- estimable
- adj.1 considerable.2 worthy of appreciation.3 estimable, considerable, appreciable, creditable.* * *estimable► adjetivo1 esteemed, reputable, worthy2 (cantidad) considerable* * *ADJ1) (=respetable) [persona] estimable frm, esteemed
un estimable gesto en favor de la paz — an estimable o esteemed gesture for peace
su estimable carta — (Com) your esteemed letter
2) [cantidad] considerable, substantial* * *adjetivoa) (digno de estima) <persona/contribución> estimable (frml)b) (considerable) considerable* * *= estimable, venerable.Ex. A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.Ex. The men who made the venerable and often beautiful books of the hand-press period must have loved their work.* * *adjetivoa) (digno de estima) <persona/contribución> estimable (frml)b) (considerable) considerable* * *= estimable, venerable.Ex: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.
Ex: The men who made the venerable and often beautiful books of the hand-press period must have loved their work.* * *estimableadjective1 (digno de estima) ‹persona› estimable (frml), esteemed (frml); ‹contribución› valuable, estimable (frml)2 (considerable) considerable* * *
estimable adjetivo
1 (merecedor de estima) admirable, esteemable: tuvo un estimable gesto de arrepentimiento, he made an admirable gesture to show his remorse
2 (calculable) calculable: queremos saber si es estimable la cantidad de tiempo que hemos perdido por su culpa, we'd like to know if the time lost because of him is calculable
3 (significante) considerable: una estimable cantidad de personas habían acudido al mitin, a considerable number of people had gone to the political meeting
'estimable' also found in these entries:
English:
worthy
* * *estimable adj1. [cantidad, número] considerable2. [digno de estimación] worthy of appreciation3. [valorable]daños estimables en millones de dólares damage that could run to millions of dollars* * *estimableadj estimable* * *estimable adj1) : considerable2) : estimable, esteemed
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.