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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessatisfatório
Pronunciation / Transliteration: satisfatório
"A explicação dele não foi totalmente satisfatória."
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Fulfilling expectations or needs; acceptable, though not outstanding or perfect.
"The hotel room was clean and the service was satisfactory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'satisfactorie', stemming from Medieval Latin 'satisfactorius', which traces back to Latin 'satisfacere' (to satisfy). Over time, the term shifted from theological meanings involving penance to its modern general use describing something fulfilling expectations or requirements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Satisfactory" is said worldwide
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satisfaisant
Transliteration: satisfaisant
"Ses résultats scolaires sont tout à fait satisfaisants."
zufriedenstellend
Transliteration: zufriedenstellend
"Die Qualität der Arbeit war sehr zufriedenstellend."
soddisfacente
Transliteration: soddisfacente
"Ha dato una risposta soddisfacente alla domanda."
satisfactorio
Transliteration: satisfactorio
"El progreso del proyecto ha sido muy satisfactorio."
satisfatório
Transliteration: satisfatório
"A explicação dele não foi totalmente satisfatória."
संतोषजनक
Transliteration: santoshjanak
"उसकी परीक्षा का परिणाम संतोषजनक था।"
令人满意的
Transliteration: lìng rén mǎn yì de
"我们达成了一个令人满意的协议。"
만족스러운
Transliteration: manjokseureoun
"그 결과는 우리에게 꽤 만족스러운 것이었다."
満足な
Transliteration: manzoku na
"彼女の仕事ぶりは満足なものだった。"
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