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con·vert·i·ble
(kən-vûr′tə-bəl)adj.
1. Capable of being converted: a convertible sofa bed.
2. Having a top that can be folded back or removed: a convertible automobile.
3. Lawfully exchangeable for gold or another currency: dollars convertible into yen.
n.
1. Something that can be converted.
2. A convertible automobile.
3. A convertible security.
con·vert′i·bil′i·ty n.
con·vert′i·bly adv.
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convertible
(kənˈvɜːtəbəl)adj
1. capable of being converted
2. (Automotive Engineering) (of a car) having a folding or removable roof
3. (Banking & Finance) finance
a. a bond or debenture that can be converted to ordinary or preference shares on a fixed date at a fixed price
b. (of a paper currency) exchangeable on demand for precious metal to an equivalent value
c. Canadian (of a mortgage)able to be converted into a longer term mortgage without financial penalty
n
(Automotive Engineering) a car with a folding or removable roof
conˌvertiˈbility, conˈvertibleness n
conˈvertibly adv
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con•vert•i•ble
(kənˈvɜr tə bəl)adj.
1. capable of being converted.
2. having a folding top, as an automobile.
3. exchangeable for something of equal value: a convertible currency.
4. having a seat, often with a mattress beneath it, that folds out for use as a bed: a convertible sofa.
n. 5. an automobile or boat with a folding top.
6. a convertible sofa.
7. a convertible bond or security.
[1350–1400; < Medieval Latin]
con•vert`i•bil′i•ty, con•vert′i•ble•ness, n.
con•vert′i•bly, adv.
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convertible
- If terms are interchangeable or synonymous, they are convertible.See also related terms for interchangeable.
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| Noun | 1. |  convertible - a car that has top that can be folded or removedauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| 2. | convertible - a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock) certificate, security - a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities" | |
| 3. |  convertible - a sofa that can be converted into a beddavenport - a large sofa usually convertible into a bed day bed, studio couch - convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed | |
| Adj. | 1. | convertible - capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value; "convertible securities" inconvertible, unconvertible, unexchangeable - used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value |
| 2. | convertible - designed to be changed from one use or form to another; "a convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe" adaptable - capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths" | |
| 3. |  convertible - capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality"commutable - subject to alteration or change; "the death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment" |
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convertible
adjective changeable, interchangeable, exchangeable, adjustable, adaptable the need for the introduction of a convertible currency
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Translations
سَيّارة ذات غِطاءِ مُنْطَوِسَيَّارَة مَكْشُوفَةقابِل للتَّحويل، قابِل للطَّيقَابِل لِلتَحْوِيل
kabrioletkonvertibilnípřeměnitelný
cabrioletkonverterbarkonvertibeludtrækssofa
avoautomuunnettava
kabrioletkonvertibilan
átalakíthatóátválthatókabrioletkonvertibilis
blæjubíll; bíll meî fellanlegu òakibreytanlegur
オープンカーカブリオレコンバーチブルコンバーティブル変えられる
바꿀 수 있는오픈카
kabriolet
cabcabrioletkonvertibelsom kan omvandlas
รถเปิดประทุนสามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงได้
değiştirilebilirüstü açılır arabaaçılıp kapanabilir
có thể đổi đượcô tô mui trần
convertible
[kənˈvɜːtəbl]B. N (= car) → descapotable m
C. CPD convertible debenture N → obligación f convertible
convertible loan stock N → obligaciones fpl convertibles
convertible loan stock N → obligaciones fpl convertibles
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
convertible
[kənˈvɜːrtɪbəl] adj [investment, money] → convertible
n (= car) → décapotable f, voiture f décapotable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
convertible
adj → verwandelbar; currency → konvertibel, konvertierbar; car → mit aufklappbarem Verdeck; appliances → umstellbar; a convertible sofa → ein Sofa, das sich in ein Bett verwandeln lässt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
convertible
[kənˈvɜːtəbl]2. n (car) → (auto f inv) decappottabile f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
convert
(kənˈvəːt) verb1. to change from one thing into another. He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.
2. to change from one religion etc to another. He was converted to Christianity.
(ˈkonvəːt) noun a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc. a convert to Buddhism.
conˈvertible adjective that may or can be converted. a convertible sofa.
noun a car with a folding or detachable top.
conˌvertiˈbility nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
convertible
→ سَيَّارَة مَكْشُوفَة, قَابِل لِلتَحْوِيل kabriolet, konvertibilní cabriolet, konvertibel Kabriolett, verwandelbar κονβέρτιμπλ, μετατρεπόμενος convertible, descapotable avoauto, muunnettava cabriolet, convertible kabriolet, konvertibilan convertibile, decappottabile コンバーティブル, 変えられる 바꿀 수 있는, 오픈카 converteerbaar, convertible kabriolet, konvertibel kabriolet, zamienny carro conversível, carro descapotável, conversível автомобиль с откидным верхом, конвертируемый konvertibel, som kan omvandlas รถเปิดประทุน, สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงได้ değiştirilebilir, üstü açılır araba có thể đổi được, ô tô mui trần 可兑换的, 敞篷轿车Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009