agreeable

agreeable
adjective
1) (pleasing) angenehm; erfreulich [Anblick]
2) (coll.): (willing to agree)

be agreeable [to something] — [mit etwas] einverstanden sein

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adjective (pleasant: She is a most agreeable person.) angenehm
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agree·able
[əˈgri:əbl̩]
adj
1. (pleasant) angenehm; weather freundlich
he's quite an \agreeable guy er ist ein recht netter Bursche
\agreeable spot hübsches Fleckchen [Erde] fam
mutually \agreeable für beide [Seiten] akzeptabel [o annehmbar]
to be \agreeable to sb für jdn akzeptabel [o annehmbar] sein
3. (consenting)
to be \agreeable to sth einer S. dat zustimmen, mit etw dat einverstanden sein
bring your wife too, if she's \agreeable bring deine Frau mit, wenn sie einverstanden ist
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[ə'griːəbl]
adj
1) (= pleasant) angenehm; decor, behaviour nett
2) pred (= willing to agree) einverstanden

are you agreeable to that?, is that agreeable to you? — sind Sie damit einverstanden?

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agreeable [əˈɡriːəbl] adj (adv agreeably)
1. angenehm (to dat oder für):
agreeably surprised (disappointed) angenehm überrascht (enttäuscht)
2. liebenswürdig, sympathisch, nett (Person etc)
3. einverstanden (to mit):
be agreeable to doing sth damit einverstanden oder bereit sein, etwas zu tun;
is that agreeable to you? sind Sie damit einverstanden?
4. (to) übereinstimmend (mit), entsprechend (dat), gemäß (dat)
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adjective
1) (pleasing) angenehm; erfreulich [Anblick]
2) (coll.): (willing to agree)

be agreeable [to something] — [mit etwas] einverstanden sein

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adj.
angenehm adj.

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