Adaptation (disambiguation)

ad·e·quate (

-kw

adj.

1. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need. See Synonyms at sufficient.

2. Barely satisfactory or sufficient: The skater's technique was only adequate.

[Latin adaequtus, past participle of adaequre, to equalize : ad-, ad- + aequre, to make equal, from aequus, equal.]

ade·qua·cy (-kw

-s

), ade·quate·ness n.

ade·quate·ly adv.

adequate [ˈædɪkwɪt]

adj

able to fulfil a need or requirement without being abundant, outstanding, etc.

[from Latin adaequāre to equalize, from ad- to + aequus equal]

adequacy [ˈædɪkwəsɪ] n

adequately adv

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Adj.	1.	adequate - having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task" equal satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" inadequate, unequal - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"
	2.	adequate - sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" enough, decent sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"
	3.	adequate - about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" fair to middling, passable, tolerable satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"

adequate

adjective

1. passable, acceptable, middling, average, fair, ordinary, moderate, satisfactory, competent, mediocre, so-so (informal), tolerable, up to scratch (informal), presentable, unexceptional One in four people are without adequate homes.
passable lacking, inadequate, unsatisfactory, scant, meagre, deficient

2. sufficient, enough, capable, suitable, requisite an amount adequate to purchase another house
sufficient short, inadequate, insufficient, unsuitable

Translations

adequate [ˈædɪkwɪt] ADJ

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

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
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
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 typewriter is perfectly adequate → esta máquina de escribir me sirve perfectamente
to feel adequate to a task → sentirse capacitado para una tarea

3. (pej) (= 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

adequate [ˈædɪkwət] adj

(= sufficient) [amount, supply, pay] → suffisant(e); [protection, security] → suffisant(e)

(= satisfactory, up to standard) [performance] → satisfaisant(e); [home] → acceptable
to feel adequate to the task → se sentir Ã la hauteur de la tÃ¢che

adequate

adj → adäquat; (= sufficient also) supply, heating system → ausreichend; time → genügend inv; excuse → angemessen; to be adequate (= sufficient) → (aus)reichen, genug sein; (= good enough) → zulänglich or adäquat sein; this is just not adequate → das ist einfach unzureichend or (not good enough also) → nicht gut genug; more than adequate → mehr als genug; heating → mehr als ausreichend; there are no words adequate to express my gratitude → meine Dankbarkeit läßt sich in Worten gar nicht ausdrücken; to be adequate to the task → der Aufgabe (dat) → gewachsen sein

adequate [ˈædɪkwɪt] adj (amount, supply) adequate (for/to do sth) → sufficiente (a/per fare qc); (reward, description, explanation) adequate (for) → adeguato/a (a); (tool) adequate (to) → adatto/a (a); (essay, performance) → passabile; (person) → all'altezza
to feel adequate to a task → sentirsi all'altezza di un compito

adequate

adj adequate [ˈӕdikwət]

sufficient; enough He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs. voldoende كَافِ достатъчен přiměřený, úměrný tilstrækkelig; passende hinreichend, angemessen επαρκής, ικανοποιητικός suficiente, adecuado küllaldane کافی riittävä suffisant מַספִּיק पर्याप्त dostatan megfelelő memadai, cukup nægilegur adeguato, sufficiente 十分な 충분한 pakankamas atbilstošs; pietiekams cukup voldoende tilstrekkelig wystarczający suficiente suficient, destul достаточный primeraný, postačujúci zadosten dovoljan tillräcklig, adekvat พอเพียง yeterli 足夠的 відповідний, адекватний کافی đủ 足够的

adv adequately

voldoende بِصُورَة كَافِيه съответно přiměřeně, úměrně tilstrækkeligt; passende angemessen αρκετά, επαρκώς suficientemente küllaldaselt به اندازه کافی riittävästi suffisamment בְּמִידָה מַסְפֶּקֶת पर्याप्त रूप में dostatno kellően, megfelelően cukup nægilega sufficientemente 適切に 적당히 pakankamai atbilstoši; pietiekami dengan secukupnya adequaat tilstrekkelig, brukbart wystarczająco suficientemente suficient, destul достаточно primerane zadostno dovoljno tillräckligt อย่างพอเพียง yeterince 足夠地，適當地 відповідно, адекватно پوری طرح tương xứng 足够地，适当地

n adequacy

voldoendheid كِفَايَة годност přiměřenost tilstrækkelighed die Angemessenheit επάρκεια suficiencia, aceptabilidad vastavus کفایت؛ بسندگی riittävyys, sopivuus justesse מְסַפֶּק, מַתְאִים पर्याप्तता dostatnost megfelelés sesuai, kecukupan nægjanleiki, það að nægja/duga adeguatezza 適切 타당성 pakankamumas atbilstība; pietiekamība kecukupan adequaatheid tilstrekkelighet dostateczność adequação adecvare достаточность adekvátnosť, primeranosť ustreznost dovoljnost tillräcklighet ความพอเพียง yeterlilik 足夠 відповідність, адекватність کفایت ، موزونیت sự tương xứng 足够

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