portable
Able to be carried or easily movedAble to be carried or easily moved.
» Tom doesn't want an iPad. He wants a portable device that supports Flash.
Том не хочет iPad. Он хочет портативное устройство, которое поддерживает Flash.
Тому не нужен iPad. Ему нужно портативное устройство с поддержкой Flash.
Meaning
5 sensesAble to be carried or easily moved.
portabel, tragbar
переносно́йperenosnój, портати́вныйportatívnyj
переносни́йperenosnýj
easily or conveniently transported
Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
a portable pension plan
Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
portabel
портативныйportativnyj
Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
(obsolete)Bearable, endurable.
Examples
25 sentencesTom doesn't want an iPad. He wants a portable device that supports Flash.
ruТом не хочет iPad. Он хочет портативное устройство, которое поддерживает Flash.
The device is portable.
Цей девайс мобільний.
deDas Gerät ist tragbar.
I bought a portable music player.
I buy a portable music player.
PDF stands for portable document format.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis. By surfaceFrom Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -able.
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Forms
more portable, most portable| Comparative | more portable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most portable Lesson |
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Synonyms
19 synonymsAntonyms
10 antonymsWord family
32 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form