workable

workable
adjective ((of a plan) able to be carried out.) gjennomførbar
adj. \/ˈwɜːkəbl\/
1) (også om mennesker) mulig å bearbeide, lett å bearbeide, formbar, smidig, plastisk, letthåndterlig
the children loved to work with the easily workable clay
barna elsket å arbeide med den svært smidige leiren
her boss was workable
sjefen hennes var lett å bearbeide
2) verdt å foredle, brukbar, drivverdig
the soil on their farm was no longer workable
jorda på gården deres var ikke lenger brukbar
this is 500 cubic metres of workable timber
dette er 500 kubikkmeter tømmer som det er verdt å foredle
3) gjennomførbar, praktisk, anvendelig
this is not a workable method
dette er ikke en anvendelig metode
4) som kan betjenes
this machine is workable from two sides
denne maskinen kan betjenes fra to sider

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