satisfactory

satisfactory
adjective
zufriedenstellend; angemessen [Bezahlung]

‘satisfactory’ — (as school mark) "ausreichend"

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[-'fæktəri]
adjective ((negative unsatisfactory) giving satisfaction; good enough to satisfy: Your work is not satisfactory; The condition of the sick man is satisfactory.) befriedigend
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sat·is·fac·tory
[ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri, AM ˌsæt̬-]
adj zufriedenstellend, befriedigend; MED zufriedenstellend; SCH, UNIV ≈ befriedigend
\satisfactory condition zufriedenstellender Zustand
highly \satisfactory (approv) äußerst zufriedenstellend
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["stIs'fktərI]
adj
befriedigend, zufriedenstellend; account, completion of contract zufriedenstellend; (= only just good enough) ausreichend, hinlänglich attr; reason triftig, einleuchtend; excuse angemessen, annehmbar; (in exams) ausreichend, befriedigend

to bring sth to a satisfactory conclusion — etw zufriedenstellend zum Abschluss bringen

to be in a satisfactory condition (Med) — sich in einem zufriedenstellenden Zustand befinden

work is proceeding at a satisfactory pace —

how satisfactory do you find the new conditions? — wie sind Sie mit den neuen Verhältnissen zufrieden?

his work is only just satisfactory — seine Arbeit ist gerade noch annehmbar or (Sch) befriedigend

this is just not satisfactory! — das geht so nicht!

it's hardly satisfactory being given only one hour's notice — das geht doch nicht, wenn einem nur eine Stunde vorher Bescheid gesagt wird

an offer of 8% is simply not satisfactory — ein Angebot von 8% reicht einfach nicht

your attitude is not satisfactory — Ihre Einstellung lässt zu wünschen übrig

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satisfactory adj (adv satisfactorily)
1. befriedigend, zufriedenstellend, hinreichend
2. REL sühnend, Sühne…
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adjective
zufriedenstellend; angemessen [Bezahlung]

‘satisfactory’ — (as school mark) "ausreichend"

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adj.
befriedigend adj.
zufrieden stellend adj.
zufriedenstellend (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.

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