English-German translations for incompetent

• inkompetent
  Die EU wird undemokratisch und inkompetent geführt. The EU gives undemocratic and incompetent government.
  Der G20 war diesbezüglich eindeutig inkompetent. Clearly, in this respect, the G20 was incompetent.
  Wenn sie unfähig ist, die Voraussetzungen für den Schengen-Raum zu schaffen, dann ist sie inkompetent. If it is incapable of getting the conditions in place for the Schengen area then it is incompetent.
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• unfähig
  Wenn sie unfähig ist, die Voraussetzungen für den Schengen-Raum zu schaffen, dann ist sie inkompetent. If it is incapable of getting the conditions in place for the Schengen area then it is incompetent.
  Es gibt Länder, wo unfähige Regierungen - wie in Zimbabwe - aus der Kornkammer Afrikas ein Hungergebiet gemacht haben. There are countries such as Zimbabwe where an incompetent government has transformed the bread basket of Africa into a famine region.
  Es ist verwunderlich, daß es bei den Dienststellen der Kommission so viele unfähige Mitarbeiter gibt. It amazes me that there are so many incompetent people working in the service of the Commission.

Definition of incompetent

• Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected
• Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired
• Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born
• A person who is incompetent

Examples

• Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesnt know that.
• The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.

Related words

• incomplete
• incomparable
• incompatible
• incompatibility
• incompleteness
• incompetence
• incomprehensible
• nincompoop
• incomprehensibly