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convenience [kənˈviːnɪəns] n
1. the state or quality of being suitable or opportune the convenience of the hour 2. a convenient time or situation at your convenience at a time suitable to you at your earliest convenience Formal as soon as possible 5. usefulness, comfort, or facility 6. an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device 7. Euphemistic chiefly Brit a lavatory, esp a public one make a convenience of to take advantage of; impose upon ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
convenience noun 2. suitability, fitness, appropriateness, opportuneness She was delighted with the convenience of this arrangement. 3. usefulness, utility, serviceability, handiness The convenience of digital cameras means that more and more people are buying them nowadays. usefulness inconvenience, uselessness 4. accessibility, availability, nearness, handiness They miss the convenience of London's tubes and buses. 5. appliance, facility, comfort, amenity, labour-saving device, help The chalets have all the modern conveniences. at your convenience at a suitable time, at your leisure, in your own time, whenever you like, in your spare time, in a spare moment Please call me to set up an appointment at your convenience. Translations convenience [kənˈviːniəns] A. N 1. (= comfort) → comodidad f; (= advantage) → ventaja f, provecho m at your earliest convenience → tan pronto como le sea posible you can do it at your own convenience → puede hacerlo cuando le venga mejor or (LAm) le convenga for your convenience an envelope is enclosed → para facilitar su contestación adjuntamos un sobre it is a great convenience to be so close → resulta muy práctico estar tan cerca B. CPD convenience foods NPL → comidas fpl fáciles de preparar; (= ready-cooked meals) → platos mpl preparados convenience [kənˈviːniəns] n (= ease) → commodité f for sb's convenience (= to suit sb) → à la convenance de qn at your convenience (when you prefer) → quand cela vous convient; (as you prefer) → comme cela vous convient at your earliest convenience → dans les meilleurs délais, le plus tôt possible (= piece of equipment) → confort m all modern conveniences (= all mod cons) (British) → avec tout le confort moderne, tout confort convenience foods npl (= ingredients) → aliments mpl tout préparé (= complete dishes) → plats mpl cuisinés convenience store (mainly US) n → commerce qui reste ouvert tard le soir)m de proximité > convenience n no pl (= usefulness, advantageousness) → Annehmlichkeit f; (= functionalness) → Zweckmäßigkeit f; for the sake of convenience → aus praktischen Gründen; marriage of convenience → Vernunftehe f no pl for your convenience → zum gefälligen Gebrauch; these chairs are for the convenience of customers → diese Stühle sind für unsere Kunden gedacht; he did not find that date to his convenience → der Termin passte ihm nicht or kam ihm nicht gelegen; at your own convenience → zu einem Ihnen angenehmen Zeitpunkt, wann es Ihnen passt (inf); at your earliest convenience (Comm) → möglichst bald, baldmöglichst (form) (= convenient thing, amenity) → Annehmlichkeit f; a house with all modern conveniences → ein Haus mit allem modernen Komfort (Brit form: = public convenience) → (öffentliche) Toilette, Bedürfnisanstalt f (dated form) convenience [kənˈviːnɪəns] n a. (of house, plan, person) → comodità at your earliest convenience (Comm) → appena possibile at your convenience → a suo comodo b. conveniences npl (amenities, of house) → comodità fpl all modern conveniences (Brit) all mod cons → tutte le comodità moderne c. (frm) (toilet) → gabinetto convenience [kənˈviːnɪəns] n a. (of house, plan, person) → comodità at your earliest convenience (Comm) → appena possibile at your convenience → a suo comodo b. conveniences npl (amenities, of house) → comodità fpl all modern conveniences (Brit) all mod cons → tutte le comodità moderne c. (frm) (toilet) → gabinetto 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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Lady Susan, in a letter to her brother-in-law, has declared her intention of visiting us almost immediately; and as such a visit is in all probability merely an affair of convenience, it is impossible to conjecture its length. The post to the south went out on the next day; and the early hour of the morning at which the messenger called for our letters made it a matter of ordinary convenience to write overnight. "Well, I suppose you are not afraid of them, in any case," said Agatha, knowing the contrary, but recognizing the convenience of shaming Gertrude into silence. |
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