- inconveniente
- adj.1 inappropriate.2 inconvenient, inopportune, improper, inappropriate.m.1 obstacle, problem.han puesto inconvenientes a su nombramiento they have raised objections to his appointmentno tener inconveniente en hacer algo to have no objection to doing somethingsi no tienes inconveniente, me voy a marchar if you don't mind o if it's all right by you, I'll leave2 disadvantage, drawback (desventaja).tiene el inconveniente de que es muy caro it suffers from the disadvantage o drawback of being very expensive3 inconvenience, hassle, disadvantage, drawback.* * *inconveniente► adjetivo1 (gen) inconvenient; (inapropiado) inappropriate► nombre masculino1 (desventaja) drawback; (dificultad) problem\FRASEOLOGÍAno tener inconveniente en hacer algo to have no objection to doing something■ por mí no hay ningún inconveniente that's fine by me■ si no tienen inconveniente, se aplazará la reunión if there is no objection, the meeting will be postponed* * *1.ADJ inappropriate
protestar ahora sería del todo inconveniente — it would be inappropriate to complain now
es inconveniente hacer públicos esos temas — it is not appropriate to make these matters public
2. SM1) (=problema) problemsurgieron muchos inconvenientes y finalmente desistí — a lot of problems arose and in the end I gave up
el inconveniente es que es muy caro — the problem o trouble is that it's very expensive
2) (=desventaja) disadvantagetiene el inconveniente de que consume mucha gasolina — it has the disadvantage of using a lot of petrol
ventajas e inconvenientes — advantages and disadvantages
3) (=objeción) objectionno hay inconveniente en pagar a plazos — there is no objection to you paying in instalments
¿hay inconveniente en pagar con tarjeta? — is it all right to pay by card?
¿tienes algún inconveniente en venir? — do you mind coming?
preferiría que se fuera, si no tiene inconveniente — I'd rather you went, if you don't mind
no tengo ningún inconveniente — I don't mind
no veo inconveniente en que llames desde aquí — there's no reason why you shouldn't phone from here
poner (un) inconveniente — to object
mi madre pone inconvenientes a todo lo que hago — my mother objects to everything I do
* * *Iadjetivoa) (incómodo) <hora/fecha> inconvenientb) (inapropiado) <lecturas/chistes> unsuitableIImasculinoa) (problema) problemsi no surge ningún inconveniente — if everything goes according to plan; if their are no problems
¿habría algún inconveniente en que nos quedemos? — would it be alright if we stayed?
b) (desventaja) drawbackel horario tiene sus inconvenientes — the schedule has its disadvantages o drawbacks
c) (objeción) objectionno tengo inconveniente — I have no objection
no tengo inconveniente en decírselo — I don't mind telling him
no veo ningún inconveniente en que venga — I see no reason why he shouldn't come
* * *= disadvantage, drawback, inconvenience, inconvenient, snag, untoward, downside, inopportune, ill-timed, kicker.Ex. Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.Ex. The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.Ex. For many other types of information fixed length fields can be inconvenient.Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.Ex. Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.Ex. The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex. These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.Ex. His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.----* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ventajas e inconvenientes = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs.* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.* * *Iadjetivoa) (incómodo) <hora/fecha> inconvenientb) (inapropiado) <lecturas/chistes> unsuitableIImasculinoa) (problema) problemsi no surge ningún inconveniente — if everything goes according to plan; if their are no problems
¿habría algún inconveniente en que nos quedemos? — would it be alright if we stayed?
b) (desventaja) drawbackel horario tiene sus inconvenientes — the schedule has its disadvantages o drawbacks
c) (objeción) objectionno tengo inconveniente — I have no objection
no tengo inconveniente en decírselo — I don't mind telling him
no veo ningún inconveniente en que venga — I see no reason why he shouldn't come
* * *= disadvantage, drawback, inconvenience, inconvenient, snag, untoward, downside, inopportune, ill-timed, kicker.Ex: Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.Ex: For many other types of information fixed length fields can be inconvenient.Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.Ex: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* ventajas e inconvenientes = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs.* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.* * *inconveniente1adjective1 (incómodo) ‹hora/fecha› inconvenient2 (inapropiado) ‹lecturas/chistes› unsuitableinconveniente2masculine1 (problema) problemsi no surge ningún inconveniente llegaré mañana if everything goes according to plan o if there are no problems o hitches I'll be there tomorrowtiene el inconveniente de que está muy lejos the problem with it o (colloq) the snag is it's too far¿habría algún inconveniente en que nos quedemos unos días más? would it be alright o would there be any problem if we stayed a few more days?2 (desventaja) drawback, disadvantageel horario tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes the schedule has its advantages and its disadvantages o drawbacks3 (objeción) objectionno tengo inconveniente, puedes ir I've no objection: you can gosi usted no tiene inconveniente preferiría que lo pagara ahora I would rather you paid now if you don't mindno tengo inconveniente en decírselo I don't mind telling him¿hay algún inconveniente en pagar en pesos? is it all right to pay in pesos?no veo ningún inconveniente en que venga I see no reason why he shouldn't come, I have nothing against his coming* * *
inconveniente adjetivo (incómodo) ‹hora/fecha› inconvenient
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (problema) problem;◊ si no surge ningún inconveniente if everything goes according to plan, if there are no problems;
¿habría algún inconveniente en que nos quedemos? would it be alright if we stayed?b) (desventaja) drawback;◊ tiene sus inconvenientes it has its disadvantages o drawbacksc) (objeción) objection;◊ no tengo inconveniente I have no objection;
no tengo inconveniente en decírselo I don't mind telling him;
no veo ningún inconveniente en que venga I see no reason why he shouldn't come
inconveniente
I adjetivo
1 inconvenient
2 (inoportuno) unsuitable
II sustantivo masculino
1 (objeción) objection
poner inconvenientes, to raise objections
(problema) difficulty: no veo inconveniente alguno, I see no problem
¿tendrías inconveniente en venir mañana?, would you mind coming tomorrow?
2 (desventaja) disadvantage, drawback: es un sistema con muchas ventajas y pocos inconvenientes, it's a system with many advantages and few disadvantages
'inconveniente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desventaja
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- intempestiva
- intempestivo
- pequeña
- pequeño
- incómodo
- ligero
- pega
- reparo
English:
catch
- disadvantage
- downside
- drawback
- inconvenience
- object
- objection
- snag
- whoops
- draw
- unsuitable
* * *inconveniente♦ adj1. [inoportuno] inappropriate2. [descortés] rude♦ nm1. [dificultad] obstacle, problem;si no tienes (ningún) inconveniente, me voy a marchar if you don't mind o if it's all right by you, I'll leave;han puesto inconvenientes a su nombramiento they have raised objections to his appointment;no tener inconveniente en hacer algo to have no objection to doing sth;no tengo inconveniente en que venga ella también I have no problem with o I have no objection to her coming too;¿tienes algún inconveniente? is that all right with you?, do you have any objections?2. [desventaja] disadvantage, drawback;las ventajas y los inconvenientes de una propuesta the advantages and disadvantages of a proposal;tiene el inconveniente de que es muy caro it suffers from the disadvantage o drawback of being very expensive;tu plan presenta o [m5]reúne algunos inconvenientes your plan has some drawbacks* * *inconvenienteI adj1 (inoportuno) inconvenient2 (impropio) inappropriateII m1 (desventaja) drawback, disadvantage2 (estorbo) problem;no tengo inconveniente I don’t mind* * *inconveniente adj1) incómodo: inconvenient2) inapropiado: improper, unsuitableinconveniente nm: obstacle, problem, snagno tengo inconveniente en hacerlo: I don't mind doing it* * *inconveniente1 adj1. (momento, etc) inconvenient2. (comentario, etc) inappropriateinconveniente2 n1. (dificultad) problemno hay inconveniente there's no problem2. (desventaja) disadvantage / drawbacktiene ventajas e inconvenientes it has advantages and disadvantagestener inconveniente to mindno tengo ningún inconveniente I don't mind at all
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.