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convenient

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con·ven·ient  (kn-vnynt)
adj.
1. Suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs: a convenient time to receive guests; a convenient excuse for not going.
2.
a. Easy to reach; accessible: a bank with branches at six convenient locations.
b. Close at hand; near: an apartment that is convenient to shopping and transportation.
3. Obsolete Fitting and proper; suitable.

[Middle English, from Latin convenins, convenient-, present participle of convenre, to be suitable, fit; see convene.]

con·venient·ly adv.

convenient
Adjective
1. suitable or opportune
2. easy to use
3. nearby [Latin convenire to be in accord with]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.convenient - suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"
accessible - capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"
expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
inconvenient - not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone"
2.convenient - large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions"
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

convenient
adjective 2. useful, practical, handy, serviceable, labour-saving << OPPOSITE useless
adjective 3. nearby, available, accessible, handy, at hand, within reach, close at hand, just round the corner << OPPOSITE inaccessible
Translations
convenient [kənˈviːnɪənt] adj (= useful) → útil; [place] → conveniente; [time] → oportuno;
if it is convenient for you → si le viene bien

convenient [kənˈviːnɪənt] adjcommode;
if it is convenient to you → si cela vous convient, si cela ne vous dérange pas

convenient [kənˈviːnɪənt] adjgünstig;
(handy) → praktisch;
(house etc) → günstig gelegen;
if it is convenient to you → wenn es Ihnen (so) passt, wenn es Ihnen keine Umstände macht

convenient [kənˈviːnɪənt] adjconveniente, comodo/a;
if it is convenient to you → se per lei va bene, se non la incomoda

convenient
adj convenient [kənˈviːnjənt]
1 suitable; not causing trouble or difficulty When would it be convenient for me to come? gerieflik مُلائِم، مُناسِب подходящ vhodný passende; bekvem; belejlig günstig βολικός, κατάλληλος conveniente, cómodo; adecuado, oportuno (hora) sobiv راحت؛ بی دردسر sopiva commode מַתאִים सुविधाजनक prikladan, zgodan alkalmas cocok, tepat hentugur comodo 都合のよい 알맞은 tinkamas piemērots; izdevīgs sesuai gelegen komend bekvem, høvelig, passende, beleilig odpowiedni conveniente convenabil удобный vhodný primeren zgodan lämplig, läglig, passande เหมาะสม uygun, müsait 合適的;不麻煩的 зручний مناسب، سهولت thuận tiện 方便的
2 easy to use, run etc a convenient size of house. gerieflike مُريح пригоден vyhovující bekvem; pasende, nem praktisch βολικός, εύχρηστος conveniente, cómodo, práctico mugav مناسب؛ راحت mukava, sopiva commode נוֹח सुगम्य praktičan kényelmes sesuai hentugur comodo 便利な 편리한 patogus ērts mudah digunakan handig passende, passelig, høvelig wygodny conveniente convenabil подходящий vyhovujúci prikladen prigodan behändig, praktisk, bekväm สะดวก rahat, kullanışlı 實用的,易用的 придатний آرام ده، پر آسائش thuận lợi
3 easy to reach etc; accessible Keep this in a convenient place. gerieflike سَهل الوصول إلَيه удобен příhodný nem geeignet πρόχειρος, προσβάσιμος adecuado; bien situado, accesible käepärane در دسترس kätevä pratique נָגִיש समीप priručan, udoban elérhető praktis aðgengilegur; handhægur pratico 手近な 가까운 patogus, tinkamas ērts; viegli sasniedzams mudah didatangi handig passende, høvelig, like i nærheten av dogodny, łatwo dostępny acessível accesibil доступный vhodný dostopen podesan lättillgänglig ที่สามารถเข้าถึงได้ elaltı, yakın 近便的 зручний مناسب، موزوں dễ đi đến 便
adv conˈveniently
geriefshalwe بِصورَة مُريحَة / مُلائِمَه удобно vhodně, příhodně nemt; belejligt; bekvemt geeignet βολικά convenientemente, adecuadamente, cómodamente sobivalt بطور آسان sopivasti commodément בְּצוּרָה נוֹחָה सुविधापूर्वक prigodan, zgodan kényelmesen secara praktis þægilega comodamente 都合よく 알맞게, 편리하게 tinkamai, patogiai, specialiai ērti; piemēroti; izdevīgi dengan mudah gelegen komend, handig i passende avstand fra, like i nærheten av, bekvemt odpowiednio, wygodnie convenientemente (în mod) convenabil удобно vhodne pripravno povoljno lämpligen, utan olägenhet อย่างสะดวก rahatça, kolayca 方便地 зручно آرام ده طور پر، مناسب طور پر một cách thuận lợi 便
n conˈvenience
1 the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty the convenience of living near the office. gerief مُلائِمَه، سُهولَه، راحَه удобство výhoda bekvemmelighed; nemhed der Vorteil ευκολία, βολή comodidad, conveniencia, ventaja mugavus, hüve راحتی؛ آسودگی sopivuus, etu commodité נוֹחוּת सुविधा prikladnost, pogodnost kényelem kenyamanan þægindi, hagkvæmni comodità 便利 편리함 patogumas ērtība; izdevīgums kemudahan gemak bekvemmelighet, letthet, anvendelighet wygoda conveniência comoditate преимущество výhoda ugodnost pogodnost bekvämlighet, förmånlighet, fördel ความสะดวก uygunluk 方便 зручність آرام، موزونيت sự thuận tiện 便
2 any means of giving ease or comfort the conveniences of modern life. gerief وَسائِل راحَه удобства vymoženost bekvemmelighed; komfort die Annehmlichkeit άνεση comodidad mugavus وسیلۀ رفاه؛ تسهیلات mukavuudet commodité(s) סִדוּר נוֹח उचित या उपयुक्त संयम udobnost komfort kemudahan þægindi comodità 便利なもの 편리한 것, (문명의) 이기 patogumai ērtības; labierīcības kemudahan gemak komfort, bekvemmelighet, behagelighet udogodnienie comodidade confort удобство vymoženosť ugodnost(i) pogodnost bekvämlighet เครื่องอำนวยความสะดวก kolaylık, rahatlık 便利設施 комфорт, вигоди آسائش tiện nghi 便利
3 (alsopublic convenience) a public lavatory. openbare gerief مِرحاض обществена тоалетна toaleta offentligt toilet öffentliche Bedürfnisanstalt δημόσια τουαλέτα aseos públicos avalik tualettruum مستراح همگانی mukavuuslaitos toilettes שֵרוּתִים צִבּורִים @@@שֵירוּתִים צִיבּורִיים$$$ प्रसाधन गृह javni zahod nyilvános illemhely toilet almenningssalerni, aðstaða gabinetto pubblico 公衆便所 공중 변소 tualetas tualete tandas awam toilet offentlig toalett toaleta sanitário toaletă уборная toaleta javno stranišče javni toalet bekvämlighetsinrättning, offentlig toalett ห้องสุขา umumî helâ 公共廁所 громадський туалет غسل خان‍ہ یا پاخان‍ہ وغیره nhà vệ sinh công cộng 厕所


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