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impractical device

[/ɪmˈpræktɪkəl dɪˈvaɪs/]
nounpl: impractical devices
dispositivo impraticável
1. A machine, tool, or apparatus that is not suitable or feasible for practical use; something designed or constructed in a way that makes it difficult or inefficient to use in real-world situations
The prototype was an impractical device that required too much maintenance and energy to operate effectively.
O protótipo era um dispositivo impraticável que exigia muita manutenção e energia para funcionar efetivamente.
NYC Slang
that crazy contraption that don't work right
Synonyms
unwieldy contraptioncumbersome apparatusinefficient mechanismunfeasible toolinconvenient gadget
Antonyms
practical deviceefficient toolfunctional apparatusworkable mechanismuseful gadget

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dispositivo impraticável
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
dispositivo impraticável
may also use 'trem impraticável' colloquially
São Paulo
dispositivo impraticável
standard usage
Portugal
dispositivo impraticável
may also say 'dispositivo pouco prático'

Related Idioms & Phrases

all dressed up and nowhere to go
a solution looking for a problem
more trouble than it's worth
reinventing the wheel
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