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com·fort·a·ble
(kŭm′fər-tə-bəl, kŭmf′tə-bəl, kŭmf′tər-)adj.
1. Providing physical comfort: a comfortable chair.
2. Free from stress or anxiety; at ease: not comfortable about the interview.
3. Producing feelings of ease or security: a comfortable person; a comfortable evening at home.
4. Sufficient to provide financial security: comfortable earnings.
com′fort·a·ble·ness n.
com′fort·a·bly adv.
Synonyms: comfortable, easy, cozy, snug1
These adjectives mean affording ease of mind or body. Comfortable implies the absence of sources of pain or distress: wears comfortable clothes.
The word may also suggest peace of mind: felt comfortable with the decision.
Easy denotes freedom from worry or stress: an easy life with plenty of time for leisure activities.
Cozy suggests homey and reassuring comforts: sat in a cozy nook near the fire.
Snug brings to mind the image of a warm, secure, compact shelter: children snug in their beds.
These adjectives mean affording ease of mind or body. Comfortable implies the absence of sources of pain or distress: wears comfortable clothes.
The word may also suggest peace of mind: felt comfortable with the decision.
Easy denotes freedom from worry or stress: an easy life with plenty of time for leisure activities.
Cozy suggests homey and reassuring comforts: sat in a cozy nook near the fire.
Snug brings to mind the image of a warm, secure, compact shelter: children snug in their beds.
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Adv. | 1. | comfortably - in mental comfort; without stress; "he works comfortably on three continents" |
2. | comfortably - in physical comfort; "she could have been lying comfortably in bed getting the same relief" uncomfortably - in physical discomfort; "she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted" | |
3. | comfortably - in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" |
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comfortably
[ˈkʌmfətəblɪ] ADV1. (physically) [sit, rest, lie] → cómodamente; [sleep] → confortablemente
sitting comfortably → cómodamente sentado
comfortably furnished → amueblado confortablemente
these shoes fit comfortably → voy muy cómodo con estos zapatos
we are settled comfortably in our new home → ya nos hemos acomodado en la casa nueva
sitting comfortably → cómodamente sentado
comfortably furnished → amueblado confortablemente
these shoes fit comfortably → voy muy cómodo con estos zapatos
we are settled comfortably in our new home → ya nos hemos acomodado en la casa nueva
2. (financially) [live] → holgadamente, con desahogo
to be comfortably off → vivir holgadamente or con desahogo, disfrutar de una posición acomodada or desahogada (frm)
to be comfortably off → vivir holgadamente or con desahogo, disfrutar de una posición acomodada or desahogada (frm)
3. (= easily) [manage] → sin problemas; [win, defeat] → fácilmente, sin problemas; [afford] → sin problemas, cómodamente
the desk fits comfortably into this corner → el escritorio cabe holgadamente or de sobra en esta esquina
the desk fits comfortably into this corner → el escritorio cabe holgadamente or de sobra en esta esquina
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
comfortably
[ˈkʌmfərtəbli] adv [sit, sleep] → confortablement
[live] (without financial problems) → à l'aise
[win] → sans difficultécomfortably off adj (without financial problems) → à l'aise financièrementcomfort blanket n → doudou m comfort eating n
to resort to comfort eating → trouver refuge dans la nourriture, se consoler en mangeant
to resort to comfort eating → trouver refuge dans la nourriture, se consoler en mangeant
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
comfortably
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
comfortably
[ˈkʌmf/ətəblɪ] adv (sit) → comodamente; (live) → beneto be comfortably off → vivere agiatamente
to win comfortably → vincere agevolmente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
comfort
(ˈkamfət) noun1. a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc. They now live in comfort.
2. anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune. He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.
ˈcomfortable adjective1. in comfort; pleasantly relaxed. He looked very comfortable in his chair.
2. producing a good physical feeling. a comfortable chair.
3. financially secure without being rich. a comfortable standard of living.
ˈcomfortably adverbˈcomforting adjective
producing a pleasant or relaxed feeling. a comforting thought.
be comfortably off to have enough money to live in comfort.
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