irregular

irregular
ir·regu·lar [ɪʼregjələʳ, Am -ɚ] adj
1) (unsymmetrical) arrangement, pattern unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig, uneinheitlich;
\irregular shape ungleichförmige Gestalt;
\irregular surface/terrain unebene Oberfläche/unebenes Gelände;
\irregular teeth unregelmäßige Zähne;
\irregular verbs unregelmäßige Verben
2) (intermittent) unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig;
at \irregular intervals in unregelmäßigen Abständen;
\irregular meals/payments unregelmäßige Mahlzeiten/Zahlungen;
\irregular pulse [or heartbeat] unregelmäßiger [o ungleichmäßiger] Herzschlag;
to be \irregular (Am, Aus) med (fam) unregelmäßigen Stuhlgang haben
3) (form: failing to accord) behaviour, conduct regelwidrig, ordnungswidrig, vorschriftswidrig (form) document nicht ordnungsmäßig (form)
\irregular action ungesetzliche Aktion;
\irregular banknote ungültige Banknote;
\irregular economy amtlich nicht erfasste Wirtschaft, Schattenwirtschaft f (fig)
\irregular habits ungeregelte Lebensweise;
\irregular method unsystematische Methodik;
\irregular proceedings an Formfehlern leidendes Verfahren;
\irregular shirt Hemd nt mit Fabrikationsfehlern;
(peculiar) customs, practices sonderbar, eigenartig, absonderlich;
most \irregular höchst sonderbar;
(improper) ungehörig, ungebührlich;
\irregular behaviour [or (Am) behavior] ungebührliches Benehmen;
\irregular dealings zwielichtige Geschäfte;
\irregular private life ausschweifendes Privatleben
4) mil (unofficial) irregulär;
\irregular soldiers Partisanen, -innen mpl, f, Freischärler, innen mpl, f;
\irregular troops irreguläre Truppen n mil Partisan(in) m(f), Freischärler(in) m(f)

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