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'ædikwət(sufficient; enough: He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.) suficiente, adecuado- adequacy
adequate adj1. suficiente2. satisfactorio / aceptabletr['ædɪkwət]1 (enough) suficiente2 (satisfactory) satisfactorio,-aadequate ['ædɪkwət] adj1) sufficient: adecuado, suficiente2) acceptable, passable: adecuado, aceptableadj.• adecuado, -a adj.• apropiado, -a adj.• competente adj.• suficiente adj.'ædɪkwəta) <help/funding> suficienteb) <standard/explanation> adecuado, aceptable['ædɪkwɪt]ADJ1) (=sufficient) [funds] suficienteone teaspoonful should be adequate — una cucharadita bastará or será suficiente
2) (=satisfactory) [diet] equilibrado, apropiado; [income, standard] aceptable; [housing, facilities] adecuado, apropiadohe failed to provide an adequate explanation for the delay — no fue capaz de dar una explicación convincente de su retraso
is she the most adequate person to do it? — ¿es la persona más adecuada or idónea para hacerlo?
there are no words adequate to express my gratitude — no hay palabras que expresen adecuadamente mi gratitud
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this typewriter is perfectly adequate — esta máquina de escribir me sirve perfectamente•
to feel adequate to a task — sentirse capacitado para una tareathe pay was adequate but hardly out of this world — el sueldo era aceptable or pasable, pero desde luego, nada del otro mundo
* * *['ædɪkwət]a) <help/funding> suficienteb) <standard/explanation> adecuado, aceptable
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