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inapte

unfit

adjective ee-NAPT Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

incapable

Usage Note

Inapte is commonly used in administrative and military contexts: déclaré inapte au service means 'declared unfit for duty'. Its opposite is apte ('fit', 'capable'). The noun form is l'inaptitude (f), and the phrase inaptitude au travail appears in employment and medical law.

Examples

"Il a été déclaré inapte au service militaire."

Natural Translation

He was declared unfit for military service.

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