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.
Они провели ночь в довольно второсортном мотеле на окраине города.
The critics called the production a second-rate version of the classic play.
Критики назвали постановку посредственной версией классической пьесы.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
второразрядныйЧаще в спортивном или профессиональном контексте
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
The repairs were done second-rate and had to be redone a week later.
Ремонт был сделан посредственно, и через неделю всё пришлось переделывать.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
In an inferior or mediocre manner.
The repairs were done second-rate and had to be redone a week later.