What does inferior in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word inferior in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use inferior in Spanish.

The word inferior in Spanish means lower, under, inferior to, substandard, low, inferior, subordinate, at the bottom, lower limb, under, less than. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word inferior

lower

adjetivo de una sola terminación (que está debajo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En el estante inferior encontrarás el libro que buscas.
You'll find the book you're looking for on the lower shelf.

under

(menor, más bajo)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
La alcaldía remodelará el parque con un gasto inferior a cien millones de pesos.
The city government will remodel the park at a cost of under one hundred million pesos.

inferior to

adjetivo de una sola terminación (de menor calidad)

Este libro es inferior a los otros escritos por el mismo autor.
This book is inferior to the others written by the same author.

substandard, low, inferior

adjetivo de una sola terminación (bajo, escaso) (poor quality)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Si usas ingredientes de calidad inferior, la receta no sabrá bien.
If you use substandard ingredients the recipe won't turn out well.

subordinate

nombre común en cuanto al género (subordinado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El director dio las órdenes oportunas a sus inferiores y salió hacia la fábrica.
The director gave orders to his subordinates and headed off to the factory.

at the bottom

locución adverbial (abajo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La maleta tiene un par de ruedas en la parte inferior.
The suitcase has a couple of wheels at the bottom.

lower limb

(pierna o pata trasera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los corredores a veces sufren lesiones en las extremidades inferiores.
Runners sometimes get lower limb injuries.

under

locución adjetiva (debajo de) (directly)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
El presupuesto es inferior a lo previsto.
The budget is below what we had expected.

less than

locución adjetiva (menor que)

Las ganancias del mes pasado son inferiores a las de este mes.
Earnings from last month are less than that of this month.

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