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sufficient [səˈfɪʃənt] adj 1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate 2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs Compare necessary [3e] 3. Archaic competent; capable n
a sufficient quantity [from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice] sufficiently adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sufficient adjective adequate, enough, ample, satisfactory, enow (archaic) There was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction. not enough, inadequate, insufficient, short, poor, scant, meagre, sparse, deficient Translations sufficient [səˈfɪʃənt] ADJ 1. (before noun) → suficiente given sufficient time → con suficiente tiempo if the matter is of sufficient importance → si el asunto es lo bastante importante or lo suficientemente importante 2. to be sufficient → bastar, ser suficiente ten minutes is quite sufficient → con diez minutos basta or es suficiente it is sufficient to say that → basta decir or es suficiente decir que ... sufficient unto the day (is the evil thereof) → ya nos preocuparemos de eso cuando llegue el momento sufficient adj → genügend, ausreichend, genug inv; maturity, temperature → genügend attr, → ausreichend; reason, condition, explanation, translation → hinreichend; funds → ausreichend, hinreichend; evidence → ausreichend; is that sufficient reason for his dismissal? → ist das Grund genug or ein ausreichender Grund, ihn zu entlassen?; to be sufficient → genügen, ausreichen, genug sein; thank you, that’s sufficient → danke, das genügt or reicht; I think you have drunk quite sufficient → ich glaube, Sie haben genug getrunken; we haven’t got sufficient to live on → wir haben nicht genug zum Leben; sufficient unto the day (is the evil thereof) (Prov) → der morgige Tag wird für sich selber sorgen sufficient [səˈfɪʃ/ənt] adj sufficient (for) → sufficiente (per) that's sufficient → basta così do you have sufficient money? → hai abbastanza soldi? sufficient [səˈfɪʃ/ənt] adj sufficient (for) → sufficiente (per) that's sufficient → basta così do you have sufficient money? → hai abbastanza soldi? 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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| It was true I had many and good friends, and I was blessed with interests and occupations which I had often declared sufficient to satisfy any not too exacting human being. Upon the whole, the controversy seems of no great importance to those who believe the Holy Scriptures sufficient to teach the way of salvation, but of whatever moment it may be thought, there are not proofs sufficient to decide it. They who act without sufficient thought, will often fall into unsuspected danger. |
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