eligible

el·i·gi·ble  (l-j-bl)

adj.

1. Qualified or entitled to be chosen: eligible to run for office; eligible for retirement.

2. Desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage: an eligible bachelor.

3. Football Allowed under the rules to catch a forward pass: an eligible receiver.

n.

A person who is eligible.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin ligibilis, from Latin ligere, to select; see elect.]

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eli·gi·bili·ty n.

eli·gi·bly adv.

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eligible [ˈɛlɪdʒəb^əl]

adj

1. fit, worthy, or qualified, as for an office or function

2. desirable and worthy of being chosen, esp as a spouse an eligible young man

[from Late Latin ēligibilis able to be chosen, from ēligere to elect]

eligibility  n

eligibly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

eligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" qualified - meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job" ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits"

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eligible

adjective

1. entitled, fit, qualified, suited, suitable You could be eligible for a university scholarship.
entitled unsuitable, ineligible, unqualified, unsuited

2. available, free, single, unmarried, unattached Britain's most eligible bachelor

Translations

eligible [ˈelɪdʒəbl] ADJ → elegible; (= desirable) → deseable, atractivo
to be eligible for (= suitable) → cumplir los requisitos para; (= entitled) → tener derecho a
an eligible young man → un buen partido
he's the most eligible bachelor in town → es el soltero más cotizado de la ciudad

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eligible [ˈɛlɪdʒɪb^əl] adj

(= entitled) [person] (to benefits, compensation) → éligible; (for membership) → éligible
to be eligible for sth [+ benefits, scholarship, compensation, tax relief] → avoir droit à qch; [+ membership] → être éligible à qch
to be eligible for a pension → avoir droit à la retraite
to be eligible for parole [prisoner] → pouvoir demander la liberté conditionnelle, avoir droit à la liberté conditionnelle
to be eligible to do sth → avoir le droit de faire qch
Almost half the population are eligible to vote
BUT Près de la moitié de la population remplit les critères pour voter.

(= marriageable) an eligible bachelor → un beau parti, un bon parti

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eligible

adj

→ infrage or in Frage kommend; (for competition etc) → teilnahmeberechtigt; (for student flights, grants etc) → berechtigt; (for membership) → aufnahmeberechtigt; to be eligible for parole → für Bewährung infrage or in Frage kommen; to be eligible for a job/an office → für einen Posten/ein Amt infrage or in Frage kommen; to be eligible for a pension → pensionsberechtigt sein; an eligible bachelor → ein begehrter Junggeselle

(= able to be elected) → wählbar

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eligible [ˈɛlɪdʒəbl] adj (suitable) eligible (for) → idoneo/a (a); (for membership) → che ha i requisiti richiesti (per); (public office) → eleggibile a
to be eligible for a pension → essere pensionabile
he's a very eligible young man → è un buon partito

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eligible [ˈɛlɪdʒəbl] adj (suitable) eligible (for) → idoneo/a (a); (for membership) → che ha i requisiti richiesti (per); (public office) → eleggibile a
to be eligible for a pension → essere pensionabile
he's a very eligible young man → è un buon partito

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eligible

adj eligible [ˈelidʒəbl]

1 suitable or worthy to be chosen the most eligible candidate. verkiesbaar مُؤَهَّل للأنْتِخاب подходящ за ибиране přijatelný kvalificeret; valgbar geeignet κατάλληλος, άξιος idóneo, apto soovitatav مناسب؛ شایسته kelpoinen qualifié, acceptable רָאוּי לְהִיבָּחֵר योग्य vrijedan odabira megfelelő; partiképes laik, memenuhi syarat hæfur; ákjósanlegur adatto, idoneo 望ましい 선임될 자격이 있는 tinkamas, vertas piemērots; pieņemams sesuai geschikt egnet, passende, valgbar pożądany, odpowiedni apto po­tri­vit, bun приемлемый prijateľný ustrezen pogodan passande, lämplig เหมาะสม uygun, layık, münasip 符合被推選條件的 підхожий, придатний انتخاب وغیرہ کا موزوں thích hợp 符合被推选的条件的

2 qualified or entitled Is he eligible to join the national team? geskik جَدير избираем způsobilý kvalificeret berechtigt κατάλληλος, που διαθέτει τα προσόντα cualificado kõlblik واجد شرایط؛ مستحق pätevä admissible מָתאִים सुयोग्य prikladan alkalmas berhak hæfur, sem kemur til greina idoneo 適格の 적격인 turintis teisę atbilstošs prasībām layak in aanmerking komend kvalifisert, berettiget (til) nadający się qualificado calificat имеющий право oprávnený upravičen pogodan kvalificerad, berättigad คุณสมบัตเหมาะ gerekli nitelikleri taşıyan, seçilebilir 合格的 такий, що може бути обраний موزوں، قابل có đủ tư cách 合格的

n eligiˈbility

verkiesbaarheid اهلِيَّه للإنْتِخاب приемлив vhodnost kvalificering; valgbarhed die Eignung καταλληλότητα eligibilidad, idoneidad kõlblikkus واجد شرایط بودن kelpoisuus admissibilité כְּשִירוּת לְהִיבָּחֵר निर्वाह्य योग्यता izberivost, prikladnost alkalmasság, választhatóság kelaikan hæfni; það að koma til greina; kjörgengi idoneità 適格性 피선거 자격 tinkamumas, teisės turėjimas piemērotība; atbilstība prasībām kelayakan geschiktheid kvalifikasjon(er), berettigelse; valgbarhet kwalifikacje elegibilidade eligibilitate приемлемость vhodnosť ustreznost pogodnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม seçilebilme; elverişlilik, uygunluk 合格 право на обрання; придатність قابلیت sự thích hợp 合格