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advisability [əd‚vaɪzə'bɪlətɪ]opportunité f, bien-fondé m;∎ they discussed the advisability of performing another operation ils ont discuté de l'opportunité d'une nouvelle opération;∎ I question the advisability of contacting the police je doute qu'il soit opportun de faire appel à la policeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > advisability
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advisability n sagesse f ; to have doubts about the advisability of doing sth se demander s'il serait sage de faire qch. -
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6 expediency
(a) (advisability → of measure, policy etc) opportunité f;∎ on grounds of expediency pour des raisons de convenance(b) (self-interest) opportunisme m;∎ a measure that smacks of political expediency une mesure politique opportuniste -
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wisdom ['wɪzdəm](a) (advisability, judgement) sagesse f;∎ I have my doubts about the wisdom of moving house this year j'ai des doutes sur l'opportunité de déménager cette année(b) (store of knowledge) sagesse f∎ (the) received or conventional wisdom les idées fpl reçues;∎ humorous Donald, in his wisdom, decided we should cancel Donald, toujours prudent, décida que nous devions annuler►► wisdom tooth dent f de sagesse
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Advisability — Ad*vis a*bil i*ty, n. The quality of being advisable; advisableness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
advisability — index propriety (appropriateness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
advisability — (n.) 1778 (in a letter from George Washington at Valley Forge), from ADVISABLE (Cf. advisable) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
advisability — noun /ædˌvaɪz.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ a) The quality of being advisable or prudent; advisableness. b) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability. Ant: inadvisability … Wiktionary
advisability — advisable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ to be recommended; sensible. DERIVATIVES advisability noun … English terms dictionary
advisability — noun the quality of being advisable (Freq. 1) they questioned the advisability of our policy • Ant: ↑inadvisability • Derivationally related forms: ↑advisable • Hypernyms: ↑wisdom, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
advisability — noun see advisable … New Collegiate Dictionary
advisability — See advisable. * * * … Universalium
advisability — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. recommendability, suitability, fitness; see propriety 1 … English dictionary for students
advisability — ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty || É™d‚vaɪzÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. profitability, worthwhileness … English contemporary dictionary
advisability — n. Expediency, advisableness, propriety, judiciousness, prudence, desirability, desirableness … New dictionary of synonyms