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ad·vis·a·ble

(ăd-vī′zə-bəl)
adj.
Worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent.

ad·vis′a·bil′i·ty, ad·vis′a·ble·ness n.
ad·vis′a·bly adv.
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advisable

(ədˈvaɪzəbəl)
adj
worthy of recommendation; prudent; sensible
adˈvisably adv
adˌvisaˈbility, adˈvisableness n
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ad•vis•a•ble

(ædˈvaɪ zə bəl)

adj.
1. recommended or wise, as a course of action.
2. open to or desirous of advice.
[1640–50]
ad•vis`a•bil′i•ty, n.
ad•vis′a•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. advisable - worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"
prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
inadvisable, unadvisable - not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable"
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advisable

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advisable

adjective
Worth doing, especially for practical reasons:
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Translations
vhodný
tilrådelig
suositeltava
preporučljiv
ráîlegur
賢明な
권할 만한
tillrådlig
ควรแก่การแนะนํา
akıllıca akla uygunyerinde
nên làm

advisable

[ədˈvaɪzəbl] ADJaconsejable, conveniente
it would be advisable to + INFINsería aconsejable + infin, sería conveniente + infin
if you think it advisablesi le parece bien
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advisable

[ədˈvaɪzəbəl] adjrecommandé(e)
it is advisable to do ... → il est recommandé de faire ...
it would be advisable to do ... → il serait prudent de faire ...
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advisable

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advisable

[ədˈvaɪzəbl] adjconsigliabile, raccomandabile
I do not think it advisable for you to come → non le consiglierei di venire
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advice

(ədˈvais) noun
suggestions to a person about what he should do. You must seek legal advice if you want a divorce; Let me give you a piece of advice. advies نَصِيحَه съвет conselho rada der Rat råd συμβουλή consejo nõu(anne) نصیحت neuvo conseil עצה, ייעוץ सलाह savjet tanács nasihat ráð, ráðleggingar consiglio 助言 조언 patarimas padoms; konsultācija pandapat advies råd porada نصیحت conselho sfat совет rada nasvet savet råd คําแนะนํา öğüt, tavsiye 勸告 порада; консультація نصیحت lời khuyên 劝告
advise (ədˈvaiz) verb
1. to give advice to; to recommend. My lawyer advises me to buy the house. adviseer يَنْصَح съветвам aconselhar radit raten råde συμβουλεύω, συστήνω aconsejar soovitama نصیحت کردن؛ توصیه کردن neuvoa conseiller לְייַעֵץ, לְהַמלִיץ सलाह देना savjetovati tanácsol menasehatkan ráðleggja consigliare 助言する 조언하 patarti dot padomu; ieteikt nasihat adviseren råde, tilrå radzić نصیحت کول، وړاندیز aconselhar a sfătui советовать radiť svetovati savetovati råda ให้คําแนะนํา öğüt vermek, tavsiye etmek 勸告 радити(ся); консультувати(ся) نصیحت کرنا ، نصیحت دینا khuyên 劝告
2. (with of) to inform. This letter is to advise you of our interest in your proposal. in kennis stel يُعْـلِم، يُبْلِغ уведомявам avisar informovat benachrichtigen informere; underrette γνωστοποιώ, ενημερώνω avisar, comunicar teatama آگاه کردن tiedottaa informer (de) לְהוֹדִיע ל- सूचित करना priopćiti tájékoztat memberitahukan tilkynna, láta vita informare 通知する 알리다 pranešti, informuoti paziņot; informēt memberitahu inlichten informere, underrette powiadamiać خبر ورکول avisar a informa (despre) извещать informovať seznaniti (z), informirati obavestiti meddela แจ้งให้ทราบ bildirmek, bilgi vermek 通知 повідомляти; сповіщати اطلاع دینا báo cho biết 通知
adˈvisable adjective
(of actions) wise. The doctor does not think it advisable for you to drink alcohol. aan te raai مُسْتَحْسَن препоръчително aconselhável vhodný ratsam tilrådelig ενδεδειγμένος, συνετός, φρόνιμος aconsejable mõistlik صلاح viisas conseillé רצוי, מומלץ उचित, योग्य uputan tanácsos dianjurkan ráðlegur consigliabile 賢明な 바람직한 patartinas ieteicams; vēlams dinasihatkan wenselijk tilrådelig rozsądny, wskazany صلاح aconselhável recomandabil целесообразный vhodný priporočljiv preporučljiv tillrådlig เป็นสิ่งที่ดีหรือคู่ควร akıllıca, akla uygun, yerinde 明智的 бажаний; рекомендований قرین مصلحت ، مناسب thích hợp 明智的,可取的
adˌvisaˈbility noun
aan te raai إسْتِحْسَان целесъобразност conveniência vhodnost die Ratsamkeit tilrådelighed ορθότητα conveniencia mõistlikkus مصلحت آمیز بودن viisaus opportunité כדאיות औचित्य uputnost tanácsolhatóság kesempatan réttmæti, skynsemi opportunità 当を得ていること 타당함 tikslingumas lietderība; vēlamība wenselijkheid tilrådelighet celowość د مصلحت وړ، اقتضاء conveniência oportunitate целесообразность vhodnosť ugodnost, korist korisnost tillrådlighet ความคู่ควร; ความเหมาะสม tavsiye edilebilirlik 明智,恰當 доцільність مناسب ہونا ، ضروری tính thích hợp 可取,恰当
adˈviser, adˈvisor noun
a person who advises. adviseur نَاصِح، مُسْتَشَار съветник consultor poradce, rádce der/die Ratgeber(in) rådgiver σύμβουλος consejero nõuandja مشاور neuvoja conseiller/-ère יועץ परामर्शदाता savjetnik tanácsadó penasihat ráðgjafi consulente, consigliere 助言者 조언자 patarėjas padomdevējs penasihat adviseur rådgiver doradca مشوره ورکونکی ، مشاور consultor consilier советник, консультант radca, poradca svetovalec savetnik rådgivare ที่ปรึกษา danışman 顧問 радник, консультант مشیر cố vấn 顾问
adˈvisory adjective
giving advice. an advisory leaflet; He acted in an advisory capacity. adviserend إسْتِشَارِي консултативен consultivo poradní beratend rådgivende συμβουλευτικός asesor nõuandev پندآمیز؛ مشورتی neuvoa-antava consultatif מְייַעֵץ परामर्श savjetodavan tanácsadó(i) pemberitahuan, laporan ráðgefandi consultivo 조언의 patariamasis padomdevēja-; konsultatīvs memberi nasihat adviserend rådgivende doradczy د لارښودنی، مشورتی consultivo onsultative консультативный poradný posvetovalen savetodavni rådgivande ที่เกี่ยวกับการให้คําปรึกษา tavsiye, tavsiye veren 提供諮詢的 дорадчий, консультативний صلاح کار ، صلاح کاری tư vấn 顾问的,咨询的

advice is a noun and never used in the plural: to give advice / a piece of advice / some advice .
advise is a verb: He advises us not to go .
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advisable

مُسْتَحْسَن vhodný tilrådelig ratsam ενδεδειγμένος aconsejable suositeltava recommandable preporučljiv consigliabile 賢明な 권할 만한 raadzaam tilrådelig wskazany aconselhável рекомендуемый tillrådlig ควรแก่การแนะนํา akıllıca nên làm 可取的
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advisable

a. recomendable, conveniente.
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Perhaps I may venture to add that personally I find it advisable to pass hastily over the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and so gain as much time as possible for the nineteenth.
`"--found it advisable to go with Edgar Atheling to meet William and offer him the crown.
It will surely, therefore, be advisable to delay our union--to delay it till appearances are more promising--till affairs have taken a more favourable turn.
Secrecy may be advisable; but still I cannot help wondering at its being practiced by him."
I thought if I could induce him to come into the place quietly I should be able, perhaps, to kill and eat him; and in any case, it would be advisable to kill him, lest his actions attracted the attention of the Martians.
Hunt upon his guard: still, as there was no knowing how far his plans might have succeeded, and as any rash act might blow the mere smouldering sparks of treason into a sudden blaze, it was thought advisable by those with whom Mr.
Pickwick contemplated a stay of at least two months in Bath, he deemed it advisable to take private lodgings for himself and friends for that period; and as a favourable opportunity offered for their securing, on moderate terms, the upper portion of a house in the Royal Crescent, which was larger than they required, Mr.
And it may be added that the supposed danger of a gradual change being merely speculative, it would have been hardly advisable upon that speculation to establish, as a fundamental point, what would deprive several States of the convenience of having the elections for their own governments and for the national government at the same epochs.
In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage.
Turenne, who has a large head full of all sorts of good counsels, before the plan of the campaign it is advisable to draw a striking portrait of the generals to whom we are opposed.
It is also advisable when the council is to be composed of part of the citizens, to elect, either by vote or lot, an equal number of both ranks.

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