second-rate

second-rateadjektiv
more second-rate
Komp.
most second-rate
Super.
Main and most common use: describes quality or rank.
Übersetzungen
They spent the night in a rather second-rate motel on the outskirts of town.
Ils ont passé la nuit dans un motel plutôt médiocre à la périphérie de la ville.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
de seconde zoneFamilier.
Definitionen
Of inferior or mediocre quality, importance, or rank; not first-class.
They spent the night in a rather second-rate motel on the outskirts of town.
second-rateadverb
Less frequent, but attested: modifies verbs to mean "in an inferior way."
Übersetzungen
malEmploi adverbial peu courant ; rend l’idée d’une exécution de mauvaise qualité.
The repairs were done second-rate and had to be redone a week later.
Les réparations ont été mal faites et ont dû être refaites une semaine plus tard.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
médiocrementEmploi adverbial soutenu.
Definitionen
In an inferior or mediocre manner.
The repairs were done second-rate and had to be redone a week later.