suitably
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suit·a·ble
(so͞o′tə-bəl)adj.
Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.
suit′a·bil′i·ty, suit′a·ble·ness n.
suit′a·bly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | suitably - in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" inappropriately, unsuitably - in an inappropriate manner; "he was inappropriately dressed" |
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suitably
adverb
1. appropriately, properly, satisfactorily, acceptably Unfortunately I'm not suitably dressed for gardening.
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Translations
بصورةٍ ملائِمَه
vhodně
á viîeigandi hátt
primerno
uygun şekilde
suitably
[ˈsuːtəblɪ] ADV [dressed] → apropiadamente, adecuadamente; [equipped] → adecuadamentesuitably qualified staff → personal con la formación adecuada or apropiada
I heard their album, and was suitably impressed → escuché su disco y como era de esperar me causó muy buena impresión
Andy tried to look suitably impressed → Andy intentó parecer todo lo impresionado que la ocasión requería
he tried to adopt a suitably grave tone → intentó adoptar un tono serio acorde con or apropiado para la ocasión
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
suitably
[ˈsuːtəbli] adv (= appropriately) [dressed, equipped] → de manière appropriée
to be suitably qualified → avoir les qualifications appropriées
to be suitably qualified → avoir les qualifications appropriées
(= duly) [impressed, amazed, dramatic] → proprement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
suitably
adv → angemessen; behave also, apologize → geziemend (geh), → wie es sich gehört; he was suitably impressed → er war gehörig beeindruckt; I’m suitably impressed → ich bin ja auch beeindruckt; suitably refreshed → ausreichend erfrischt; to look suitably embarrassed → überaus verlegen aussehen; a suitably elegant room → ein Raum von angemessener Eleganz; we camped suitably close to the hills → wir zelteten in günstiger Nähe der Berge
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
suitably
[ˈsuːtəblɪ] adv (dress) → in modo adatto; (thank) → adeguatamentehe was suitably impressed → ha giustamente ricevuto un'impressione favorevole
to reply suitably → dare una risposta adeguata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
suitable
(ˈsuːtəbl) adjective (negative unsuitable).
1. right or appropriate for a purpose or occasion. I haven't any suitable shoes for the wedding; Those shoes are not suitable for walking in the country; Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable.
2. convenient. We must find a suitable day for our meeting.
ˌsuitaˈbility nounˈsuitableness noun
ˈsuitably adverb
You're not suitably dressed.
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