comfortable

comfortable
adjective
1) bequem [Bett, Sessel, Schuhe, Leben]; komfortabel [Haus, Hotel, Zimmer]; (fig.) ausreichend [Einkommen, Rente]

a comfortable victory — ein leichter Sieg

a comfortable majority — eine gute Mehrheit

2) (at ease)

be/feel comfortable — sich wohl fühlen

make yourself comfortable — machen Sie es sich (Dat.) bequem

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adjective
1) (in comfort; pleasantly relaxed: He looked very comfortable in his chair.) gemütlich, entspannt
2) (producing a good physical feeling: a comfortable chair.) bequem
3) (financially secure without being rich: a comfortable standard of living.) reichlich
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com·fort·able
[ˈkʌm(p)ftəbl̩, AM -fɚt̬əbl̩]
adj
1. (offering comfort) atmosphere behaglich; clothes, furniture, position bequem; house, hotel, room komfortabel; income, pension ausreichend; temperature angenehm
2. (at ease)
to be [or feel] \comfortable sich akk wohl fühlen
are you \comfortable? sitzt du bequem?
to feel \comfortable with sth mit etw zufrieden sein
to make oneself \comfortable es sich dat bequem machen
make yourself \comfortable mach es dir bequem
3. MED (not in dangerous condition) wohlauf geh
the patient is \comfortable der Patient hat keine Beschwerden
4. (financially stable) bequem, sorgenfrei
to live a \comfortable life in gesicherten Verhältnissen leben
to make a \comfortable living ein komfortables Einkommen haben
5. SPORT (substantial) beachtlich, deutlich
to have a \comfortable lead deutlich in Führung liegen
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['kʌmfətəbl]
adj
1) armchair, bed, shoes, life, position bequem; room, hotel etc komfortabel; temperature angenehm

to make sb/oneself comfortable — es jdm/sich bequem machen

the sick man had a comfortable night — der Kranke hatte or verbrachte eine ruhige Nacht

the patient/his condition is comfortable —

are you comfortable?, asked the nurse — liegen/sitzen etc Sie bequem?, fragte die Schwester

are you too hot? – no, I'm just comfortable — ist es Ihnen zu heiß? – nein, es ist angenehm so

2) (fig) income, pension ausreichend; life geruhsam, angenehm; majority, lead sicher; winner überlegen; figure mollig

he's very comfortable to be with — bei ihm fühlt man sich sehr wohl

she had quite a comfortable feeling about it — sie hatte ein gutes Gefühl dabei

to feel comfortable with sb/sth — sich bei jdm/etw wohlfühlen

I'm not very comfortable about it —

I'm not too comfortable about giving her the job — mir ist nicht ganz wohl bei dem Gedanken, ihr die Stelle zu geben

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comfortable [ˈkʌmfə(r)təbl; ˈkʌmftəbl] adj (adv comfortably)
1. komfortabel, bequem, behaglich, gemütlich:
make o.s. comfortable es sich bequem machen;
are you comfortable? haben Sie es bequem?, sitzen oder liegen etc Sie bequem?;
feel comfortable sich wohlfühlen;
the patient is comfortable der Patient hat keine Beschwerden;
have a comfortable win over SPORT leicht oder mühelos gewinnen gegen
2. bequem, sorgenfrei:
live in comfortable circumstances, be comfortably off in angenehmen Verhältnissen leben
3. a) ausreichend, recht gut (Einkommen etc)
b) be comfortable (oder comfortably off) einigermaßen wohlhabend sein
4. tröstlich
5. angenehm, wohltuend
6. besonders SPORT komfortabel, beruhigend (Vorsprung, Führung)
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adjective
1) bequem [Bett, Sessel, Schuhe, Leben]; komfortabel [Haus, Hotel, Zimmer]; (fig.) ausreichend [Einkommen, Rente]

a comfortable victory — ein leichter Sieg

a comfortable majority — eine gute Mehrheit

2) (at ease)

be/feel comfortable — sich wohl fühlen

make yourself comfortable — machen Sie es sich (Dat.) bequem

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adj.
behaglich adj.
bequem adj.
gemütlich adj.
komfortabel adj.
trostreich adj.
tröstlich adj.

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