passable

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Translation of passable into English

Adjective

qualité moyenne

correct sans être excellent, acceptable mais sans qualité remarquable
  • Son travail est passable mais il pourrait faire mieux.His work is mediocre but he could do better.
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Expressions with passable: examples in French and translations in English

passing grade
satisfactory grade
Il a obtenu une note passable en mathématiques, juste ce qu'il fallait.
pass
Il a obtenu sa licence avec mention passable.

Synonyms and analogies of passable in French

adj.acceptablemoyenMore synonyms

Examples of passable in a sentence

  • La performance de l'acteur était jugée passable par la critique.

Translations of "passable" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
fairadj.

Convient aux personnes de tout âge qui sont dans un état passable.

Suitable for people of all ages who are in fair condition.

passableadj.

Le sentier était humide à cause des pluies récentes mais restait passable.

Trail was wet from the recent rainfall but still quite passable.

OKadj.

Restaurant, petit déjeuné très passable, on mange beaucoup mieux ailleurs...

Restaurant, breakfast OK, you eat much better elsewhere...

passadj.

La professeure a expliqué que la mention passable signifiait un niveau juste suffisant.

The teacher explained that a pass meant only just meeting the minimum standard.

okayadj.

Le repas au restaurant était passable, ni très bon ni vraiment mauvais.

The meal at the restaurant was okay - not very good, but not exactly bad either.

tolerableadj.

Tu danses avec la seule fille passable présente ici, arrête de gâcher ton temps avec moi.

You're dancing with the only tolerable girl in the room, so stop wasting your time with me.

acceptableadj.

Le mode haut-parleur est passable, mais crée un écho notable.

The speaker is acceptable, but has a noticeable echo.

middlingadj.

Il avait une compréhension passable du sujet, suffisante pour s'en sortir.

He had a middling understanding of the topic, enough to get by.

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Other translations for passable:

  • fair to middlingadj.
  • so-soadj.
  • moderateadj.
  • mediocreadj.
  • adequateadj.
  • not badadj.
  • meanishadj.
  • fairishadj.
  • fairly goodadj.
  • palatableadj.

passable: Examples and translations in context

Le mojito est passable et franchement j'aurais pu économiser mon argent.

The mojito is fair and frankly, I could have saved my money.

Son discours était passable, délivrant quelques bons points sans beaucoup d'enthousiasme.

Her speech was fair to middling, delivering some good points without much enthusiasm.

Sa connaissance du sujet est passable, suffisante pour participer mais pas pour diriger.

His knowledge of the subject is fair to middling, enough to participate but not lead.

Les autres éléments sont en mauvais état ou dans un état passable.

The other elements are in poor or fair condition.

Ce vieux livre de science fiction est dans un état passable.

This old science fiction book is in fair condition.

Si c'est passable, ça peut aller.

If it's fair, you can be okay with it.

Capot de sac et spray paresseux dans un état passable.

Lazy bag and spray hood in fair condition.

Sa tolérance à la rupture du col et à la sécheresse est passable.

Tolerance to neck breaking and drought is fair.

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