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Meanings of mediocre in inglés

Lacking exceptional quality or ability.

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Moderate to inferior in quality.

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Examples for "second-rate"
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As Evans said to Henry Kissinger, politics is only second-rate show business.
The Guardian
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Great writers transcend their times, but second-rate writers are mired by theirs.
The new yorker
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This faculty is the wisdom and makes the strength of second-rate men.
An Historical Mystery (The Gondreville Mystery)
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Time Warner has already criticized the second-rate, non-voting Fox shares on offer.
Reuters
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I had an offer to do a film, but it's really second-rate.
Daddy

Mediocre.

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Usage of mediocre in inglés
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The area around Malden had produced a great deal of mediocre wine.
Knife of dreams
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The mediocre in poetry is merely fatuous; in sculpture, it is ugly.
Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observ...
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If I do it myself, I know the result will be mediocre.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
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The world is passing on to mediocre men who remember great men.
Mutated
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Saturday's was two-star, mediocre, back to merely the joy of the result.
The Irish Times
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At the moment the A-League is an easy ride for mediocre clubs.
News.com.au
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The Huskies have improved under his stewardship but remain mediocre at best.
Wired
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I'm sure that HBO must make its fair share of mediocre television.
The Irish Times
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He is indeed very pretty, though his performance was at best mediocre.
Ruthless
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Anonymous and unnoticed: just another tourist in a nice but mediocre hotel.
The marks of cain
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He had read Goethe in the original German and found him mediocre.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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They seemed well-enough rhymed but somehow mediocre, elegant without substance and power.
The Oracle Glass
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Thus we have all-time highs in leading equity indices despite mediocre fundamentals.
Reuters
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Kadima's mediocre showing will not prevent Mr Olmert from becoming prime minister.
The Irish Times
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Nor because she feels their product is inferior or their service mediocre.
The Irish Times
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With the best will in the world, that's a pretty mediocre record.
Radio NZ
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