reliable

re·li·a·ble

 (rĭ-lī′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being relied on; dependable: a reliable assistant; a reliable car.

2. Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

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re·li′a·bil′i·ty, re·li′a·ble·ness n.

re·li′a·bly adv.

Synonyms: reliable, dependable, responsible, trustworthy, trusty
These adjectives mean worthy of reliance or trust: a reliable source of information; a dependable worker; a responsible babysitter; a trustworthy report; a trusty assistant.

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reliable

(rɪˈlaɪəbəl)

adj

able to be trusted; predictable or dependable

reˌliaˈbility, reˈliableness n

reˈliably adv

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re•li•a•ble

(rɪˈlaɪ ə bəl)

adj.

capable of being relied on; consistently dependable in character, judgment, performance, or result.

[1560–70]

re•li`a•bil′i•ty, re•li′a•ble•ness, n.

re•li′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	reliable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" dependable trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" undependable, unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
	2.	reliable - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" dependable, honest, true trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
	3.	reliable - conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" authentic trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"

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reliable

adjective

1. dependable, trustworthy, honest, responsible, sure, sound, true, certain, regular, stable, faithful, predictable, upright, staunch, reputable, trusty, unfailing, tried and true She was efficient and reliable.
dependable irresponsible, unreliable, untrustworthy, undependable

2. safe, dependable, tried and tested, well-built, failsafe, well-engineered Japanese cars are so reliable.

3. definitive, sound, attested, dependable, trustworthy, well-founded There is no reliable evidence.

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reliable

adjective

Capable of being depended upon:

dependable, responsible, solid, sound, trustworthy, trusty.

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Translations

مَوْثُوق بِهِمَوْثوق بِه، يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْهِ

spolehlivý

pålidelig

zuverlässigverlässlich

αξιόπιστος

fiablefidedignoformalsegurosolvente

luotettava

fiablesérieuxsûr

pouzdan

áreiîanlegurhelgur dómurmenjar; minjar

affidabileattendibileattendibilit...fidatofiducia

信頼できる

믿을 수 있는

betrouwbaar

pålitelig

godny zaufania

confiávelfiável

надежныйнадёжный

verodostojenvreden zaupanjazanesljiv

pålitlig

เชื่อถือได้

güvenilir

đáng tin cậy

可信赖的可靠的

reliable

[rɪˈlaɪəbl] ADJ

1. (= dependable) [person, firm] → digno de confianza, formal; [ally] → en el que se puede confiar; [car] → seguro, fiable; [method] → de fiar
she's very reliable → puedes confiar completamente en ella, es una persona muy formal
they provide a cheap and reliable service → proporcionan un servicio barato y fiable

2. (= trustworthy) [information, figures, guide, indicator] → fiable; [evidence, report, description, account] → fidedigno; [memory] → de fiar
reliable sources → fuentes fpl fidedignas

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reliable

[rɪˈlaɪəb^əl] adj

[person, employee, firm] → fiable
He's not very reliable → Il n'est pas très fiable.

[information, source, witness] → fiable

[method, machine] → fiable
a reliable car → une voiture fiable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reliable

adj → zuverlässig; person also → verlässlich; firm, company → seriös, vertrauenswürdig

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reliable

[rɪˈlaɪəbl] adj (report, source) → attendibile; (machine) → affidabile; (person, trustworthy) → fidato/a, che dà affidamento; (capable) → capace; (method) → sicuro/a
a reliable source of information → una fonte attendibile

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rely

(rəˈlai) : rely on verb

1. to depend on or need. The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me. maak staat يَعْتَمِد على разчитам contar com spoléhat na sich verlassen auf være afhængig af βασίζομαι, υπολογίζωcontar con toetuma متی بودن؛ وابسته بودن riippua compter sur לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי विश्वास करना uzdati se u, osloniti se na számít vkire, vmire tergantung reiða sig á contare su* 頼る 의지하다 priklausyti būt atkarīgam; paļauties bergantung vertrouwen op, zich verlaten opstole på, være avhengig av zdać się na زړه تړل.تكبه كول،اعتيار كول،باوركول contar com a conta pe зависеть spoliehať sa na zanašati se osloniti se vara beroende av อาศัย güvenmek, itimat etmek 依靠，仰賴 покладатися بھروسہ کرنا phụ thuộc 依靠

2. to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen). Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it. vertrou يَثِق، يَعْتَمِد разчитам confiar počítat (s) vertrauen auf stole på εμπιστεύομαι, βασίζομαι σε κπ. confiar en, contar con lootma اعتماد کردن luottaa compter sur לִסמוֹך עַל- निर्भर करना pouzdati se (meg)bízik vkiben, vmiben mempercayai treysta contare su* 当てにする 믿다 pasitikėti paļauties; ticēt mempercayai vertrouwen op, rekenen opstole påpolegać اعتماد کول confiar a conta pe; a se baza pe полагаться; доверять počítať (s) zanesti se pouzdati se lita på เชื่อใจ güvenmek, itimat etmek 信賴, 信任 довіряти انحصار کرنا tin tưởng 信赖, 信任

reˈliable (-ˈlai-) adjective

(negative unreliable) able to be trusted. Is he reliable?; Is this information reliable? betroubaar مَوْثوق بِه، يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْهِ надежден de confiança spolehlivý zuverlässig pålidelig αξιόπιστοςfiable, de confianza usaldatav قابل اطمینان luotettava fiableאמין विश्वास योग्य pouzdan, pouzdana osoba megbízható bisa dipercaya áreiðanlegur affidabile 信頼できる 믿을 수 있는 patikimas uzticams; drošs boleh dipercayai betrouwbaarpålitelig, til å stole pågodny zaufania, rzetelny دويساوړ، داعتمادوړ دډاډوړ، اعتبارى، باورى de confiança de încredere; sigur надёжный; достоверный spoľahlivý zanesljiv pouzdan pålitlig เชื่อถือได้ güvenilir 可信賴的 надійний; достовірний قابل اعتبار có thể tin tưởng 可信赖的

reˌliaˈbility noun

betroubaarheid إعْتِمادِيَّه، وُثوقِيَّه надеждност confiança spolehlivost die Zuverlässigkeit pålidelighed αξιοπιστίαfiabilidad usaldatavus اعتبار؛ قابلیت اطمینان luotettavuus sérieuxאמינות विश्वसनीयता pouzdanost megbízhatóság sifat bisa dipercaya áreiðanleiki affidabilità 信頼性 신뢰성 patikimumas uzticamība; paļāvība kebenaran betrouwbaarheidpålitelighet niezawodność, rzetelność ډاډه توب، باورى توب confiança trăinicie; siguranţă надежность; достоверность spoľahlivosť zanesljivost pouzdanost pålitlighet ความเชื่อถือ güvenilirlik 可靠性 надійність; достовірність اعتماد sự đáng tin tưởng 可靠性

reˈliably (-ˈlai-) adverb

from a reliable source; by a reliable person. I am reliably informed that the Prime Minister is going to resign. betroubaar بصورةٍ موثوقَه надеждно confiantemente spolehlivě zuverlässig pålideligt; fra en pålidelig kilde από αξιόπιστη πηγή por una fuente fiable, por medios fiables usaldusväärselt به طور قابل اعتماد luotettavasti de source sûre מִמָקור מְהֵימַן विश्वासपूर्वक, विश्वस्त रीति से pouzdano megbízható forrásból dari sumber yang dipercaya eftir áreiðanlegum heimildum (da fonte sicura) 確かに 신뢰할 수 있게 patikimai ticami; droši dari sumber yang boleh dipercayai betrouwbaarfra pålitelig hold wiarogodnie په اعتماد، په ډاډه زړه seguramente din sursă sigură достоверно spoľahlivý zanesljivo pouzdano tillförlitligt, vederhäftigt จากแหล่งที่เชื่อถือได้ emin olarak 可靠地 надійно قابل اعتماد طریقے سے đáng tin cậy 可靠地

reˈliance (-ˈlai-) noun

a country's reliance on aid from other countries; a child's reliance on its mother. afhanklikheid إعْتِماد، ثِقَه упование dependência spoléhání das Vertrauen afhængighed εξάρτησηdependencia sõltuvus اعتماد؛ دلگرمی riippuvaisuus dépendanceתלות जिस पर विश्वास किया जाए, निर्भर किया जाए, निर्भरता pouzdanje, oslonac bizalom ketergantungan það að vera háður/reiða sig á dipendenza, affidamento たより 의존 priklausomybė paļaušanās (uz kaut ko) kebergantungan afhankelijkheid avhengighet poleganie, zaufanie باور، اعتبار، تكيه، ويسا، ډاډ dependência sprijin доверие spoliehanie sa (na) odvisnost oslanjanje tillit, förtröstan ความพึ่งพา bağımlılık 依靠，仰賴 довіра, впевненість آسرا sự nhờ cậy 依靠

reˈliant adjective

afhanklik واثِق، مُعْتَمِد على доверчив dependente odkázaný, spoléhající se vertrauensvoll afhængig εξαρτώμενοςdependiente sõltuv متکی؛ اعتماد کننده riippuvainen dépendant, confiantתלוי भरोसा करने वाला koji se uzda (oslanja) bizalommal levő tergantung háður, sem reiðir sig á e-ð/e-n dipendente, fiducioso 信頼している 의지하고 있는 priklausomas paļāvīgs bergantung afhankelijkavhengigufny متکی dependente bazat pe уверенный; зависимый odkázaný, spoliehajúci sa odvisen zavisan tillits-, förtröstansfull น่าเชื่อถือ bağımlı, muhtaç 依靠的 упевнений پُر اعتماد đáng tin cậy 依靠的

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reliable

→ مَوْثُوق بِهِ spolehlivý pålidelig zuverlässig αξιόπιστος fidedigno luotettava fiable pouzdan affidabile 信頼できる 믿을 수 있는 betrouwbaar pålitelig godny zaufania confiável, fiável надежный pålitlig เชื่อถือได้ güvenilir đáng tin cậy 可靠的

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reliable

a. [person] formal, responsable; seguro-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

reliable

adj (device) fiable

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