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1 sufficient
sufficient adj suffisamment de, assez de ; sufficient money/time/books suffisamment d'argent/de temps/de livres ; a sufficient amount une quantité suffisante ; a sufficient number un nombre suffisant ; to be sufficient suffire, être suffisant ; this food/an hour will be sufficient cette nourriture/une heure suffira or sera suffisante ; to be more than sufficient être plus que suffisant ; to be quite sufficient suffire largement ; to be sufficient to do suffire pour faire ; one match was sufficient to show her talent un match a suffi pour démontrer son talent ; to have sufficient to drink/to live on avoir suffisamment à boire/pour vivre ; to be sufficient for sb to do suffire à qn pour faire ; this salary is sufficient for me to live on ce salaire me suffit pour vivre ; to be sufficient unto oneself sout se suffire à soi-même.sufficient unto the day (is the evil thereof) Prov à chaque jour suffit sa peine. -
2 sufficient
sufficient [sə'fɪʃənt]∎ there's sufficient food for everyone il y a assez ou suffisamment à manger pour tout le monde;∎ have you had sufficient to eat? avez-vous mangé à votre faim?;∎ one light will be sufficient une lampe suffira;∎ three will be quite sufficient for our needs trois nous suffiront amplement;∎ is that sufficient time for you? cela vous donne-t-il suffisamment de temps?;∎ let me know in sufficient time so that I can… prévenez-moi suffisamment à l'avance pour que je puisse…;∎ we don't have sufficient evidence to convict them nous ne disposons pas d'assez de preuves pour les inculper(b) Philosophy suffisant;∎ a sufficient condition une condition suffisante -
3 sufficient
sufficient [səˈfɪ∫ənt][number, quantity] suffisant• sufficient time/money/evidence suffisamment de temps/d'argent/de preuves* * *[sə'fɪʃnt]adjective suffisamment de, assez de -
4 competent
competent ['kɒmpɪtənt]∎ is she competent to handle the accounts? est-elle compétente ou qualifiée pour tenir la comptabilité?;∎ he's quite competent at French il a un bon niveau de français;∎ a competent piece of work du bon travail(b) (sufficient) suffisant∎ competent to inherit habilité à succéder
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