adequate in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for adequate in the English»Spanish Dictionary

adequate [Am ˈædəkwət, Brit ˈadɪkwət] ADJ

1. adequate (sufficient):

adequate assistance/funding

suficiente

we didn't get adequate notice

no se nos avisó con la suficiente anticipación

2. adequate (good enough):

adequate explanation/excuse

adecuado

adequate explanation/excuse

aceptable

work of an adequate standard

un trabajo de un nivel aceptable

the room was perfectly adequate

la habitación estaba bien or no estaba nada mal

to be adequate to sth/-ing he isn't adequate to the task

no es una persona idónea or competente para realizar la tarea

is she adequate to being left in charge?

¿se la puede dejar al mando?

Translations for adequate in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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no disponemos de los medios adecuados para realizar el trabajo

we do not have adequate o the necessary resources to carry out the work

adecuado (adecuada)

adequate

es peligroso exponerse a los rayos del sol sin protección

it is dangerous to expose yourself to the sun's rays without (adequate) protection

sería causa suficiente de divorcio

it would be adequate grounds for divorce

adequate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for adequate in the English»Spanish Dictionary

adequate [ˈædɪkwət] ADJ

1. adequate (sufficient):

adequate

suficiente

2. adequate (good enough):

adequate

adecuado, -a

Translations for adequate in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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una cantidad prudencial

an adequate amount

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The area provides adequate shopping and market facilities for its residents and visitors.

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It remained adequate for many years, but in the 1920s began to show its age.

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The cell engages with survivors to provide them with adequate medical, legal and rehabilitation aid to enable them to seek justice and restore their life.

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As a city van it was adequate but totally unsuitable for motorway work.

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More agile than feral sheep, the mouflon continued the depredation, reaching even isolated individuals, and jumping fences that had been adequate against feral sheep.

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If predators are scarce, one dog may be adequate though most operations usually require at least two dogs.

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Displacement forces them into a biased housing market, where they are often forced to settle with more expensive and less adequate space.

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Factual impossibility is rarely an adequate defense at common law.

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After spending five days in bed she made the choice to leave the competition and return home for adequate medical attention.

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Although the tunnel's two-way, 18-foot (5.5 m) roadbed was considered adequate by 1915 standards, vehicles became larger and wider during the 1920s.

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