palatable
gb/pˈælətəbəl/ us/pˈælətəbəl/
B2
Engleză
elfogadható ízű, ehető, elfogadható
B2
1
ehető
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
[food/drink/medicine] is palatable
The fish was a little dry, but still palatable.
A hal egy kicsit száraz volt, de még így is ehető volt.
They added honey to make the medicine more palatable.
Mézet adtak hozzá, hogy a gyógyszer íze elfogadhatóbb legyen.
After hours in the sun, even warm water tasted palatable.
Exemple pentru cursanți
This soup is palatable.
Ez a leves ehető.
The pills are more palatable with juice.
Gyümölcslével a tablettáknak elfogadhatóbb az ízük.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse palatable (pleasant to taste) with palpable (able to be felt) or powerful (strong).
Sens
pleasant to taste
Colocații
palatable food
|palatable meal
|palatable dish
|palatable wine
|palatable alternatives
|perfectly palatable
|quite palatable
|barely palatable
|make it palatable
|more palatable
Sinonime
tasty (Stronger and more positive; palatable can mean only acceptable.)
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edible (Focuses on being safe/fit to eat, not necessarily pleasant.)
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appetizing (Suggests it looks/smells inviting as well as tasting good.)
Antonime
unpalatable (Not pleasant (or not acceptable) to taste.)
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disgusting (Much stronger; causes strong dislike.)
Teme
food
|daily_life
Definiție
Tasting good, or at least not tasting bad.
Having a pleasant or acceptable taste; good enough to eat or drink without disgust.
C1
2
elfogadható
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
[idea/plan/decision/news] is palatable (to [someone])
The committee softened the proposal to make it more palatable to residents.
A bizottság enyhített a javaslaton, hogy az elfogadhatóbb legyen a lakosok számára.
A smaller price increase may be more palatable than cutting staff.
Egy kisebb áremelés elfogadhatóbb lehet, mint a létszámcsökkentés.
They tried to present the bad news in a palatable way.
Exemple pentru cursanți
This plan is not palatable to many people.
Ez a terv sok ember számára nem elfogadható.
We need a more palatable solution.
Elfogadhatóbb megoldásra van szükségünk.
Greșeală frecventă:
In this meaning, palatable is about acceptance (not taste). It is often followed by 'to' (palatable to voters/customers).
Sens
acceptable or easy to agree with
Colocații
a palatable option
|a palatable compromise
|a palatable solution
|politically palatable
|socially palatable
|more palatable to
|make it palatable
|make the idea palatable
|palatable to voters
|palatable to customers
Sinonime
acceptable (More general and neutral; palatable often suggests reluctance or potential dislike.)
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agreeable (Emphasizes pleasantness rather than mere acceptance.)
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tolerable (Often weaker and more negative; acceptable but not liked.)
Antonime
unacceptable (Clearly not able to be accepted.)
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unpopular (Focuses on public dislike rather than acceptability.)
Teme
opinions
|business
|politics
|communication
Definiție
Easy for people to accept or like.
Reasonably acceptable, agreeable, or easy to accept, especially when something could be unpleasant or unpopular.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
palatable
IPA
GB/pˈælətəbəl/
US/pˈælətəbəl/
Silabe și accent
pal - at - able (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (pal)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: palatable
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
palate
noun B2
Related words
palatability
noun
palatably
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unpalatable
adjective
Advanced or less common
palatal
adjective
Expresii
a palatable way to say [something]
1/ə pˈælətəbəl wˈeɪ tə sˈeɪ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
a softer way to express something
A nicer, less direct way to say something unpleasant.
Exemple
- We need a palatable way to say that the budget is gone.
- She found a palatable way to explain the rejection without sounding harsh.
- He tried to put the criticism in a more palatable form.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Is there a palatable way to say no?
- She chose a palatable way to explain the problem.
make [something] more palatable
1/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ mˈɔɹ pˈælətəbəl/
fixed phrase
make easier to accept
To change something so people will accept it more easily.
Exemple
- They added a phased timeline to make the cuts more palatable to employees.
- The company rebranded the fee to make it more palatable to customers.
- A little sugar can make the cough syrup more palatable.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- We changed the plan to make it more palatable.
- They made the message more palatable to the public.