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1 adequate
adequate ['ædɪkwət](a) (in amount, quantity) suffisant, adéquat;∎ adequate supplies des réserves suffisantes;∎ to be given adequate warning être suffisamment averti;∎ to have ad-equate time to do sth avoir suffisamment de temps pour faire qch;∎ the money we were given was more than adequate l'argent que l'on nous avait donné était plus que suffisant(b) (appropriate) adéquat, approprié;∎ he proved adequate to the task il s'est révélé être à la hauteur de la tâche;∎ this flat is hardly adequate for a family of six cet appartement ne convient guère à une famille de six per-sonnes;∎ this one is quite adequate celui-ci fera très bien l'affaire(c) (just satisfactory) acceptable, satisfaisant -
2 adequate
adequate [ˈædɪkwɪt]a. ( = sufficient) suffisantb. ( = average) [performance, essay] acceptable* * *['ædɪkwət] -
3 adequate
1 [funds, supply, staff, insurance, parking] suffisant (for pour ; to do pour faire) ;2 [punishment, care, arrangements] satisfaisant ;3 [description, explanation, performance] correct ; an adequate range of options une gamme de possibilités correcte ;4 to be adequate [person] être à la hauteur (to de). -
4 adequate
['ædikwət](sufficient; enough: He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.) suffisant- adequacy -
5 adequate
adj.juste; suffisant; adéquat; pertinent; convenable; approprié; satisfaisantEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > adequate
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6 adequate housing
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > adequate housing
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7 adequate punishment
Jur. châtiment adéquatEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > adequate punishment
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8 adequate under the circumstances
Jur. approprié(e) en l'espèceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > adequate under the circumstances
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9 adequate, liability, insurance, coverage
assurance-responsabilité f suffisanteEnglish-French legislative terms > adequate, liability, insurance, coverage
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10 adequate, security
garantie f suffisante, sûreté f suffisante -
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12 ample
ample [ˈæmpl]a. ( = more than adequate) that's ample c'est amplement suffisantb. ( = large) [bust] généreux ; [garment] ample* * *['æmpl]2) ( of generous size) [proportions, bust] généreux/-euse; [garment] large -
13 competent
competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt]b. [work, performance] satisfaisant* * *['kɒmpɪtənt]to be competent to do — être compétent or qualifié pour faire, être capable de faire
2) ( adequate) [performance] honorable; [knowledge] suffisant; [answer] satisfaisant3) Law compétent -
14 decent
decent [ˈdi:sənt]a. ( = respectable) honnête ; [house, shoes] convenable ; ( = seemly) [language, behaviour, dress] décent• are you decent? (inf) ( = dressed) es-tu présentable ?* * *['diːsnt]1) ( respectable) [family, man, woman] comme il faut, bien invto do the decent thing — faire la chose qu'il faut/fallait
2) ( pleasant) sympathique, bien (colloq) inv3) ( adequate) [housing, wages, level, facilities] convenable4) ( not shabby) [garment] correct5) ( good) [camera, education, result] bon/bonne (before n); [profit] appréciable6) ( not indecent) décent, correct -
15 measure
measure [ˈmeʒər]1. nounb. ( = gauge) to be the measure of sth donner la mesure de qch• this exam is just a measure of how you're getting on cet examen sert simplement à évaluer votre progressionc. ( = step) mesure f• measures aimed at building confidence between states des mesures fpl visant à créer un climat de confiance entre Étatsmesurer ; [+ success, performance] évaluer• what does it measure? quelles sont ses dimensions ?3. compounds[+ wood] mesurer ; [+ person] jauger( = be adequate) être à la hauteur[+ task] être à la hauteur de* * *['meʒə(r)] 1.1) ( unit) unité f de mesureweights and measures — les poids mpl et mesures fpl
liquid measure — mesure f de capacité pour les liquides
it's made to measure — ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure
2) ( of alcohol) mesure f3) ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure4) (qualified amount, extent)a good ou wide measure of autonomy — une grande autonomie
in full measure — [feel, possess, contribute] pleinement
5) ( way of estimating) ( of price rises) mesure f; (of success, anger) mesure f, indication f; (of efficiency, performance) critère mto give some measure of — donner une idée de [delight, talent]
to use something as a measure of — utiliser quelque chose pour mesurer [effects, impact]
beyond measure — [change] énormément; [beautiful] extrêmement
6) (action, step) mesure f2.transitive verb1) ( assess size) mesurer [length, rate, person]to measure something in — mesurer quelque chose en [metres]
2) ( have measurement of) mesurera tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale — une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter
4) ( compare)to measure something against — comparer quelque chose à [achievement]
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16 proper
proper [ˈprɒpər]1. adjectivec. ( = seemly) [person, book, behaviour] convenable• it would not be proper for me to comment il ne serait pas convenable que je fasse des commentaires2. adverb[talk] (inf!) comme il faut (inf)3. compounds* * *['prɒpə(r)]1) ( right) [term, spelling] correct; [order, manner, tool, choice, response] bon/bonne; [sense] propre; [precautions] nécessaire; [clothing] qu'il faut2) ( adequate) [funding, recognition] convenable; [education, training] bon/bonne; [care, control] requis3) ( fitting)proper to — sout convenant à [position, status]
4) ( respectably correct) [person] correct; [upbringing] convenable5) (real, full) [doctor, holiday, job] vrai (before n)6) (colloq) ( complete)7) ( actual) (après n)••to beat somebody good and proper — fig battre quelqu'un haut la main
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17 purpose
purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs]1. noun( = aim) but m• what was the purpose of the meeting? quel était le but de cette réunion ?• my purpose in doing this is... la raison pour laquelle je fais ceci est...• with the purpose of... dans le but de...2. compounds* * *['pɜːpəs] 1.1) ( aim) but mfor our purposes, we can assume that... — dans l'optique qui nous intéresse, nous pouvons considérer que...
purpose unknown — usage m inconnu
to some ou good purpose — utilement
to the purpose — sout à propos
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18 respectable
respectable [rɪˈspektəbl][person, behaviour, amount] respectable ; [clothes] convenable• to finish a respectable second/third finir honorablement deuxième/troisième* * *[rɪ'spektəbl]1) ( reputable) [person] respectable; [upbringing] bon/bonne2) ( adequate) [crowd] respectable; [performance] honorable -
19 inadequate
[in'ædikwət](not sufficient; not adequate: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.) insuffisant -
20 competent
1 (capable, efficient) [teacher, swimmer, player] compétent, capable ; ( trained) qualifié ; to be competent to do être compétent or qualifié pour faire, être capable de faire ;2 (adequate, satisfactory) [performance, piece of work] honorable ; [knowledge] suffisant ; [answer] satisfaisant ;
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