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con·ven·ience
(kən-vēn′yəns)n.
1. The quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs: the convenience of living near shops, schools, and libraries.
2. Personal comfort or advantage: services that promote the customer's convenience.
3. Something that increases comfort or saves work: household conveniences such as a washing machine, an electric can opener, and disposable diapers. See Synonyms at amenity.
4. A suitable or agreeable time: Fill out the form at your earliest convenience.
5. Chiefly British A lavatory.
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convenience
(kənˈviːnɪəns)n
1. the state or quality of being suitable or opportune: the convenience of the hour.
2. a convenient time or situation
3. at your convenience at a time suitable to you
4. at your earliest convenience formal as soon as possible
5. usefulness, comfort, or facility
6. an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device
7. euphemistic chiefly Brit a lavatory, esp a public one
8. make a convenience of to take advantage of; impose upon
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con•ven•ience
(kənˈvin yəns)n.
1. the quality of being convenient.
2. anything, as an appliance, that saves or simplifies work or adds to one's ease or comfort.
3. a convenient situation or time: at your convenience.
4. advantage or accommodation; comfort.
5. Chiefly Brit. lavatory.
adj. 6. easy to obtain, use, or reach; made for convenience.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]
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| Noun | 1. |  convenience - the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| 2. | convenience - the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan" suitability, suitableness - the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips" inconvenience - the quality of not being useful or convenient | |
| 3. |  convenience - a toilet that is available to the publiccomfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room facility - something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities" ladies' room, powder room - a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building latrine - a public toilet in a military area men's, men's room - a public toilet for men | |
| 4. |  convenience - a device or control that is very useful for a particular jobdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" gadgetry - appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry" gimbal - an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips injector - a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) mod con - modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house |
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convenience
noun
2. suitability, fitness, appropriateness, opportuneness She was delighted with the convenience of this arrangement.
3. usefulness, utility, serviceability, handiness The convenience of digital cameras means that more and more people are buying them nowadays.
usefulness inconvenience, uselessness
usefulness inconvenience, uselessness
4. accessibility, availability, nearness, handiness They miss the convenience of London's tubes and buses.
5. appliance, facility, comfort, amenity, labour-saving device, help The chalets have all the modern conveniences.
at your convenience at a suitable time, at your leisure, in your own time, whenever you like, in your spare time, in a spare moment Please call me to set up an appointment at your convenience.
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convenience
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Translations
مِرحاضمُلائِمَه، سُهولَه، راحَهوَسائِل راحَه
toaletavýhodavymoženost
bekvemmelighedkomfortnemhed
mukavuus
komfortnyilvános illemhely
almenningssalerni, aîstaîaòægindiòægindi, hagkvæmni
vymoženosť
prikladnost
kolaylıkrahatlıkumumî helâuygunluk
convenience
[kənˈviːniəns]A. N
1. (= comfort) → comodidad f; (= advantage) → ventaja f, provecho m
at your earliest convenience → tan pronto como le sea posible
you can do it at your own convenience → puede hacerlo cuando le venga mejor or (LAm) le convenga
for your convenience an envelope is enclosed → para facilitar su contestación adjuntamos un sobre
it is a great convenience to be so close → resulta muy práctico estar tan cerca
at your earliest convenience → tan pronto como le sea posible
you can do it at your own convenience → puede hacerlo cuando le venga mejor or (LAm) le convenga
for your convenience an envelope is enclosed → para facilitar su contestación adjuntamos un sobre
it is a great convenience to be so close → resulta muy práctico estar tan cerca
B. CPD convenience foods NPL → comidas fpl fáciles de preparar; (= ready-cooked meals) → platos mpl preparados
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
convenience
[kənˈviːniəns] n (= ease) → commodité f
for sb's convenience (= to suit sb) → à la convenance de qn
at your convenience (when you prefer) → quand cela vous convient; (as you prefer) → comme cela vous convient
at your earliest convenience → dans les meilleurs délais, le plus tôt possible
for sb's convenience (= to suit sb) → à la convenance de qn
at your convenience (when you prefer) → quand cela vous convient; (as you prefer) → comme cela vous convient
at your earliest convenience → dans les meilleurs délais, le plus tôt possible
(= piece of equipment) → confort m
all modern conveniences (= all mod cons) (British) → avec tout le confort moderne, tout confortconvenience foods npl (= ingredients) → aliments mpl tout préparé (= complete dishes) → plats mpl cuisinésconvenience store (mainly US) n → commerce m de proximité (qui reste ouvert tard le soir)
all modern conveniences (= all mod cons) (British) → avec tout le confort moderne, tout confortconvenience foods npl (= ingredients) → aliments mpl tout préparé (= complete dishes) → plats mpl cuisinésconvenience store (mainly US) n → commerce m de proximité (qui reste ouvert tard le soir)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
convenience
n
no pl (= usefulness, advantageousness) → Annehmlichkeit f; (= functionalness) → Zweckmäßigkeit f; for the sake of convenience → aus praktischen Gründen; marriage of convenience → Vernunftehe f
no pl for your convenience → zum gefälligen Gebrauch; these chairs are for the convenience of customers → diese Stühle sind für unsere Kunden gedacht; he did not find that date to his convenience → der Termin passte ihm nicht or kam ihm nicht gelegen; at your own convenience → zu einem Ihnen angenehmen Zeitpunkt, wann es Ihnen passt (inf); at your earliest convenience (Comm) → möglichst bald, baldmöglichst (form)
(= convenient thing, amenity) → Annehmlichkeit f; a house with all modern conveniences → ein Haus mit allem modernen Komfort
(Brit form: = public convenience) → (öffentliche) Toilette, Bedürfnisanstalt f (dated form)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
convenience
[kənˈviːnɪəns] na. (of house, plan, person) → comodità
at your earliest convenience (Comm) → appena possibile
at your convenience → a suo comodo
at your earliest convenience (Comm) → appena possibile
at your convenience → a suo comodo
b. conveniences npl (amenities, of house) → comodità fpl
all modern conveniences (Brit) all mod cons → tutte le comodità moderne
all modern conveniences (Brit) all mod cons → tutte le comodità moderne
c. (frm) (toilet) → gabinetto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
convenient
(kənˈviːnjənt) adjective1. suitable; not causing trouble or difficulty. When would it be convenient for me to come?
2. easy to use, run etc. a convenient size of house.
3. easy to reach etc; accessible. Keep this in a convenient place.
conˈveniently adverbconˈvenience noun
1. the state or quality of being convenient; freedom from trouble or difficulty. the convenience of living near the office.
2. any means of giving ease or comfort. the conveniences of modern life.
3. (also public convenience) a public lavatory.
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