adjective
English to French Dictionary

shoddy Meaning in French (shoddy signification en français)

médiocre
Synonymes:mauvaisvilbas
médiocre in English:shoddy
Phonetic:mé-diokr
Gender:Masculin
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La signification de shoddy en français est médiocre. (Qui est de qualité inférieure, mal fait, sans soin.)

Definitions of Shoddy

  1. 1
    adjective
    médiocre

    Describing something that is poorly made or of inferior quality, often due to a lack of care or skill.

    Qui est de qualité inférieure, mal fait, sans soin.

Example Sentences

“The shoddy workmanship of the furniture was evident in its wobbly legs.”

La fabrication médiocre du meuble était évidente dans ses pieds bancals.

“He refused to buy the shoddy goods, preferring to pay more for quality.”

Il refusa d'acheter la marchandise médiocre, préférant payer plus cher pour la qualité.

“Such shoddy repairs will only cause more problems in the future.”

De telles réparations médiocres ne feront que causer plus de problèmes à l'avenir.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

mauvaisvilbas

In English:

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

excellentde qualitébon

In English:

excellentsuperiorwell-madedurablequality

Inflected Word Forms

nounshoddiness
adverbshoddily

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

shoddy workcollocation

Work that is done carelessly and poorly.

shoddy goodscollocation

Products that are of very low quality.