English to Afrikaans Meaning of inoperative - ondiensbaar

Inoperative :

ondiensbaar

adjective

passiewe, ondiensbaar, traag, werkloos, onaktiewe, geen nut, uitgediende, gedateer, ou, onofficiel, ouderwets, vrugtelose, ondoeltreffende, nutteloos, onvrugbaar, onbelangrik

Inoperative :: n goeie werkende toestand

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Definitions of inoperative in English

Adjective(1) not working or taking effect

Examples of inoperative in English

(1) There was a smoke detector but it was inoperative .(2) My kids love them, naturally enough, and I can't get away with sitting them on an inoperative machine any more.(3) Combining decaying and inoperative early warning systems with a ├ö├ç├┐launch on warning├ö├ç├û posture for thousands of nuclear weapons is a recipe for nuclear disaster.(4) Some of them we will only be able to play three times before they come inoperative .(5) The consequence is that they need to perhaps reframe their legislation, in order that their legislation will not become inoperative as a consequence of section 109.(6) It was also to insure that no one could alter the cars (in the US) so that the pollution controls were rendered inoperative in order to get more performance at the expense of gas mileage or emissions.(7) The oil-soaked ramp, which had been rendered inoperative when small-arms fire damaged the helicopter's utility hydraulics, was stuck in the down position.(8) One or more pipes or the canister itself could be blocked or damaged, or maybe one of the valves in the system is inoperative .(9) In the event that any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be declared to be invalid or inoperative , all of the remaining terms and provisions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect.(10) Having a completely inoperative disk drive is really starting to bug me.(11) The fire hydrants, which are sometimes found to be inoperative during the fire hazards in the town, should be revamped.(12) This last resort could either solve the problem or render the cell phone completely inoperative .(13) The telephone's influence is so pervasive that only when things go wrong with the technology - for example, a thunderstorm renders it inoperative - do our problem of isolation becomes apparent.(14) Only one phaser is inoperative , which means, offensively, the ship is almost totally effective, but defensively its lack of forward shielding makes the vessel incredibly vulnerable.(15) Some later model Russian missiles have been recovered in anti-terrorist raids, and some of these have become inoperative due to age or poor handling.(16) The clerk appeared a minute later and said that the car wash was inoperative , because they were cleaning it.

Related Phrases of inoperative

(1) inoperative ::

ondiensbaar

Related Phrases of inoperative

(1) inoperative ::

ondiensbaar

Synonyms

Adjective

1. defective ::

foutief

2. out of order ::

buite werking

3. out of service ::

uit diens

4. down ::

5. unserviceable ::

onbruikbare

6. unusable ::

onbruikbaar

7. inoperable ::

onbruik

9. out of action ::

buite aksie

10. shot ::

skoot

11. broken ::

gebroke

12. faulty ::

foutiewe

13. on the blink ::

op die knip

14. on the fritz ::

op die Fritz

15. out of commission ::

uit kommissie

17. kaput ::

Kaput

Antonyms

1. active ::

aktiewe

2. alive ::

lewendig

3. busy ::

besig

4. going ::

gaan

5. living ::

lewende

6. on ::

7. running ::

hardloop

8. working ::

werk

Different Forms

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