adequate

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adequate

[ˈædɪkwət]

adjetivo

1. suficiente (enough); adecuado(a), apropiado(a) (satisfactory)

adequate [á-di-kueit]

va. Adecuar, asemejar, igualar.

adjetivo

1. Adecuado, proporcionado.

adequate [ˈædɪkwɪt]

adjective

1 (sufficient) [+funds] suficiente

an adequate supply of food suficientes alimentos; one teaspoonful should be adequate una cucharadita bastará or será suficiente; I didn't think the sentence was adequate la sentencia no me pareció correcta

to be adequate [for] sb

2 (satisfactory) [+diet] equilibrado; apropiado; [+income, standard] aceptable; [+housing, facilities] adecuado; apropiado

he failed to provide an adequate explanation for the delay no fue capaz de dar una explicación convincente de su retraso

the Church failed to give adequate answers to moral and social problems some interviwees then try to elaborate on what has generally been a perfectly adequate answer Banks usually apologise for these mistakes but they rarely offer adequate explanations my stepmother had a very adequate income to be/feel adequate [to] sth

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

are transport systems adequate to deliver the supplies?

to be adequate for sb [+housing] ser adecuado para algn

my income is quite adequate for my needs mis ingresos cubren bien mis necesidades; this saw should be adequate for the job este serrucho valdrá para ese trabajo

this tool kit should be adequate for most household repair jobs

this typewriter is perfectly adequate esta máquina de escribir me sirve perfectamente

the rooms are simple but perfectly adequate my diet is perfectly adequate

to feel adequate to a task sentirse capacitado para una tarea

3 (passable) [+performance, essay] aceptable; pasable

the pay was adequate but hardly out of this world el sueldo era aceptable or pasable, pero desde luego, nada del otro mundo

her stories are adequate but not particularly exciting he's only an adequate musician their voices were no more than adequate