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1 affable
'æfəbl(pleasant and easy to talk to: an affable young man.) afable- affably- affability
tr['æfəbəl]1 afableaffable ['æfəbəl] adj: afable♦ affably advadj.• afable adj.• agradable adj.• amable adj.• azucarado, -a adj.• expansivo, -a adj.• graciable adj.'æfəbəladjective afable['æfǝbl]ADJ [person, mood] afable* * *['æfəbəl]adjective afable -
2 affable
adjectif → inflexionesAfable -
3 affable
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4 extremely affable
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5 very affable
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6 afable
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7 expansive
tr[ɪk'spænsɪv]1 (friendly, talkative) expansivo,-a, hablador,-ra, comunicativo,-a2 (able to expand) expansivo,-aexpansive [ɪk'spæntsɪv, ɛk-] adj1) : expansivo2) outgoing: expansivo, comunicativo3) ample: ancho, amplio♦ expansively advadj.• expansivo, -a adj.ɪk'spænsɪvadjective expansivo, comunicativo[ɪks'pænsɪv]ADJ1) (=affable) comunicativo, sociable, expansivo literhe was becoming more expansive as he relaxed — se volvía más comunicativo or sociable a medida que se relajaba
he was in an expansive mood — estaba muy comunicativo or sociable
2) (=broad) [area, room] extenso; [view] extenso, ampliowith an expansive gesture he indicated the wonderful view — abrió los brazos señalando la fantástica vista
3) (=expanding) [economy, phase] expansivo4) (Phys) expansivo* * *[ɪk'spænsɪv]adjective expansivo, comunicativo -
8 folksy
['fǝʊksɪ]ADJ1) (=rustic) [furniture] rústico; [music] folklórico; [clothes] de campesino2) pej (=affected) de una rusticidad fingida3) (US) (=affable) [person, manner] campechano; [speech, comment] de estilo campechano
См. также в других словарях:
affable — [ afabl ] adj. • 1367; lat. affabilis « à qui on peut parler » ♦ Qui accueille et écoute de bonne grâce ceux qui s adressent à lui. ⇒ accueillant, aimable, bienveillant, gracieux, 1. poli. Le ministre a été très affable avec nous au cours de l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Affable — Af fa*ble, a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See {Fable}.] 1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affable — AFFABLE. adject. des 2 g. Qui a de l affabilité. C est un homme extrêmement affable. Il est d un caractère doux et affable … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
affable — AFFABLE. adj. de tout genre. Qui écoute & qui parle avec douceur, sans chagrin. Il est courtois & affable, doux & affable. Il se dit proprement de superieur à inferieur, & moins proprement d égal à égal, mais jamais d inferieur à superieur … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
affable — [af′ə bəl] adj. [ME affabyl < L affabilis < ad , to + fari, to speak: see FAME] 1. pleasant and easy to approach or talk to; friendly 2. gentle and kindly [an affable smile] SYN. AMIABLE affability [af′əbil ə tē] n. affably adv … English World dictionary
affable — index amicable, benevolent, civil (polite), obeisant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
affable — (adj.) late 15c., from O.Fr. afable (14c.), from L. affabilis approachable, courteous, kind, friendly, lit. who can be (easily) spoken to, from affari to speak to, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + fari to speak (see FAME (Cf. fam … Etymology dictionary
affable — *gracious, cordial, genial, sociable Analogous words: courteous, polite (see CIVIL): open, candid, *frank: *amiable, obliging, complaisant: *talkative, loquacious: *suave, urbane A … New Dictionary of Synonyms
affable — [adj] friendly amiable, amicable, approachable, benevolent, benign, breezy, civil, clubby*, congenial, cordial, courteous, genial, gentle, good humored, good natured, gracious, kindly, mild, nice, obliging, pleasant, polite, sociable, urbane,… … New thesaurus
affable — Affable, Affabilis … Thresor de la langue françoyse
affable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ good natured and sociable. DERIVATIVES affability noun affably adverb. ORIGIN Latin affabilis, from ad to + fari speak … English terms dictionary