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These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

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An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

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The legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective

adjective

Not producing the results that are wanted; not effective

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Those pills were ineffective – i still have a headache.

adjective

Not producing the effects or results that are wanted

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They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed., prove ineffective the army has proved i…

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

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An ineffectual campaign

adjective

Not able to produce good results

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An ineffectual teacher

adjective

Not skilled at achieving, or not able to produce, good results

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An ineffectual leader, ineffectual at the teachers were ineffectual at maintaining discipline.

adjective

(especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.

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His horse went lame

verb

Make (a person or animal) lame.

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He was badly lamed during the expedition

noun

Fabric with interwoven gold or silver threads.

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A gold lamé suit

adjective

Without ability, influence, or power.

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Troops were powerless to stop last night's shooting

adjective

Without the power to do something or to prevent something from happening

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[ + to infinitive ] the government seems powerless to do anything about the rising price of oil.

adjective

Without benefit or advantage; pointless.

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A long and profitless public row

adjective

Achieving little or nothing; ineffective.

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Their efforts were unavailing

adjective

When an attempt to do something is unavailing, it is unsuccessful or has no positive effect

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Diplomatic efforts at peace-making have so far proved unavailing.

adjective

Not successful.

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An unsuccessful attempt to enter parliament

adjective

Not ending in success, or not achieving success

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After writing three unsuccessful plays, miller finally had a hit., howard’s been unsuccessfully loo…

adjective

Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

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A piece of useless knowledge

adjective

Of no value; worthless

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With dead batteries, the flashlight was useless.

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

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Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

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A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…

adjective

Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.

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She was recovering from flu, and was very weak

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Lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break

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After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak., that old chair is very weak an…

adjective

Too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective

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Weak growth/market share/results there was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in may., we…

adjective

Having no real value or use.

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That promise is worthless

adjective

Having no value in money

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Now that the company has gone bankrupt, your contract is worthless., examples of this artist’s earl…

adjective

Having no value

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The stock is virtually worthless, trading at less than 6 cents a share., the security system he bou…