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manageable

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man·age·a·ble  (mn-j-bl)
adj.
That can be managed or controlled: manageable problems.

manage·a·bili·ty, manage·a·ble·ness n.
manage·a·bly adv.

manageable [ˈmænɪdʒəbəl]
adj
able to be managed or controlled
manageability  less commonly, manageableness n
manageably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.manageable - capable of being managed or controlled
compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"
obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
manipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
2.manageablemanageable - capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"

manageable
adjective
1. easy, convenient, handy, user-friendly, wieldy The table folds down into a manageable zipped carrying bag.
easy hard, demanding, difficult
2. achievable, possible, reasonable, viable, feasible, practicable, attainable, doable it gives the person a manageable goal
Translations
manageable [ˈmænɪdʒəbl] ADJ
1. (= controllable) [size, number, level, rate] → razonable; [situation] → controlable; [problem] → que se puede solucionar; [vehicle] → manejable, fácil de maniobrar; [hair] → dócil
she reduces complex issues to manageable proportionsreduce cuestiones muy complejas a algo de proporciones manejables
2. (= achievable) [task] → que se puede realizar
this cycle ride is quite manageable, even for childreneste recorrido en bicicleta es fácil de realizar, incluso para los niños
3. (= docile) [person, child, animal] → dócil

manageable [ˈmænɪdʒəbəl] adj
(= reasonable) [size, proportions, number, level] → raisonnable, gérable
[task] → faisable

manageable
adj childfolgsam, fügsam; horsefügsam; amount, job, taskzu bewältigen; hairleicht frisierbar, geschmeidig; number, proportionsüberschaubar; carleicht zu handhaben; since the treatment he’s been less violent, more manageableseit der Behandlung ist er nicht mehr so gewalttätig, man kann besser mit ihm umgehen or zurechtkommen; the children are no longer manageable for hersie wird mit den Kindern nicht mehr fertig; is that manageable for you?schaffen Sie das?; the situation is manageabledie Situation lässt sich in den Griff bekommen; this company is just not manageablees ist unmöglich, dieses Unternehmen (erfolgreich) zu leiten; to keep something to a manageable leveletw im überschaubaren Rahmen halten; you should try and keep the book within manageable limitsSie sollten versuchen, das Buch in überschaubaren Grenzen zu halten; pieces of a more manageable sizeStücke, die leichter zu handhaben sind, Stücke plin handlicher Größe; a job of manageable sizeeine überschaubare Aufgabe; the staircase isn’t manageable for an old ladydie Treppe ist für eine alte Dame zu beschwerlich

manageable [ˈmænɪdʒəbl] adj (car, boat, size, proportions) → maneggevole; (person) → trattabile, arrendevole; (task) → fattibile
manageable hair → capelli mpl docili al pettine
manageable [ˈmænɪdʒəbl] adj (car, boat, size, proportions) → maneggevole; (person) → trattabile, arrendevole; (task) → fattibile
manageable hair → capelli mpl docili al pettine

manageable سهل القيادة zvládnutelný overkommelig machbar εύχρηστος manejable hallittavissa oleva gérable savladiv gestibile 処理できる 관리할 수 있는 beheersbaar håndterlig kierowalny manejável поддающийся управлению lätthanterlig ที่จัดการได้ üstesinden gelinebilir có thể xoay xở được 易管理的


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At the hour I now speak of she had joined me, under pressure, on the terrace, where, with the lapse of the season, the afternoon sun was now agreeable; and we sat there together while, before us, at a distance, but within call if we wished, the children strolled to and fro in one of their most manageable moods.
She has the flexible face, the manageable voice, and the dramatic knack which fit a woman for character-parts and disguises on the stage.
It was a hard, long gale, gray clouds and green sea, heavy weather undoubtedly, but still what a sailor would call manageable.
 
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