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suf·fi·cient

(sə-fĭsh′ənt)
adj.
1. Being as much as is needed; adequate; enough.
2. Archaic Competent; qualified.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sufficiēns, sufficient-, present participle of sufficere, to suffice; see suffice.]

suf·fi′cient·ly adv.
Synonyms: sufficient, acceptable, adequate, enough, satisfactory
These adjectives mean being what is needed without being in excess: has sufficient income to retire comfortably; made acceptable grades; put in an adequate supply of wood; drew enough water to fill the tub; offered a satisfactory sum for the property.
Antonym: insufficient
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv. 1. sufficiently - to a sufficient degree; "she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin"
insufficiently - to an insufficient degree; "he was insufficiently prepared"
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Translations
بصورةٍ كافِيَه
dostatečně
sufiĉe
nægilega
dostatočne
yeter derecede

sufficiently

[səˈfɪʃəntlɪ] ADV
1. (before adjective, adverb) → (lo) suficientemente, (lo) bastante
sufficiently large/high to do sth(lo) suficientemente or (lo) bastante grande/alto (como) para hacer algo
2. (after verb) → lo suficiente
I think he has been punished sufficientlycreo que ya lo han castigado lo suficiente
he had recovered sufficiently to get out of bedse había recuperado lo suficiente como para levantarse de la cama
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

sufficiently

[səˈfɪʃəntli] advsuffisamment
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sufficiently

advgenug ; sufficiently good/warm etcgut/warm etc genug pred, → genügend or ausreichend gut/warm etc; a sufficiently large numbereine ausreichend große Anzahl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sufficiently

[səˈfɪʃntlɪ] advsufficientemente, abbastanza
sufficiently large (quantity) → sufficiente (number) → abbastanza grande
she is sufficiently intelligent to understand → è abbastanza or sufficientemente intelligente per capire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

suffice

(səˈfais) verb
to be enough for a purpose or person. Will 10ドル suffice (you) till Monday? voldoen يَكْفي стигам bastar (po)stačit genügen være nok αρκώ llegar, ser suficiente, bastar piisama كفايت كردن riittää suffire לְהַספִּיק पर्याप्त होना dostajati, zadovoljavati elég (vkinek) mencukupi nægja bastare 十分である 충분하다 užtekti, pakakti pietikt; būt diezgan memadai genoeg zijn være nok wystarczać کفایت کول bastar a ajunge быть достаточным (po)stačiť zadostovati biti dovoljan vara nog, räcka till เพียงพอ yetmek 滿足 бути достатнім; вистачати کافی ہونا đủ để đáp ứng 满足
sufficient adjective
enough. We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will 10ドル be sufficient for your needs? voldoende كافٍ достатъчен suficiente dost genügend nok; tilstrækkelig αρκετός, επαρκής suficiente, bastante piisavalt, küllalt كافي riittävä assez, suffisant מספיק बस, काफी, पर्याप्त, यथेष्ट dovoljan, dostatan elegendő cukup nægilegur sufficiente 十分な 충분한 pakankamas, užtektinas pietiekošs mencukupi voldoende nok, tilstrekkelig wystarczający کافی، مناسب suficiente destul, suficient достаточный dosť dovolj dovoljan tillräcklig ที่พอเพียง yeterli 足夠的 достатній کافی đủ 足够的
sufˈficiency noun
voldoendheid كِفايَه، مِقْدار كافٍ достатъчност suficiência dostatek das Auskommen tilstrækkelighed επάρκεια suficiencia piisavus كفايت riittävyys quantité suffisante מִידָה מַספֶּקֶת पर्याप्तता, पर्याप्त राशि, पर्याप्त आमदनी dovoljnost, dostatnost elegendő mennyiség keadaan cukup nægjanleiki sufficienza 十分 충분 pakankamumas pietiekams daudzums kecukupan toereikendheid tilstrekkelig wystarczająca ilość, zapas کفایت suficiência cantitate suficientă достаточность; достаток dostatok zadostnost dovoljnost tillräcklig mängd ความพอเพียง yeterlik 充足 достаток; достатність خوشحالی sự đủ 充足
sufˈficiently adverb
voldoende بصورةٍ كافِيَه достатъчно suficientemente dostatečně genügend tilstrækkeligt αρκετά suficientemente piisavalt به قدر كفايت riittävästi suffisamment בְּמִידָה מַספֶּקֶת पर्याप्त मात्रा में dovoljno eléggé berkecukupan nægilega sufficientemente 十分に 충분히 pakankamai pietiekami; diezgan secukupnya voldoende tilstrekkelig, nok wystarczająco د کفایت په اندازه suficientemente suficient достаточно dostatočne dovolj dovoljno tillräckligt อย่างพอเพียง yeter derecede 充足地 достатньо کافی طور پر đầy đủ 充足地
suffice it to say
I need only say. dis genoeg om te sê يَكْفي أن أقول достатъчно е да се каже basta dizer stačí jen říci es genüge zu sagen lad det blot være sagt φτάνει να πω basta con decir, sólo hay que decir piisab kui öelda ...كافيست كه بگويم sanottakoon vain, että qu'il suffise de dire מַספִּיק לוֹמָר मैं केवल यही कहुंगा कि dosta je ako se kaže da elég az hozzá, hogy hanya perlu mengatakan það nægir að nefna (basti dire) 〜といえば十分 (~이라고만) 말하두자 pakanka pasakyti diezgan, ja teiktu cukuplah dengan mengatakan bahawa we kunnen volstaan met te zeggen det får være nok å si wystarczy powiedzieć د اکافی ده چی ووایم basta dizer e destul să spunem достаточно сказать stačí povedať naj zadošča, če rečem dovoljno je da kažem jag behöver bara säga ขอแค่พูด şu kadarını söylemek yeter ki ... 只要說...就足夠了 достатньо сказати مجھے صرف اتنا کہنا ہے chỉ cần nói rằng 只要说...就足够了
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