English-Dutch translations for irregular

• onregelmatig
  De doelstelling moet zijn de basisoorzaken van onregelmatige migratie aan te pakken. The objective must be to address the root causes of irregular migration.
  Ten tweede moeten de controles onaangekondigd en met onregelmatige tussenpozen worden uitgevoerd. Secondly, unannounced checks should be carried out at irregular intervals.
  Ik wil graag nog zeggen dat ik het volledig eens ben met de rapporteur dat we gebruik moeten maken van de term "onregelmatige" migratie. Let me say that I fully agree with the rapporteur that we should use the word 'irregular' migration.

Definition of irregular

• nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
• rough
• not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal
• not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language
• a soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics

Examples

• Calves", "cacti", and "children" are irregular plurals
• I hate learning all the irregular conjugations in French

Related words

• irregularly
• irregularity
• irregulars
• irregular quadrilateral
• irregular polygon
• irregular verb
• irregular galaxy
• irregular heartbeat
• irregularity of the ground