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1 sufficient
sufficient adj suffisamment de, assez de ; sufficient money/time/books suffisamment d'argent/de temps/de livres ; a sufficient amount une quantité suffisante ; a sufficient number un nombre suffisant ; to be sufficient suffire, être suffisant ; this food/an hour will be sufficient cette nourriture/une heure suffira or sera suffisante ; to be more than sufficient être plus que suffisant ; to be quite sufficient suffire largement ; to be sufficient to do suffire pour faire ; one match was sufficient to show her talent un match a suffi pour démontrer son talent ; to have sufficient to drink/to live on avoir suffisamment à boire/pour vivre ; to be sufficient for sb to do suffire à qn pour faire ; this salary is sufficient for me to live on ce salaire me suffit pour vivre ; to be sufficient unto oneself sout se suffire à soi-même.sufficient unto the day (is the evil thereof) Prov à chaque jour suffit sa peine. -
2 sufficient
sufficient [sə'fɪʃənt]∎ there's sufficient food for everyone il y a assez ou suffisamment à manger pour tout le monde;∎ have you had sufficient to eat? avez-vous mangé à votre faim?;∎ one light will be sufficient une lampe suffira;∎ three will be quite sufficient for our needs trois nous suffiront amplement;∎ is that sufficient time for you? cela vous donne-t-il suffisamment de temps?;∎ let me know in sufficient time so that I can… prévenez-moi suffisamment à l'avance pour que je puisse…;∎ we don't have sufficient evidence to convict them nous ne disposons pas d'assez de preuves pour les inculper(b) Philosophy suffisant;∎ a sufficient condition une condition suffisante -
3 sufficient
sufficient [səˈfɪ∫ənt][number, quantity] suffisant• sufficient time/money/evidence suffisamment de temps/d'argent/de preuves* * *[sə'fɪʃnt]adjective suffisamment de, assez de -
4 sufficient
adjective (enough: We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs?) assez, suffisant -
5 sufficient factual basis
Jur. faits suffisants [pour établir un crime, p. ex.]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sufficient factual basis
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6 sufficient grounds for
Jur. raisons suffisantes; motifs suffisants pour [poursuivre qqn, p. ex.]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sufficient grounds for
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7 sufficient, authority
autorisation f suffisante -
8 sufficient, cause
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9 sufficient, consideration
contrepartie f suffisanteEnglish-French legislative terms > sufficient, consideration
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10 sufficient, declaration, of, interest
déclaration f suffisante de l'intérêtEnglish-French legislative terms > sufficient, declaration, of, interest
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11 sufficient, discharge
quittance f suffisante, quittance f valable -
12 sufficient, evidence
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13 sufficient, reason
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14 sufficient, service
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15 self-sufficient
∎ self-sufficient in copper autosuffisant en cuivreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > self-sufficient
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16 self-sufficient
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17 self-sufficient
[selfsə'fiʃənt](not dependent on others for help etc: a self-sufficient community.) autosuffisant -
18 self-sufficient
self-sufficient adj autosuffisant (in en matière de). -
19 to fail to appear without showing sufficient cause for that failure
Jur. ne pas comparaître, mais sans invoquer pour autant un empêchement légitimeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to fail to appear without showing sufficient cause for that failure
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20 self-sufficient
adj.autosuffisant; en mesure de subvenir a ses propres besoins; autarciqueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > self-sufficient
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Sufficient — Suf*fi cient, a. [L. sufficiens, entis, p. pr. of sufficere: cf. F. suffisant. See {Suffice}.] 1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sufficient — suf·fi·cient adj: enough to meet the needs under the law of a situation or a proposed end suf·fi·cient·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. sufficient … Law dictionary
sufficient — [sə fish′ənt] adj. [ME < L sufficiens, prp. of sufficere: see SUFFICE] 1. as much as is needed; equal to what is specified or required; enough 2. competent; well qualified; able sufficiently adv. SYN. SUFFICIENT and ENOUGH agree in describing… … English World dictionary
sufficient — early 14c., from O.Fr. sufficient, from L. sufficiens, prp. of sufficere (see SUFFICE (Cf. suffice)) … Etymology dictionary
sufficient — [adj] enough, adequate acceptable, agreeable, all right*, ample, aplenty, appreciate, comfortable, commensurable, commensurate, common, competent, copious, decent, due, galore, pleasing, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, proportionate, satisfactory,… … New thesaurus
sufficient — ► ADJECTIVE & DETERMINER ▪ enough; adequate. DERIVATIVES sufficiently adverb … English terms dictionary
sufficient — 01. Two hours should be [sufficient] time to finish the work. 02. Mark hadn t [sufficiently] cleaned the carpet, so we could still see the wine stains. 03. I question the [sufficiency] of a single one quart bottle of water for a half day hike on… … Grammatical examples in English
sufficient — adj. 1) sufficient for 2) sufficient unto oneself ( independent ) 3) sufficient to + inf. (it would have been sufficient to send a brief note) * * * [sə fɪʃ(ə)nt] sufficient for sufficient unto oneself ( independent ) sufficient to + inf. (it… … Combinatory dictionary
sufficient — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sufficient , sufficiens, from present participle of sufficere Date: 14th century 1. a. enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end < sufficient provisions for a month > b. being a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sufficient — suf|fi|cient W2S2 [səˈfıʃənt] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of sufficere; SUFFICE] as much as is needed for a particular purpose = ↑enough ≠ ↑insufficient ▪ We can only prosecute if there is sufficient… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sufficient — enough, sufficient, sufficiently 1. Enough functions as both an adjective and an adverb, whereas sufficient requires modification as sufficiently. As an adjective (or modifier), enough will normally serve, but sufficient is more idiomatic when a… … Modern English usage