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un·pro·fes·sion·al

(ŭn′prə-fĕsh′ə-nəl)

adj.

a. Not in a profession.

b. Not a qualified member of a professional group.

2. Not conforming to the standards of a profession: unprofessional behavior.

3. Characteristic of an amateur; inexpert.

un′pro·fes′sion·al·ism n.

un′pro·fes′sion·al·ly adv.

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unprofessional

(ˌʌnprəˈfɛʃənəl)

adj

1. contrary to the accepted code of conduct of a profession

2. amateur

3. not belonging to or having the required qualifications for a profession

ˌunproˈfessionally adv

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un•pro•fes•sion•al

(ˌʌn prəˈfɛʃ ə nl)

adj.

1. not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.

2. at variance with professional standards or ethics: unprofessional conduct.

3. not belonging to a profession; nonprofessional.

4. not done with professional competence; amateurish.

5. a person who is not a professional; nonprofessional; amateur.

[1800–10]

un`pro•fes′sion•al•ly, adv.

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Adj.

unprofessional - not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "described in unprofessional language so that high school students could understand it"; "was censured for unprofessional conduct"; "unprofessional repairs"

professional - characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance"

unprofessional

adjective

1. unethical, unfitting, improper, lax, negligent, unworthy, unseemly, unprincipled He was also fined $150 for unprofessional conduct.

2. amateurish, amateur, incompetent, inefficient, cowboy (informal), inexperienced, untrained, slapdash, slipshod, inexpert He rubbished his team for another unprofessional performance.
amateurish professional, expert, efficient, competent, experienced, skilful, adept

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unprofessional

adjective

Lacking the required professional skill:

amateurish, dilettante, dilettantish, nonprofessional, unskilled, unskillful.

Translations

غَيْر بارِع، غَيْر إحْتِرافيغَيْر مِهَني، لا يليقُ بآداب المِهْنَه

neodbornýneprofesionální

uprofessionel

berufswidrig unfachmännisch

nem a szakmai szabályoknak megfelelőnem szakszerű

ófagmannlegurviîvaningslegur

incompetente non professionale

nekvalifikuotasneprofesionalusnesiderinantis su profesine etika

amatniecisksneatbilstošs profesijas ētikaineprofesionāls

ufaglært uprofesjonell

neprofesionálny

acemice yapılmışmeslek ahlâkına aykırı

外行的违反职业道德的

unprofessional

[ˈʌnprəˈfeʃənl] ADJ [person, behaviour, attitude] → poco profesional
it was unprofessional of her → fue poco profesional de su parte
unprofessional conduct → comportamiento m contrario a la ética profesional

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unprofessional

[ˌʌnprəˈfɛʃən^əl] adj → peu professionnel(le)
He was very unprofessional → Il était très peu professionnel.
She acted in an unprofessional way → Elle s'est comportée d'une manière peu professionnelle.
unprofessional conduct → manque m de professionnalisme

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unprofessional

adj → unprofessionell; work also → unfachmännisch, laienhaft, stümperhaft; conduct → berufswidrig

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unprofessional

[ʌnprəˈfɛʃənl] adj unprofessional conduct → scorrettezza professionale

unprofessional

(anprəˈfeʃənl) adjective

1. (of a person's conduct) not according to the (usually moral) standards required in his profession. The doctor was dismissed from his post for unprofessional conduct.

2. (of a piece of work etc) not done with the skill of a trained person. This repair looks a bit unprofessional.

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