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be unskilled

[bi ʌnˈskɪld]
verb phrase
ser inexperiente; ser incompetente; não ter habilidade
1. to lack the necessary training, knowledge, or ability to perform a task competently
He is unskilled at carpentry and makes many mistakes.
Ele é inexperiente em marcenaria e comete muitos erros.
2. to be without professional expertise or technical proficiency in a particular field
The workers were unskilled laborers with no formal training.
Os trabalhadores eram operários sem qualificação e sem treinamento formal.
NYC Slang
be all thumbs; not have game; be wack at something
Synonyms
be inexperiencedbe incompetentlack skillbe untrainedbe unprofessionalbe unqualified
Antonyms
be skilledbe competentbe experiencedbe proficientbe trainedbe qualified

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ser inexperiente; ser incompetente
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
não ter qualificação; ser sem jeito
colloquial usage
Portugal
ser inábil; carecer de perícia
more formal register in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

all thumbs
two left feet
out of one's depth
not know the first thing about something
be green at something
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