feckless

ˈfɛklɪs
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Translation of feckless into German

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Adjective

1.

character

irresponsible and unable to assume responsibility
  • His feckless behavior led to many problems at work.Sein verantwortungsloses Verhalten führte zu vielen Problemen bei der Arbeit.
2.

inefficient

ineffective; incompetent
  • The feckless attempts to organize the event were frustrating..Die inkompetent wirkenden Versuche, die Veranstaltung zu organisieren, waren frustrierend
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Synonyms and analogies of feckless in English

Examples of feckless in a sentence

  • Her feckless attitude frustrated her parents.
  • Her feckless management led to the company's downfall.
  • The feckless response to the crisis was widely criticized.

Translations of "feckless" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
nutzlosadj.

The S.E.C. may be feckless, but they're not incompetent.

Die S.E.C. ist vielleicht nutzlos, aber sie sind nicht inkompetent.

inkompetentadj.

The second oversimplification consists in saying 'We are bailing out these Greeks, these feckless Irish.'

Die zweite zu starke Vereinfachung besteht darin, zu sagen: "Wir helfen den Griechen da raus, und diesen inkompetenten Iren."

nichtsnutzigadj.

The junior royals, feckless, entitled, and lost.

Die jungen Mitglieder nichtsnutzig, privilegiert und verloren.

untauglichadj.

She described him as feckless, incapable of making even the simplest decisions.

Sie beschrieb ihn als untauglich, unfähig, auch nur die einfachsten Entscheidungen zu treffen.

nichtsnutzigeadj.

The Lloyds are feckless drunkards is more like it.

Wohl eher, dass die Lloyds nichtsnutzige Säufer sind.

ineffektiveadj.

The feckless committee did nothing to solve the urgent problems facing the organization.

Das ineffektive Komitee tat nichts, um die dringenden Probleme der Organisation zu lösen.

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Other translations for feckless:

  • schwachadj.
  • kraftlosadj.
  • ineffektivadj.
  • wirkungslosadj.

feckless: Examples and translations in context

of a small number of bankers, financiers and other feckless gamblers.

einer kleinen Anzahl von Bankern, Finanzmännern und anderer nutzloser Zocker.

It is because I am useless, feckless,

Es liegt daran, dass ich nutzlos und schwach bin,

Do I look like some feckless thief?

Sehe ich aus wie ein nutzloser Dieb?

For too long, we have been ruled by weak and feckless leaders who promised peace but left us unprepared for war.

Wir wurden zu lange von schwachen, nutzlosen Anführern regiert, die Frieden versprachen, uns jedoch nicht auf Krieg vorbereiteten.

It is because I am useless, feckless, hollowed out by failed ambitions,

Es liegt daran, dass ich nutzlos und schwach bin, ausgehöhlt von fehlgeleitetem Ehrgeiz,

So now what is our feckless and dispirited leadership doing to solidify their position after failing us so miserably?

Was tun unsere nutzlosen und entmutigten Anführer jetzt, um ihre Position zu stärken, nachdem sie uns so übel im Stich gelassen haben?

One thinks of partygoers who pursue a "hedonistic" lifestyle in the popular sense of the term, or drug addicts, or feckless parents who neglect their children.

Man denkt an Partygänger, die einem „hedonistischen" Lebensstil im gängigen Sinn des Begriffs frönen, an Drogenabhängige, oder an inkompetente Eltern, die ihre Kinder vernachlässigen.

Their faces were replaced with ours - not very convincingly but perhaps this effect was intended - with the intention of drawing a parallel between the gullible, rotten and feckless liberals of the early twentieth century and those of today.

Ihre Gesichter waren durch unsere ersetzt worden - nicht besonders geschickt, aber vielleicht war das ein beabsichtigter Effekt. Damit sollte eine Parallele gezogen werden zwischen den gutgläubigen, verdorbenen und inkompetenten Liberalen des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und den heutigen Akteuren.

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