Defectives Meaning in English

word · lemma: defective

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التعريف

'Defectives' usually refers to things, especially products, that have faults or flaws and do not work properly. Rarely, it can refer to people or things considered imperfect.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

More common in technical or industrial contexts, not everyday speech. Usually refers to faulty products, less common as a label for people (and outdated/offensive in that sense). Collocates: 'check for defectives', 'remove defectives'. Use 'defective products' for clarity.

• Spanish: productos defectuosos - defectuosos (personas, máquinas, etc.)
• Portuguese (BR): defeituosos - produtos defeituosos
• Portuguese (PT): defeituosos - produtos defeituosos
• Chinese (Simplified): 次品 - 有缺陷的人（少用）
• Chinese (Traditional): 次品 - 有缺陷的人（少用）
• Hindi: दोषपूर्ण वस्तुएँ - दोषपूर्ण लोग (ज़्यादा उपयोग वस्तुओं के लिये)
• Arabic: السلع المعيبة - الأشخاص المعيبون (نادراً)
• Bengali: ত্রুটিপূর্ণ পণ্য - ত্রুটিযুক্ত সামগ্রী
• Russian: бракованные изделия - дефектная продукция
• Japanese: 不良品
• Vietnamese: sản phẩm lỗi - hàng bị lỗi
• Korean: 불량품
• Turkish: defolu ürünler - kusurlu ürünler
• Urdu: ناقص اشیاء - عیب دار اشیاء
• Indonesian: barang cacat - produk cacat

جمل نموذجية

The factory separates all defectives from the good products.

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We need to check the batch for any defectives.

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All defectives must be returned to the supplier.

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The warehouse reported a higher number of defectives this month than usual.

natural

If you spot any defectives on the assembly line, let your supervisor know immediately.

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After quality control, most items passed inspection, but a few defectives were found.

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