Potable

//ˈpəʊtəbəl//

Synonyms for "potable" (53 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Noun(1 words)
beverage

Strong matches (16)

Noun(2 words)
drinkdrinkable
Adjective(2 words)
drinkabledrinkworthy
Adjective(1 words)
drinkable

Related words (26)

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Translations

43 translations across 36 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • صالِحٌ لِلشُّرْب adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Asturian

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  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • пі́тны adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • питеен adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Catalan

1 entries
  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 可飲用的 /可饮用的 adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Czech

1 entries
  • pitný adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Dutch

1 entries
  • drinkbaar adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • trinkebla adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Finnish

2 entries
  • juomakelpoinen adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)
  • juotava adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

French

1 entries
  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Galician

1 entries
  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Georgian

2 entries
  • სასმელად ვარგისი adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)
  • სასმელი adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

German

1 entries
  • trinkbar adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Greek

1 entries
  • πόσιμος adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • potab adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • iható adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Italian

1 entries
  • potabile adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Latin

2 entries
  • poculentus adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)
  • pōtābilis adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Manx

2 entries
  • iuoil adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)
  • yn-iu adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Middle English

1 entries
  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Middle French

1 entries
  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Norman

1 entries
  • potabl'ye adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Occitan

1 entries
  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Old French

1 entries
  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Persian

1 entries
  • آشامیدنی adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • drinkjboa adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Polish

1 entries
  • pitny adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • bebível adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)
  • potável adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Romanian

1 entries
  • potabil adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Russian

1 entries
  • питьево́й adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • pitak adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)
  • питак adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Spanish

2 entries
  • bebedizo adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)
  • potable adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Swedish

1 entries
  • drickbar adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • питни́й adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Welsh

1 entries
  • yfadwy adj (good for drinking — see also drinkable)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases...but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul.

Source: tatoeba (411108)

The water is not potable.

Source: tatoeba (542090)

We had no potable water.

Source: tatoeba (1595376)

The green water is not potable.

Source: tatoeba (1815250)

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