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pre·sent·a·ble

(prĭ-zĕn′tə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being given, displayed, or offered: presentable gifts; presentable attire.

2. Fit for introduction to others: presentable relatives.

pre·sent′a·bil′i·ty, pre·sent′a·ble·ness n.

pre·sent′a·bly adv.

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Adv.

presentably - in a presentable manner; "years ago in her white-painted infancy it must have hung presentably on the deck of some luxury liner"

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presentably

[prɪˈzentəblɪ] ADV presentably dressed → vestido de manera presentable

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presentably

adv → annehmbar, akzeptabel; you have to be presentably dressed to get into that bar → man muss angemessen angezogen sein, wenn man in diese Bar will

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