English to French Meaning of tenable - défendable

Tenable :

défendable

adjective

défendable

Tenable :: défendableUntenable :: intenable

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Definitions of tenable in English

Adjective(1) based on sound reasoning or evidence

Examples of tenable in English

(1) The question is genuinely debatable, with tenable argument supporting each side.(2) The facts simply do not make out a tenable cause of action against this defendant.(3) Though perhaps justified in the past, this worry is no longer tenable .(4) His final and lasting legacy was the establishment of the Rhodes Scholarships tenable at his alma mater, Oxford University.(5) He rejected it emotionally, but he did not advance a single tenable argument.(6) This position is, I believe, no longer tenable .(7) All the land that was tenable was taken by former generations and not for sale.(8) People eventually ended up opposing the war simply because the reasons for it became less and less tenable over time.(9) Coming up with a tenable power-sharing agreement will be difficult and time-consuming.(10) The scholarships are tenable at Oxford University.(11) In the future, the U.S. must fix goals which are tenable .(12) The scholarships, which are awarded in the former English colonial territories, USA and Germany, are tenable at the University of Oxford.(13) Arguments and sentiments used in the past to justify wars are no more tenable .(14) A draw was held for two half scholarships, tenable at the Adult Education College.(15) It is tenable to object to embryo research on ethical grounds.(16) I've got to find a more tenable compromise.

(1) ten thousand ::

dix mille

(2) ten o'clock ::

dix heures

(3) ten years ::

dix ans

(4) ten million ::

dix millions

(5) ten days ::

Dix jours

(6) ten times ::

dix fois

(7) ten minutes ago ::

il y a dix minutes

(8) ten percent ::

dix pour-cents

(9) he is ten years old ::

il a dix ans

(10) it's ten o'clock ::

il est dix heures

Synonyms

Adjective

1. defensible ::

défendable

2. justifiable ::

justifiable

4. sustainable ::

durable

5. arguable ::

contestable

6. able to hold water ::

capable de retenir l'eau

7. reasonable ::

raisonnable

8. sensible ::

sensible

9. rational ::

rationnel

10. sound ::

du son

11. viable ::

viable

12. plausible ::

plausible

13. credible ::

crédible

14. believable ::

croyable

15. conceivable ::

concevable

Antonyms

1. indefensible ::

indéfendable

Different Forms

tenable, untenable

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