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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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presentable
(prɪˈzɛntəbəl)adj
1. fit to be presented or introduced to other people
2. fit to be displayed or offered
preˈsentableness, preˌsentaˈbility n
preˈsentably adv
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pre•sent•a•ble
(prɪˈzɛn tə bəl)adj.
1. capable of being presented.
2. of sufficiently good appearance; fit to be seen.
[1400–50]
pre•sent`a•bil′i•ty, pre•sent′a•ble•ness, n.
pre•sent′a•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | presentable - fit to be seen; "presentable clothes" respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman" |
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presentable
adjective
1. tidy, elegant, well groomed, becoming, trim, spruce, dapper, natty (informal), smartly dressed, fit to be seen She managed to make herself presentable in time for work.
tidy unpresentable
tidy unpresentable
2. satisfactory, suitable, decent, acceptable, proper, good enough, respectable, not bad (informal), tolerable, passable, O.K. or okay (informal) His score had reached a presentable total.
satisfactory unacceptable, unsatisfactory, poor, not good enough, below par, not up to scratch, rubbishy
satisfactory unacceptable, unsatisfactory, poor, not good enough, below par, not up to scratch, rubbishy
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presentable
adjectiveProper in appearance:
Informal: decent.
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Translations
صالِح للتَّقْديم، لائِق
reprezentační
præsentabel
szalonképes
frambærilegur, boîlegur
reprezentačný
görünüşü düzgüniyi görünümlü
presentable
[prɪˈzentəbl] ADJ → presentableare you presentable? (= dressed) → ¿estás visible?
to make sth presentable → arreglar algo
I must go and make myself presentable → voy a arreglarme un poco
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
presentable
adj clothes, room → präsentabel, vorzeigbar; food → akzeptabel, in Ordnung; to be presentable (person) → sich sehen lassen können; to look presentable (person) → akzeptabel aussehen, präsentabel aussehen; it’s not very presentable → damit kann man sich nicht gut sehen lassen; to make something presentable → etw so herrichten, dass man es zeigen kann; to make oneself presentable → sich zurechtmachen; you’re not presentable enough to go → du siehst nicht akzeptabel genug aus, um dorthin zu gehen
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presentable
[prɪˈzɛntəbl] adj → presentabileto make o.s. presentable → rendersi presentabile, mettersi in ordine
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present2
(priˈzent) verb1. to give, especially formally or ceremonially. The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.
2. to introduce. May I present my wife (to you)?
3. to arrange the production of (a play, film etc). The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.
4. to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving. She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.
5. to bring (oneself); to appear. He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.
preˈsenter nounpreˈsentable adjective
suitable to be seen, introduced etc. You don't look very presentable in those clothes.
ˌpresenˈtation (pre-) noun1. the act of presenting. the presentation of the prizes; the presentation of a new play; (also adjective) a presentation ceremony; a presentation gold watch.
2. the manner in which written work etc is presented or set out. Try to improve the presentation of your work.
3. a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc. This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.
present arms to hold a rifle upright in front of one, as a salute.
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