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advantageous [ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] adj
producing advantage advantageously adv advantageousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
advantageous adjective 1. beneficial, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, of service, convenient, worthwhile, expedient Free exchange of goods was advantageous to all. beneficial unfortunate, useless, detrimental, unhelpful, unfavourable 2. superior, dominating, commanding, dominant, important, powerful, favourable, fortuitous, win-win She was determined to prise what she could from an advantageous situation. Translations advantageous [ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] ADJ [offer, position] → ventajoso, provechoso to be advantageous to sb → ser ventajoso or provechoso para algn → beneficiar a algn advantageous [ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] adj [position] → avantageux/euse advantageous to sb → avantageux/euse pour qn advantageous advantageous [ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] adj advantageous (to) → vantaggioso/a (per) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This latter question need not be further discussed at present; but when Thrasymachus says that the life of the unjust is more advantageous than that of the just, his new statement appears to me to be of a far more serious character. "My great and good friends," he said to his brother sovereigns, "it will be advantageous to you to learn that some questions are more complex and perilous than others, presenting a greater number of points upon which it is possible to differ. She is poor, and may naturally seek an alliance which must be advantageous to herself; you know your own rights, and that it is out of my power to prevent your inheriting the family estate. |
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