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a·vail·a·ble

(ə-vā′lə-bəl)

adj.

1. Present and ready for use; at hand; accessible: kept a fire extinguisher available at all times.

2. Capable of being gotten; obtainable: a bedspread available in three colors.

3. Qualified and willing to serve or assist: a list of available candidates; was not available for comment.

a. Chemistry Capable of being used in a chemical reaction: available electrons.

b. Botany Present, as in soil, and capable of being used by plants as a nutrient: available water; available minerals.

a·vail′a·bil′i·ty, a·vail′a·ble·ness n.

a·vail′a·bly adv.

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available

(əˈveɪləbəl)

adj

1. obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics derogatory US suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive character: Smith was a particularly available candidate.

aˌvailaˈbility, aˈvailableness n

aˈvailably adv

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a•vail•a•ble

(əˈveɪ lə bəl)

adj.

1. suitable or ready for use; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.

2. readily obtainable; accessible: no information available.

3. free or ready to be seen, spoken to, employed, etc.: not available for comment.

4. having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.

5. Archaic. efficacious; advantageous.

[1425–75]

a•vail`a•bil′i•ty, a•vail′a•ble•ness, n.

a•vail′a•bly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long" unavailable - not available or accessible or at hand; "fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency"; "his secretary said he was unavailable for comment"
	2.	available - not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her" uncommitted free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
	3.	available - convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space" usable, useable disposable - free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets"

available

adjective

1. accessible, ready, to hand, convenient, handy, vacant, on hand, at hand, free, applicable, to be had, achievable, obtainable, on tap (informal), attainable, attainable, at your fingertips, at your disposal, ready for use There are three small boats available for hire.
accessible taken, occupied, spoken for, in use, inaccessible, unattainable, unobtainable

2. free, around, unoccupied, contactable He is on holiday and is not available for comment.
free busy, engaged, unavailable

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available

adjective

Capable of being obtained or used:

acquirable, attainable, gettable, obtainable, procurable.

Idioms: on hand, to be had.

Translations

مُتَوَفِّرمُتَيَسِّر، مُتاح، مُتَوَفِّر

dostupnýk dispozicipřístupnýdosažitelný

ledigtilgængelig

verfügbar disponibel abkömmlich

διαθέσιμος

disponible

käsilläkäytettäväkäytettävissäolevasaatavana oleva

disponible libre

dostupan

rendelkezésre állóérvényeskapható

tiltækur

disponibile ottenibile popolare valido a disposizione

利用できる

사용할 수 있는

galimas naudotigalimybė naudotisturėjimasturimas

dabūjamsizmantojamspieejams

beschikbaar

disponibel ledig tilgjengelig

dostępny wolny

disponível útil válido

доступный

na voljoprostrazpoložljiv

tillgänglig

มีอยู่

hazır mevcut uygun var

sẵn có

可用的

available

[əˈveɪləbl] ADJ

1. [object, service]

1.1. with verb
to be available application forms are available here → las solicitudes se pueden conseguir aquí
it's available in other colours → también viene en otros colores
this item is not available at the moment → no disponemos de or no tenemos este artículo en este momento
television isn't yet available here → la televisión aún no ha llegado aquí
to become available new treatments are becoming available → están apareciendo nuevos tratamientos
a place has become available on the course/flight → ha quedado una plaza libre en el curso/el vuelo
available for sth/sb a car park is available for the use of customers → hay un aparcamiento a la disposición de los clientes
there are three boats available for hire → hay tres botes que se pueden alquilar
to be freely available → ser fácil de conseguir
the guide is available from all good bookshops → la guía se puede encontrar en todas las buenas librerías
this service is available from all good travel agents → cualquier agencia de viaje de calidad le ofrecerá este servicio
tickets are available from the box office → las entradas están a la venta en taquilla
to make sth available to sb [+ resources] → poner algo a la disposición de algn

1.2. with noun → disponible
according to the available information → según la información disponible or de que se dispone
we did what we could in the time available → hicimos lo que pudimos en el tiempo disponible or del que disponíamos
I have very few days available at the moment → en este momento tengo muy pocos días libres
he tried every available means to find her → hizo todo lo posible para encontrarla
I'd like a seat on the first available flight → quiero una plaza en el primer vuelo que haya
the money available for spending → el dinero disponible para gastos
available to sb the information available to us → la información de la que disponemos

2. [person]

2.1. (= free, at hand) → libre
are you available next Thursday? → ¿estás libre el jueves que viene?
I'm available on this number → me puedes localizar en este número
counsellors are available to talk to anyone who needs advice → los orientadores están a la disposición de or están disponibles para hablar con cualquiera que necesite consejo
there's no-one available to take your call → no hay nadie que pueda atender a su llamada
the Minister is not available for comment → el Ministro no se dispone a hacer comentarios
to make o.s. available he made himself available in case anybody had any questions → se puso a disposición de cualquiera que tuviese preguntas

2.2. (= unattached) [man, woman] → soltero y sin compromiso

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available

[əˈveɪləb^əl] adj

[product, service, information] → disponible
I have very few days available at the moment
BUT J'ai très peu de jours libres en ce moment.
Breakfast is available from 6 a.m
BUT Le petit déjeuner est servi à partir de 6 h.
available for hire → disponible à la location
available for sale → disponible à la vente
available on request → disponible sur demande
Free brochures are available on request → Des brochures gratuites sont disponibles sur demande.
to make sth available to sb → mettre qch à la disposition de qn
every available means → tous les moyens possibles à sa (or notre ) disposition

[person] (for meeting, appointment) → disponible
Is Mr Cooke available today? → Est-ce que Monsieur Cooke est disponible aujourd'hui?
is the manager available? (to see me) → est-ce que le directeur peut (me) recevoir?; (on phone) → pourrais-je parler au directeur?
available for comment
He is not available for comment → Il s'abstient de tout commentaire.

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available

adj

object → erhältlich; (Comm) (from supplier) → lieferbar, erhältlich; (= in stock) → vorrätig; (= free) time, post → frei; theatre seats etc → frei, zu haben pred; (= at one’s disposal) worker, means, resources etc → verfügbar, zur Verfügung stehend; to be available → vorhanden sein; (= at one’s disposal) → zur Verfügung stehen; (person) (= not otherwise occupied) → frei or abkömmlich (form) → sein; (= can be reached) → erreichbar sein; (for discussion) → zu sprechen sein; to make something available to somebody → jdm etw zur Verfügung stellen; (= accessible) culture, knowledge, information → jdm etw zugänglich machen; to make oneself available to somebody → sich jdm zur Verfügung stellen; could you make yourself available for discussion between 2 and 3? → könnten Sie sich zwischen 2 und 3 für eine Besprechung freihalten or zur Verfügung halten?; the best dictionary available, the best available dictionary → das beste Wörterbuch, das es gibt; he caught the next available flight home → er nahm den nächsten or nächstmöglichen Flug nach Hause; to try every available means (to achieve something) → nichts unversucht lassen(, um etw zu erreichen); reference books/consultants are available → Nachschlagewerke/Berater stehen einem/Ihnen etc zur Verfügung; all available staff were asked to help out → das abkömmliche or verfügbare or zur Verfügung stehende Personal wurde gebeten auszuhelfen; are you available for tennis/a discussion tonight? → können Sie heute Abend Tennis spielen/an einer Diskussion teilnehmen?; when will you be available to start in the new job? → wann können Sie die Stelle antreten?; I’m not available until October → ich bin vor Oktober nicht frei; a professor should always be available to his students → ein Professor sollte stets für seine Studenten da sein or seinen Studenten stets zur Verfügung stehen; he’s available for consultation on Mondays → er hat montags Sprechzeit; you shouldn’t make yourself so available to him → du solltest es ihm nicht so leicht machen; she’s what is known as “available” → es ist bekannt, dass sie „leicht zu haben“ ist

(form) ticket → gültig

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available

[əˈveɪləbl] adj → disponibile
to make sth available to sb → mettere qc a disposizione di qn
is the manager available? → è libero il direttore?
every available means → tutti i mezzi disponibili

available

(əˈveiləbl) adjective

able or ready to be used. The hall is available on Saturday night; All the available money has been used.

aˌvailaˈbility noun

available

→ مُتَوَفِّر dostupný ledig verfügbar διαθέσιμος disponible saatavana oleva disponible dostupan disponibile 利用できる 사용할 수 있는 beschikbaar tilgjengelig dostępny disponível доступный tillgänglig มีอยู่ uygun sẵn có 可用的

available

a. disponible, servicial; a la mano;

to be ___ → estar a la disposición, estar ___.

available

adj disponible

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I hope that the list of available inexpensive editions of the chief authors may suggest a practical method of providing the material, especially for colleges which can provide enough copies for class use.

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For be a man's intellectual superiority what it will, it can never assume the practical, available supremacy over other men, without the aid of some sort of external arts and entrenchments, always, in themselves, more or less paltry and base.

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A wise prince ought to observe some such rules, and never in peaceful times stand idle, but increase his resources with industry in such a way that they may be available to him in adversity, so that if fortune chances it may find him prepared to resist her blows.

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Bishopriggs piously closed his available eye, and held the cover firmly on the dish.

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He came of a literary family, and, as he says of himself, from his seventh to his fortieth year study and letter occupied all his available time.

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What we can do is simply to concentrate all our available strength, keep a close watch on the enemy, and obtain reinforcements.

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Stephan Arkadyevitch had gone to Petersburg to perform the most natural and essential official duty--so familiar to everyone in the government service, though incomprehensible to outsiders-- that duty, but for which one could hardly be in government service, of reminding the ministry of his existence--and having, for the due performance of this rite, taken all the available cash from home, was gaily and agreeably spending his days at the races and in the summer villas.

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After a patient inquiry, which lasted nearly three hours, and which exhausted every available source of information, the jury pronounced the customary verdict in cases of sudden death by accident.

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Another time she would have stilled the cravings for food until reaching her own home, where she would have brewed herself a cup of tea and taken a snack of anything that was available. But the impulse that was guiding her would not suffer her to entertain any such thought.

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The result of our conversation was that she was to proceed to Yellowsands on the morrow, and that I was to follow as soon as possible, so as to be available should she chance to need any advice, and at all events to give myself the pleasure of meeting her again.

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Shortly after we had been caged the amphitheater began to fill and within an hour every available part of the seating space was occupied.

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For my part, I should be sorry to think that there was nothing between Anthony and Cleopatra but an economic situation; and it will require a great deal more evidence than is ever likely to be available, thank God, to persuade me that Tiberius was as blameless a monarch as King George V.