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man·age·a·ble
(măn′ĭ-jə-bəl)adj.
Capable of being managed or controlled: manageable problems.
man′age·a·bil′i·ty, man′age·a·ble·ness n.
man′age·a·bly adv.
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manageable
(ˈmænɪdʒəbəl)adj
able to be managed or controlled
ˌmanageaˈbility, ˈmanageableness n
ˈmanageably adv
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Adj. | 1. | manageable - capable of being managed or controlled compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke manipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" |
2. | manageable - capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences" |
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manageable
adjective
1. easy, convenient, handy, user-friendly, wieldy The table folds down into a manageable zipped carrying bag.
easy hard, demanding, difficult
easy hard, demanding, difficult
2. achievable, possible, reasonable, viable, feasible, practicable, attainable, doable it gives the person a manageable goal
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manageable
adjectiveCapable of being governed:
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Translations
سَهْل الإنْقِياد، مُمْكِن قِيادتُهيُـمْكِنُ تَـحْقِيقَهيُمْكِن تَنْفيذُه
zvládnutelnýovladatelnýpoddajný
overkommeligmedgørlig
hallittavissa oleva
upravljiv
irányíthatómegcsinálható
viîráîanlegur
処理できる
관리할 수 있는
zvládnuteľný
lätthanterlig
ที่จัดการได้
idare edilirüstesinden gelinebiliryapılabilir
có thể xoay xở được
manageable
[ˈmænɪdʒəbl] ADJ1. (= controllable) [size, number, level, rate] → razonable; [situation] → controlable; [problem] → que se puede solucionar; [vehicle] → manejable, fácil de maniobrar; [hair] → dócil
she reduces complex issues to manageable proportions → reduce cuestiones muy complejas a algo de proporciones manejables
she reduces complex issues to manageable proportions → reduce cuestiones muy complejas a algo de proporciones manejables
2. (= achievable) [task] → que se puede realizar
this cycle ride is quite manageable, even for children → este recorrido en bicicleta es fácil de realizar, incluso para los niños
this cycle ride is quite manageable, even for children → este recorrido en bicicleta es fácil de realizar, incluso para los niños
3. (= docile) [person, child, animal] → dócil
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
manageable
[ˈmænɪdʒəbəl] adj (= reasonable) [size, proportions, number, level] → raisonnable, gérable
[task] → faisable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
manageable
adj child → folgsam, fügsam; horse → fügsam; amount, job, task → zu bewältigen; hair → leicht frisierbar, geschmeidig; number, proportions → überschaubar; car → leicht zu handhaben; since the treatment he’s been less violent, more manageable → seit der Behandlung ist er nicht mehr so gewalttätig, man kann besser mit ihm umgehen or zurechtkommen; the children are no longer manageable for her → sie wird mit den Kindern nicht mehr fertig; is that manageable for you? → schaffen Sie das?; the situation is manageable → die Situation lässt sich in den Griff bekommen; this company is just not manageable → es ist unmöglich, dieses Unternehmen (erfolgreich) zu leiten; to keep something to a manageable level → etw im überschaubaren Rahmen halten; you should try and keep the book within manageable limits → Sie sollten versuchen, das Buch in überschaubaren Grenzen zu halten; pieces of a more manageable size → Stücke, die leichter zu handhaben sind, Stücke pl → in handlicher Größe; a job of manageable size → eine überschaubare Aufgabe; the staircase isn’t manageable for an old lady → die Treppe ist für eine alte Dame zu beschwerlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
manageable
[ˈmænɪdʒəbl] adj (car, boat, size, proportions) → maneggevole; (person) → trattabile, arrendevole; (task) → fattibilemanageable hair → capelli mpl docili al pettine
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
manage
(ˈmӕnidʒ) verb1. to be in control or charge of. My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.
2. to be manager of. James manages the local football team.
3. to deal with, or control. She's good at managing people.
4. to be able to do something; to succeed or cope. Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?
ˈmanageable adjective (negative unmanageable).
1. that can be controlled. The children are not very manageable.
2. that can be done. Are you finding this work manageable?
ˌmanageaˈbility nounˈmanagement noun
1. the art of managing. The management of this company is a difficult task.
2. or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group. The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.
ˈmanager – feminine ˌmanageˈress – noun a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc. the manager of the new store.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
manageable
→ يُـمْكِنُ تَـحْقِيقَه zvládnutelný overkommelig machbar εύχρηστος manejable hallittavissa oleva gérable upravljiv gestibile 処理できる 관리할 수 있는 beheersbaar håndterlig kierowalny manejável посильный lätthanterlig ที่จัดการได้ üstesinden gelinebilir có thể xoay xở được 易管理的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
manageable
a. manejable; dócil.
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