potable

potable
adj.
1 drinkable (bebible).
agua potable drinking water
2 acceptable, passable (informal) (aceptable).
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potable
► adjetivo
1 drinkable
2 (aceptable) acceptable
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ADJ
1) drinkable

agua potable — drinking water

2) * (=aceptable) good enough, passable
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adjetivo
a) <agua> drinkable; potable (frml

agua no potable — not drinking water

b) (fam) <trabajo> bearable; <comida> edible
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* agua potable = drinking water.
* red de agua potable = water mains.
* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.
* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.
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adjetivo
a) <agua> drinkable; potable (frml

agua no potable — not drinking water

b) (fam) <trabajo> bearable; <comida> edible
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* agua potable = drinking water.
* red de agua potable = water mains.
* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.
* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.
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potable
adjective
1 ‹agua› drinkable
esta agua no es potable this isn't drinking water, this water isn't drinkable o (frml) potable
[ S ] agua no potable not drinking water, not for drinking
2 (fam); ‹trabajo› bearable; ‹comida› edible; ‹persona› decent-looking (colloq), passable
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potable adjetivo ‹agua› drinkable, potable (frml);
(on signs) agua no potable not drinking water
potable adjetivo
1 drinkable: no había agua potable, there wasn't any drinking water
2 fam (aceptable) reasonable: es una novela bastante potable, it's a fairly readable novel
'potable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- reserva
- contaminación
- contaminar
English:
dishy
- drinking
- drinkable
- sanitize
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potable adj
1. [bebible] drinkable;
agua potable drinking water;
no potable [cartel] not for drinking
2. Fam [aceptable] [comida] edible;
[novela] readable; [película] watchable; [chica] passable
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potable
adj
1 drinkable;
agua potable drinking water
2 fig fam
passable
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potable adj
: drinkable, potable
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potable adj drinkable
agua potable drinking water

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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