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liv·a·ble

also live·a·ble (lĭv′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Suitable to live in; habitable: a livable dwelling.

2. Possible to bear; endurable: livable trials and tribulations.

liv′a·ble·ness n.

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livable

(ˈlɪvəbəl) or

liveable

adj

1. (of a room, house, etc) suitable for living in

2. worth living; tolerable

3. (foll by with) pleasant to live (with)

ˈlivableness, ˈliveableness, ˌlivaˈbility, ˌliveaˈbility n

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liv•a•ble

or live•a•ble

(ˈlɪv ə bəl)

adj.

1. suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: to make a house livable.

2. worth living; endurable: something to make life more livable.

3. able to be lived with; companionable (often used in combination with with): charming but not altogether livable-with.

[1605–15]

liv′a•ble•ness, liv`a•bil′i•ty, n.

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Adj.

livable - fit or suitable to live in or with; "livable conditions"

liveable

unlivable, unliveable - unfit or unsuitable to live in or with; "unlivable substandard housing"

livable

adjective

1. habitable, fit (for human habitation), comfortable, adequate, satisfactory, inhabitable It was voted the most livable city in the US.

2. tolerable, acceptable, worthwhile, bearable, passable, worth living, supportable, endurable, sufferable They were given livable pensions to sustain themselves and their children.

3. (with with) congenial, compatible, easy to live with, harmonious, sociable, companionable, easy I wonder if I am livable with.

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livable

also liveable
adjective

Fit to live in:

habitable, inhabitable.

Translations

vivibile abitabile

livable

[ˈlɪvəbl] ADJ [house] → habitable; [life] → llevadero

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

livable

, liveable

adj life → erträglich; the house is livable (in) (inf) → in dem Haus kann man wohnen, in dem Haus lässt es sich wohnen; arthritis can’t be cured, but it can be made livable (with) (inf) → Arthritis ist unheilbar, kann aber erträglich gemacht werden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

livable

[ˈlɪvəbl] adj (gen) → vivibile; (house) → abitabile
he's not livable with (fam) → è insopportabile

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