sufficient

suf·fi·cient

 (sə-fĭsh′ənt)

adj.

1. Being as much as is needed; adequate; enough.

2. Archaic Competent; qualified.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sufficiēns, sufficient-, present participle of sufficere, to suffice; see suffice.]

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suf·fi′cient·ly adv.

Synonyms: sufficient, acceptable, adequate, enough, satisfactory
These adjectives mean being what is needed without being in excess: has sufficient income to retire comfortably; made acceptable grades; put in an adequate supply of wood; drew enough water to fill the tub; offered a satisfactory sum for the property.

Antonym: insufficient

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sufficient

(səˈfɪʃənt)

adj

1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate

2. (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

[C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice]

sufˈficiently adv

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suf•fi•cient

(səˈfɪʃ ənt)

adj.

1. adequate for the purpose; enough.

2. Logic. (of a condition) such that its existence leads to the occurrence of a given event or the existence of a given thing. Compare necessary (def. 4c).

3. Archaic. competent.

[1350–1400; < Latin sufficient-,sufficiēns, present participle of sufficere to suffice]

suf•fi′cient•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food" ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

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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

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sufficient

adjective

1. Being what is needed without being in excess:

adequate, comfortable, competent, decent, enough, satisfactory.

2. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent:

acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, tolerable.

Informal: OK, tidy.

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Translations

كافٍ

dostdostatečný

noktilstrækkelig

genügendausreichendhinreichend

επαρκής

suficientebastante

riittävä

suffisant

nægilegur

sufficienteadeguatobastantebastevole

voldoende

suficiente

достаточный

dovolj

yeterli

足够的

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

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sufficient

[səˈfɪʃ^ənt] adj [number, amount, time, evidence, information] → suffisant(e)
sufficient money → suffisamment d'argent
to be sufficient → être suffisant(e)
to be sufficient for sth → suffire à qch
to be sufficient to do sth → suffire à faire qch

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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

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sufficient

[səˈfɪʃ/ənt] adj sufficient (for) → sufficiente (per)
that's sufficient → basta così
do you have sufficient money? → hai abbastanza soldi?

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suffice

(səˈfais) verb

to be enough for a purpose or person. Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday? voldoen يَكْفي стигам bastar (po)stačit genügen være nok αρκώllegar, ser suficiente, bastar piisama كفايت كردن riittää suffire לְהַספִּיק पर्याप्त होना dostajati, zadovoljavati elég (vkinek) mencukupi nægja bastare 十分である 충분하다 užtekti, pakakti pietikt; būt diezgan memadai genoeg zijnvære nok wystarczać کفایت کول bastar a ajunge быть достаточным (po)stačiť zadostovati biti dovoljan vara nog, räcka till เพียงพอ yetmek 滿足 бути достатнім; вистачати کافی ہونا đủ để đáp ứng 满足

sufficient adjective

enough. We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs? voldoende كافٍ достатъчен suficiente dost genügend nok; tilstrækkelig αρκετός, επαρκήςsuficiente, bastante piisavalt, küllalt كافي riittävä assez, suffisantמספיק बस, काफी, पर्याप्त, यथेष्ट dovoljan, dostatan elegendő cukup nægilegur sufficiente 十分な 충분한 pakankamas, užtektinas pietiekošs mencukupi voldoendenok, tilstrekkeligwystarczający کافی، مناسب suficiente destul, suficient достаточный dosť dovolj dovoljan tillräcklig ที่พอเพียง yeterli 足夠的 достатній کافی đủ 足够的

sufˈficiency noun

voldoendheid كِفايَه، مِقْدار كافٍ достатъчност suficiência dostatek das Auskommen tilstrækkelighed επάρκειαsuficiencia piisavus كفايت riittävyys quantité suffisante מִידָה מַספֶּקֶת पर्याप्तता, पर्याप्त राशि, पर्याप्त आमदनी dovoljnost, dostatnost elegendő mennyiség keadaan cukup nægjanleiki sufficienza 十分 충분 pakankamumas pietiekams daudzums kecukupan toereikendheid tilstrekkelig wystarczająca ilość, zapas کفایت suficiência cantitate suficientă достаточность; достаток dostatok zadostnost dovoljnost tillräcklig mängd ความพอเพียง yeterlik 充足 достаток; достатність خوشحالی sự đủ 充足

sufˈficiently adverb

voldoende بصورةٍ كافِيَه достатъчно suficientemente dostatečně genügend tilstrækkeligt αρκετάsuficientemente piisavalt به قدر كفايت riittävästi suffisamment בְּמִידָה מַספֶּקֶת पर्याप्त मात्रा में dovoljno eléggé berkecukupan nægilega sufficientemente 十分に 충분히 pakankamai pietiekami; diezgan secukupnya voldoendetilstrekkelig, nok wystarczająco د کفایت په اندازه suficientemente suficient достаточно dostatočne dovolj dovoljno tillräckligt อย่างพอเพียง yeter derecede 充足地 достатньо کافی طور پر đầy đủ 充足地

suffice it to say

I need only say. dis genoeg om te sê يَكْفي أن أقول достатъчно е да се каже basta dizer stačí jen říci es genüge zu sagen lad det blot være sagt φτάνει να πω basta con decir, sólo hay que decir piisab kui öelda ...كافيست كه بگويم sanottakoon vain, että qu'il suffise de dire מַספִּיק לוֹמָר मैं केवल यही कहुंगा कि dosta je ako se kaže da elég az hozzá, hogy hanya perlu mengatakan það nægir að nefna (basti dire) ～といえば十分 (~이라고만) 말하두자 pakanka pasakyti diezgan, ja teiktu cukuplah dengan mengatakan bahawa we kunnen volstaan met te zeggen det får være nok å si wystarczy powiedzieć د اکافی ده چی ووایم basta dizer e destul să spunem достаточно сказать stačí povedať naj zadošča, če rečem dovoljno je da kažem jag behöver bara säga ขอแค่พูด şu kadarını söylemek yeter ki ... 只要說...就足夠了 достатньо сказати مجھے صرف اتنا کہنا ہے chỉ cần nói rằng 只要说...就足够了

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sufficient

a. suficiente;

adv. suficientemente.

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sufficient

adj suficiente

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