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unqualified person

[/ˌʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd ˈpɜːrsən/]
nounpl: unqualified people
pessoa não qualificada
1. A person who lacks the necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, or experience required for a particular job, task, or responsibility
He is an unqualified person for the position of surgeon.
Ele é uma pessoa não qualificada para o cargo de cirurgião.
2. Someone who has not obtained official certification or formal training in a specific field
An unqualified person should not attempt to repair electrical systems.
Uma pessoa não qualificada não deve tentar consertar sistemas elétricos.
NYC Slang
hack; chump (negative context)
Synonyms
incompetent personinexperienced personunskilled personamateur
Antonyms
qualified personexpertprofessionalspecialist

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pessoa não qualificada
most common formal usage
Brazil informal
pessoa desqualificada
colloquial alternative
Portugal
pessoa não qualificada
formal equivalent, also used informally
Portugal informal
pessoa incompetente
more negative connotation

Related Idioms & Phrases

fish out of water
not cut out for something
in over one's head
barking up the wrong tree
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