French word

inégal

Pronunciation

IPA/inegal/

Meaning

  • adjectiveunequal

Example

La rémunération est inégale entre les employés.

The employees receive unequal pay.

Illustration for inégal (unequal)

More examples

La qualité des produits est inégale selon les magasins.

Product quality is uneven from store to store.

Core concept

A comparison in which one side has more, less, or a different share than another.

Common phrases

  • répartition inégale

    unequal distribution

  • qualité inégale

    uneven quality

  • niveau inégal

    uneven level

Similar words

injuste: Marked by a lack of fairness, making the treatment or outcome seem wrong.
déséquilibré: Lacking balance, with one side or part outweighing another.

Definition in French

Qui signifie l'absence d'égalité entre des personnes ou des éléments, notamment en valeur, en traitement ou en répartition.

Word origin

French inégal is inherited through Old French from Latin inaequalis, whose elements mean 'not' and 'equal'.

Usage tips

  • The noun inégalité names the condition, while inégalités commonly refers to multiple cases or forms of inequality.

Other meanings

  • unevenadjective
  • disproportionateadjective

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