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applicable [ˈæplɪkəbəl əˈplɪkə-] adj
being appropriate or relevant; able to be applied; fitting applicability , applicableness n applicably adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
applicable adjective appropriate, fitting, fit, suited, useful, suitable, relevant, to the point, apt, pertinent, befitting, apposite, apropos, germane, to the purpose What is reasonable for one family is not applicable for another. wrong, irrelevant, inappropriate, unsuitable, inapplicable Translations applicable [əˈplɪkəbəl] adj (= relevant) → applicable to be applicable to sth → valoir pour qch if applicable → le cas échéant where applicable → éventuellement (= in force) [law, rule] → en vigueur The law is applicable from January → La loi entre en vigueur au mois de janvier. applicable adj → anwendbar (→ to auf +acc); (on forms) → zutreffend (to für); that isn’t applicable to you → das trifft auf Sie nicht zu, das gilt nicht für Sie; not applicable (on forms) → entfällt, nicht zutreffend 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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| Thus the most vexatious and violent disputes would often arise between the fishermen, were there not some written or unwritten, universal, undisputed law applicable to all cases. If we call an individual man 'skilled in grammar', the predicate is applicable also to the species and to the genus to which he belongs. Numerous inventors of mechanism applicable to the guidance of balloons came to propose their systems, but he would accept none; and, when he was asked whether he had discovered something of his own for that purpose, he constantly refused to give any explanation, and merely busied himself more actively than ever with the preparations for his journey. |
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