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Meanings of passably in inglês

português
com justiça

To a moderately sufficient extent or degree.

com justiça
Usage of passably in inglês
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Simon did not even notice that the creature spoke passably good English.
The saint of dragons
2
There are three good jokes and a passably amenable atmosphere is established.
The Irish Times
3
He could judge motives more than passably well, and play upon weaknesses.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
4
The first passably good-looking, well-bred man who flatters her wins her heart.
The Malady of the Century
5
You are passably good-looking, but you are by no means very beautiful.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
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Before its appearance, France's 42-year-old head coach cut a passably debonair figure.
The Guardian
7
John Carter has actually done passably well outside the United States.
The Irish Times
8
However, the bolt made a sound passably akin to a ricochet.
Fire With Fire
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The day was a glorious one and the road more than passably good.
A Fool and His Money
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And there are passably good roads through the woods where we go motoring.
Options
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But though he knew his rules passably, he had little finish in composition.
Madame Bovary
12
The road from Guayama is also said to be a passably good one.
The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
13
Sir James tells me that thou art passably ripe in skill.
Men of Iron
14
It's one of the few things I can do passably well.
Winding Paths
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They were all under twenty years of age, and spoke English passably well.
Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
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The which, if you are poor, is a passably infallible test.
Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete
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Passably through the time
Passably across language varieties
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