adequate

adequate
adjective
1) angemessen, adäquat (to Dat.); (suitable) passend
2) (sufficient) ausreichend
3) (acceptable) annehmbar
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['ædikwət]
adjective
(sufficient; enough: He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.) hinreichend, angemessen
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ad·equate
[ˈædɪkwət]
adj
1. (sufficient) ausreichend, genügend attr; excuse angemessen
2. (suitable) angemessen, adäquat geh
to find \adequate words die passenden Worte finden
▪ \adequate to sth einer S. dat angemessen
4. (barely sufficient) zulänglich
to be \adequate [aus]reichen
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['dIkwɪt]
adj
adäquat; (= sufficient also) supply, heating system ausreichend; time genügend inv; excuse angemessen

this is just not adequate — das ist einfach unzureichend or (not good enough also) nicht gut genug

more than adequate — mehr als genug; heating mehr als ausreichend

there are no words adequate to express my gratitude — meine Dankbarkeit läßt sich in Worten gar nicht ausdrücken

to be adequate to the task — der Aufgabe (dat) gewachsen sein

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adequate [ˈædıkwət] adj (adv adequately)
1. adäquat, angemessen (to dat):
be adequate to den Anforderungen (gen) genügen
2. ausreichend, genügend:
the food was adequate for all of us das Essen reichte für uns alle
3. (ganz) passabel (Leistung etc)
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adjective
1) angemessen, adäquat (to Dat.); (suitable) passend
2) (sufficient) ausreichend
3) (acceptable) annehmbar
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adj.
adäquat adj.
angemessen adj.
ausreichend adj.
entsprechend adj.
hinreichend adj.

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