English-French translations for disadvantage

• désavantage
  La Turquie ne possède ni désavantage, ni privilège. Turkey is neither privileged nor disadvantaged.
  Il s'agit d'un énorme désavantage concurrentiel en ce qui nous concerne. This is an enormous competitive disadvantage for us.
  L'idée en soi a des avantages et des désavantages. The idea, in itself, has advantages and disadvantages.
• inconvénient
  Mais les inconvénients existent bel et bien. Nevertheless, the disadvantages exist too.
  Toutefois, l' avantage pèse plus lourd que l' inconvénient. But the advantage outweighs the disadvantage.
  L'échange de quotas d'émissions a aussi de nombreux inconvénients. Emissions trading also has many disadvantages.
• préjudice
  Où pouvons-nous encore faire des concessions, sans subir de préjudice? Where can concessions still be made without disadvantage to us?
  Les victimes doivent continuer à subir des préjudices. Are those who have been harmed already to suffer even more disadvantages?
  Une telle interdiction ne doit pas porter préjudice au secteur des cosmétiques. Bien au contraire. Such a ban does not have to be to the disadvantage of the cosmetics industry.

Definition of disadvantage

• A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con
• A setback or handicap
• Loss; detriment; hindrance
• To place at a disadvantage

Examples

• The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.
• My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves.
• They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries.

Related words

• disadvantaged
• disadvantageous
• disadvantageously
• disadvantaged neighbourhood
• educational disadvantage