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re·new·a·ble

(rĭ-no͞o′ə-bəl, -nyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. Capable of being renewed: a renewable membership; renewable subscriptions.

2. Relating to or being a commodity or resource, such as solar energy or firewood, that is inexhaustible or replaceable by new growth.

re·new′a·bil′i·ty (-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

re·new′a·bly adv.

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re·new·a·ble

(rĭ-no͞o′ə-bəl)

Relating to a natural resource, such as solar energy or wood, that is never used up or that can be replaced by new growth. Compare nonrenewable.

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Adj.	1.	renewable - that can be renewed or extended; "a renewable lease"; "renewable subscriptions" nonrenewable, unrenewable - that can not be renewed; "books on that shelf are unrenewable"; "gas and oil are nonrenewable resources"
	2.	renewable - capable of being renewed; replaceable; "renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible" inexhaustible - incapable of being entirely consumed or used up; "an inexhaustible supply of coal"

Translations

قَابِلٌ لِلتـَجْدِيدمُمْكِن تَجْديدُه، قابِل للتَّجْديد

obnovitelný

vedvarende

erneuerbar

ανανεώσιμος

renovable

uusittava

renouvelable reconductible

obnovljiv

megújítható

endurnÿjanlegur

rinnovabile

再び始められる

재생 가능한

obnoviteľný

förnyelsebar

ไม่มีวันหมด

yenilenebilirsüresi uzatılabilir

có thể thay mới

可再生的更新的

renewable

[rɪˈnjuːəbl] ADJ [contract] → renovable; [energy, resources] → no perecedero

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

renewable

[rɪˈnjuːəb^əl]

adj → renouvelable
renewable energy → énergies fpl renouvelables

renewables npl → énergies fpl renouvelables

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

renewable

adj contract, licence etc → erneuerbar, verlängerbar; passport, bill of exchange → verlängerbar; energy, resource → erneuerbar; (= must be renewed) → zu erneuern/verlängern; some library books are not renewable → einige Bibliotheksbücher können nicht verlängert werden

n renewables

pl → erneuerbare Energiequellen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

renewable

[rɪˈnjuːəbl] adj → rinnovabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

renew

(rəˈnjuː) verb

1. to begin, do, produce etc again. He renewed his efforts; We must renew our attack on drug abuse.

2. to cause (eg a licence) to continue for another or longer period of time. My television licence has to be renewed in October.

3. to make new or fresh or as if new again. The panels on the doors have all been renewed.

reˈnewable adjective

reˈnewal noun

renewable

→ قَابِلٌ لِلتـَجْدِيد obnovitelný vedvarende erneuerbar ανανεώσιμος renovable uusittava renouvelable obnovljiv rinnovabile 再び始められる 재생 가능한 hernieuwbaar fornybar odnawialny renovável возобновляемый förnyelsebar ไม่มีวันหมด yenilenebilir có thể thay mới 可再生的

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This agreement was to continue in operation four years, and to be renewable for a similar term, unless some unforeseen contingency should render a modification necessary.

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