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1 conveniently
adverb convenientemente, adecuadamente, cómodamentetr[kən'viːnɪəntlɪ]1 (handily) convenientemente2 (expediently) oportunamenteadv.• buenamente adv.• convenientemente adv.kən'viːniəntlia) ( handily) convenientementeb) ( expediently)the government conveniently forgets its election promises — le resulta muy cómodo al gobierno olvidarse de sus promesas electorales
conveniently for him, the banks were closed — le vino muy bien or le convino que los bancos estuvieran cerrados
[kǝn'viːnɪǝntlɪ]ADV (=handily) convenientemente; (=suitably) [time] oportunamentehe very conveniently forgot to write it down — iro muy oportunamente or mira por donde, se olvidó de apuntarlo iro
* * *[kən'viːniəntli]a) ( handily) convenientementeb) ( expediently)the government conveniently forgets its election promises — le resulta muy cómodo al gobierno olvidarse de sus promesas electorales
conveniently for him, the banks were closed — le vino muy bien or le convino que los bancos estuvieran cerrados
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2 handy
'hændi1) (ready (to use); in a convenient place: I like to keep my tools handy; This house is handy for the shops.) a mano, cercano2) (easy to use; useful: a handy tool.) práctico; útil•- handyman
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handy adj1. cerca / a mano2. prácticotr['hændɪ]1 (person) hábil2 (close at hand) a mano, cercano,-a3 (useful) práctico,-a, cómodo,-a, útil■ mopeds are very handy for getting around cities los ciclomotores son muy prácticos para desplazarse por la ciudad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come in handy venir biento keep something handy tener algo a mano1) nearby: a mano, cercano2) useful: útil, práctico3) dexterous: hábiladj.• a mano adj.• apañado, -a adj.• conveniente adj.• diestro, -a adj.• hábil adj.• manejable adj.• manuable adj.• mañoso, -a adj.• práctico, -a adj.• socorrido, -a adj.• útil adj.'hændiadjective -dier, -diest (colloq)1) (pred)a) ( readily accessible) a manob) ( conveniently situated) cerca, a mano2) ( useful) prácticoto come in handy — venir* muy bien
3) <cook/gardener> hábil, habilidoso['hændɪ]ADJ (compar handier) (superl handiest)1) (=at hand) [scissors, book] a mano; (=conveniently close) [shops, station] cerca, a manohave you got a pen handy? — ¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano?
our house is handy for the shops — nuestra casa está or queda cerca de las tiendas
2) (=useful) [tool, gadget, hint] práctico, útilit turned out rather handy that the trip was cancelled — nos vino bastante bien que cancelasen el viaje
to come in handy — venir muy bien, ser muy útil
3) (=skilful) [carpenter, mechanic] hábil, diestroto be handy with sth: she's handy with a paint brush/needle — es muy mañosa para la pintura/costura, se le da muy bien la pintura/costura
to be handy with one's fists — saber pelear, saber defenderse con los puños
* * *['hændi]adjective -dier, -diest (colloq)1) (pred)a) ( readily accessible) a manob) ( conveniently situated) cerca, a mano2) ( useful) prácticoto come in handy — venir* muy bien
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3 handily
handily ['hændəli] adveasily: fácilmente, con facilidad'hændəli, 'hændɪli1) (colloq) ( coveniently) <placed/situated> convenientemente2) ( easily) (AmE) con facilidad, fácilmente['hændɪlɪ]ADV1) (=conveniently) [positioned, situated] convenientemente, cómodamente2) (=dexterously) con habilidad, con destreza3) (US) (=easily) [win] fácilmente* * *['hændəli, 'hændɪli]1) (colloq) ( coveniently) <placed/situated> convenientemente2) ( easily) (AmE) con facilidad, fácilmente
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