French Conversation · Level 108
60 words
French word
suffisant
Pronunciation
IPA/syfizɑ̃/
Meaning
- adjectiveenough
Example
Cette quantité est suffisante pour le repas.
This amount is enough for the meal.
More examples
Il ne faut pas se montrer suffisant avec les clients.
One must not act conceitedly toward customers.
Core concept
A measured amount reaches the line of what a meal, task, or standard requires.
Common phrases
suffisant pour
sufficient for ___
se montrer suffisant
to act conceited
Similar words
satisfaisant: Adequate by the relevant standards and free of significant problems.
acceptable: Within acceptable limits and therefore allowed or tolerated.
Definition in French
Dont la quantité ou la qualité répond à ce qui est nécessaire.
Word origin
French suffisant derives from Latin sufficiens, the present participle of sufficere, a verb formed from sub- and facere and meaning to be enough or meet a need.
Usage tips
- Applied to a person, suffisant can mean conceited or self-satisfied, so it is not always a neutral equivalent of competent.
Other meanings
- conceitedadjective
Opposites
- insuffisantinsufficientadjective
Related words
- suffisancesufficiencynoun
- suffisammentsufficientlyadverb