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un·der·stand·a·ble

 (ŭn′dər-stăn′də-bəl)
adj.
1. Capable of being understood: an understandable sentence.
2. Expected or accepted under the circumstances: Their anger is understandable, given what happened.

un′der·stand′a·bil′i·ty n.
un′der·stand′a·bly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.understandably - in an intelligible mannerunderstandably - in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"
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Translations

understandably

[ˌʌndəˈstændəblɪ] ADV
1. (= intelligibly) [speak, explain] → de manera clara or comprensible
2. (= naturally) understandably, he was very upsettenía un disgusto muy grande, y era comprensible
he's understandably reluctant to talk about the affairse muestra reacio a hablar del asunto, y es comprensible
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

understandably

[ˌʌndərˈstændəbli] advon le comprend
The duke is understandably proud of her → Le duc est, on le comprend, fier d'elle.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

understandably

adv
(= intelligibly)verständlich
(= reasonably, naturally)verständlicherweise, begreiflicherweise
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

understandably

[ˌʌndəˈstændəblɪ] advcomprensibilmente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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