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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 [kənˈviːnɪənt]
adj
1. suitable for one's purpose or needs; opportune
2. easy to use
3. close by or easily accessible; handy
[from Latin conveniēns appropriate, fitting, from convenīre to come together, be in accord with, from venīre to come]
conveniently  adv
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
1. suitable, fitting, fit, handy, satisfactory, befitting The family found it more convenient to eat in the kitchen.
2. useful, practical, handy, serviceable, labour-saving Pre-prepared foods are a tempting and convenient option.
useful awkward, useless, unsuitable, inconvenient
4. appropriate, timely, suited, suitable, beneficial, well-timed, opportune, seasonable, helpful She will try to arrange a mutually convenient time for an interview.
Translations
convenient [kənˈviːnɪənt] ADJ
1. (= suitable) → conveniente; [tool, device] → práctico, útil; [size] → idóneo, cómodo
if it is convenient to yousi le viene bien
when it is convenient for youcuando le venga bien
would tomorrow be convenient?¿le viene bien mañana?
is it convenient to call tomorrow?¿le viene bien llamar mañana?
it is convenient to live hereresulta práctico vivir aquí
her death was certainly convenient for him (iro) → es cierto que su muerte fue oportuna para él
at a convenient momenten un momento oportuno
we looked for a convenient place to stopbuscamos un sitio apropiado para parar
it's not a convenient time for mea esa hora no me viene bien
2. (= near) [place] → bien situado, accesible
the house is convenient for the shopsla casa está muy cerca de las tiendas
the hotel is convenient for the airportel hotel está bien situado con respecto al aeropuerto
he put it on a convenient chairlo puso en una silla que estaba a mano

convenient [kənˈviːniənt] adj
[method] → commode
if it is convenient to you → si cela vous convient, si cela ne vous dérange pas
[place, location] → bien situé(e)
to be convenient for sth → être bien situé(e) par rapport à qch
The hotel is convenient for the airport → L'hôtel est bien situé par rapport à l'aéroport.
[time]
It's not a convenient time for me → C'est une heure qui ne m'arrange pas.
to be convenient for sb
Would Monday be convenient for you? → Est-ce que lundi vous conviendrait?

convenient
adj (= useful, functional)zweckmäßig, praktisch; area, house (for shops etc) → günstig gelegen; timegünstig, passend; at a more convenient timezu einem passenderen or günstigeren Zeitpunkt; if it is convenientwenn es Ihnen (so) passt; if it is convenient to or for youwenn es Ihnen (so) passt, wenn es Ihnen keine Umstände macht; a place/time convenient for all of usein Ort, der/eine Zeit, die uns allen passt or für uns alle günstig ist; is tomorrow convenient (to or for you)?passt (es) Ihnen morgen?, geht es morgen?; he sat down on a convenient chairer setzte sich auf einen Stuhl, der gerade da stand; the trams are very convenient (= nearby)die Straßenbahnhaltestellen liegen sehr günstig; (= useful)die Straßenbahn ist sehr praktisch; a convenient place to stopeine geeignete or günstige Stelle zum Anhalten; is there a convenient train?gibt es einen geeigneten or passenden Zug?; her resignation was most convenient (for him)ihr Rücktritt kam (ihm) äußerst gelegen; how convenient!sehr günstig!

convenient [kənˈviːnɪənt] adj (tool, size, place) → comodo/a; (event, time, occasion) → adatto/a, opportuno/a
the house is convenient for the shops → la casa è vicina ai or comoda per i negozi
if it is convenient to you → se per lei va bene, se non la incomoda
would tomorrow be convenient? → andrebbe bene domani?
is it convenient to call tomorrow? → potrei passare domani?

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 편한 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;方便的 зручний مناسب، سهولت thuận tiện 便
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 용이한 patogus ērts mudah digunakan handig passende, passelig, høvelig wygodny conveniente convenabil подходящий vyhovujúci prikladen prigodan behändig, praktisk, bekväm สะดวก rahat, kullanışlı 實用的,好用的 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, 편리한 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 方便取得的 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 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 便利性 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 편리 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
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) 화장실 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

convenient مناسب vhodný belejlig praktisch κατάλληλος conveniente kätevä pratique pogodan conveniente 都合のよい 편리한 geschikt beleilig wygodny conveniente удобный praktisk สะดวก uygun thuận tiện 方面的


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