🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Recuperável

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Reh-koo-peh-rah-vel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reclaimable/rɪˈkleɪ.mə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os materiais são recuperáveis e podem ser reciclados."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Capable of being reclaimed or recovered.

    "The landfill site was deemed reclaimable after extensive environmental assessments."
  2. 2

    Referring to resources or materials that can be restored or reused.

    "Many of the materials used in construction are reclaimable and can be recycled."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'reclaimable' is derived from the verb 'reclaim', which comes from the Latin 'reclamare', meaning 'to cry out against'. The suffix '-able' indicates capability, thus 'reclaimable' refers to something that can be reclaimed or recovered.

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