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understandable adjective 1. reasonable, natural, normal, justified, expected, inevitable, legitimate, logical, predictable, accountable, on the cards (informal), foreseeable, to be expected, justifiable, unsurprising, excusable, pardonable His unhappiness was understandable. 2. comprehensible, clear, straightforward, coherent, lucid, user-friendly, easy to understand, crystal clear, unambiguous, intelligible, digestible, perspicuous He writes in a simple and understandable way. Translations understandable [ˌʌndəˈstændəbl] ADJ 1. (= comprehensible) [theory, statement] → comprensible he writes in a simple and understandable way → escribe de una forma simple y comprensible 2. (= natural) [reaction, feeling] → comprensible an understandable desire to do sth → un deseo comprensible de hacer algo "his car broke down and he was late for work" - "well, that's understandable" → -se le averió el coche y llegó tarde al trabajo -bueno, eso es comprensible it is understandable that → se comprende que ... it is very understandable that → se comprende perfectamente que ... understandable [ˌʌndərˈstændəbəl] adj (= natural) [reaction, concern, anger, attitude] → compréhensible perfectly understandable → parfaitement compréhensible it is understandable that ... → il est compréhensible que + subj ... (= comprehensible) [language, statement, theory] → compréhensible understandable adj (= intelligible) → verständlich (= reasonable, natural) → verständlich, begreiflich understandable [ˌʌndəˈstændəbl] adj → comprensibile understandable [ˌʌndəˈstændəbl] adj → comprensibile 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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| Concerning the old carpenter who fixed the bed for the writer, I only mentioned him because he, like many of what are called very common people, became the nearest thing to what is understandable and lovable of all the grotesques in the writer's book. He had always looked on Elizabeth as an ordinary good fellow, a girl whose mind worked in a more or less understandable way. It is understandable that a theory of their 'genius' was invented for them long ago because they have power |
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