What does inconveniente in Spanish mean?

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

The word inconveniente in Spanish means problem, disadvantage, inconvenient, hesitation. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word inconveniente

problem

nombre masculino (dificultad, impedimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se presentó un inconveniente que retrasó las salidas de los vuelos internacionales.
A problem came up that caused the international flights to leave late.

disadvantage

nombre masculino (desventaja, aspecto desfavorable) ([sth] unfavourable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su edad es un grave inconveniente para competir por el empleo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. His age is a disadvantage in the job market.

inconvenient

adjetivo (no conveniente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Me dieron la cita a una hora inconveniente y no pude acudir.
They gave me an appointment at an inconvenient time and I couldn't go.

hesitation

nombre masculino (objeción, reparo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El maestro no tuvo inconveniente en cambiar la fecha del examen.
The teacher did not have any hesitation in changing the test date.

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