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ad·van·ta·geous

 (ăd′văn-tā′jəs, -vən-)
adj.
Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.
ad′van·ta′geous·ly adv.
ad′van·ta′geous·ness n.
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advantageous

(ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs)
adj
producing advantage
ˌadvanˈtageouslyadv
ˌadvanˈtageousnessn
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ad•van•ta•geous

(ˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs)

adj.
providing an advantage; favorable; profitable; beneficial.
[1590–1600]
ad`van•ta′geous•ly,adv.
ad`van•ta′geous•ness,n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.advantageous - giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"
expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
opportune - suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival"
profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"
disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage
2.advantageous - appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

advantageous

adjective
2.superior,dominating,commanding,dominant,important,powerful,favourable,fortuitous,win-winShe was determined to prise what she could from an advantageous situation.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

advantageous

adjective
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Translations
مُفِيد ، مُربِح
výhodný
fordelagtig
hagstæîur
výhodný
fördelaktig
avantajlı

advantageous

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs]ADJ [offer, position] →ventajoso,provechoso
to be advantageous to sb →serventajosoorprovechoso para algn →beneficiar a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

advantageous

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs]adj [position] →avantageux/euse
advantageous to sb →avantageux/euse pour qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

advantageous

adj →vonVorteil,vorteilhaft;to beadvantageous to somebody →für jdnvon Vorteil sein
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advantageous

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs]adjadvantageous (to) →vantaggioso/a (per)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

advantage

(ədˈvaːntidʒ) noun
1. (a) gain or benefit.There are several advantages in being self-employed. voordeel فَائِدَه преимущество vantagem výhoda der Vorteil fordelπλεονέκτημαventaja eelis مزیت؛ فایده hyötyavantageיתרון बढ़त prednost előny keuntungan kostur, hagurvantaggio 利点 장점 privalumas priekšrocība; izdevīgums manfaatvoordeelfordel,gagn,nyttekorzyść,zaleta ګټه vantagem avantajпреимущество výhoda ugodnost prednost fördel ข้อได้เปรียบ; ผลประโยชน์yarar 優點，優勢 вигода, користь فائدہ sự thuận lợi 优点，有利条件
2. in tennis, the first point gained after deuce. gelykop النُقْطَة الأولَى فِي لُعْبَة التِنْس предимство vantagem výhoda der Vorteil fordelαβαντάζventaja edu اولین امتیاز بعد از دوس etuavantage נְקוּדָת יִתרוֹן בְּטֶנִיס फायदा prednost (tenis) előny nilai pertama sesudah jus forskot (fyrsta stig sem unnið er eftir jafna stöðu)vantaggio バンテージ [테니스] 듀스 후의 처음 얻는 1점 daugiau mata pertama yang diterima selepas seri(dalam sukan tenis)voordeelprzewaga د دوس څخه وروسته لومړنی بریا یا امتیاز vantagem avantajбольше, преимущество в счете výhoda prednost prednost fördel แต้มเทนนิสแรกที่ได้หลังจากทั้งสองฝ่ายได้ 40 เท่ากันavantaj (網球)終局前平分時一方先贏得的一分 більше ٹینس میں پہلا حاصل کردہ پوائنٹ lợi thế网球一局临终打成平局后一方先赢得的一分
advantageous (ӕdvənˈteidʒəs) adjective
having or giving an advantage.Because of his experience he was in an advantageous position for promotion voordelig مُفِيد ، مُربِح изгоден vantajoso výhodnývorteilhaft fordelagtigπλεονεκτικόςventajoso soodus سودمند edullinenavantageuxמועיל फायदेमन्द koristan előnyös menguntungkan hagstæðurvantaggioso 有利な 유리한 palankus, pranašus izdevīgs ada kelebihanvoordeligfordelaktigkorzystny ګټورvantajoso avantajosвыгодный výhodný ugoden biti u prednosti (dati prednost) fördelaktig เป็นประโยชน์ avantajlı 有利的 вигідний; сприятливий فائدہ مند ، مفید có lợi有利的
ˌadvanˈtageously adverb
voordelig عَلَى نَحْو مُفِيد изгодно vantajosamente výhodněvorteilhaft fordelagtigt πλεονεκτικά con ventaja soodsalt بطور سودمند edullisestiavantageusementמועיל,משתלם लाभदायक रूप से korisno elnyösen keadaan menguntungkan haganlega, til hagsbóta in modo vantaggioso 有利に 유리하게 palankiai izdevīgi dengan berkelebihanvoordeligfordelaktig korzystnie په ګټوره توګه vantajosamente (în mod) avan­tajosвыгодно výhodne ugodno povoljno fördelaktigt อย่างเป็นประโยชน์ avantajlı şekilde 有利地 вигідно; сприятливо سود مندی سے một cách thuận lợi有利地
have an/the advantage (over)
to be in a better or more advantageous position (than).As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class. voordeel, voorsprong يَكُون فِي مَرْكِز مُتَفَوّق بِالنِسْبَة لِ имам предимство пред ter vantagem sobre mít výhodu, být ve výhoděim Vorteil sein fortrin, fordel πλεονεκτώ έναντι κπ. tener ventaja (sobre) eelisolukorras olema برتری داشتن olla paremmassa asemassa (kuin)avoir l'avantage לִזכּוֹת בְּיִתרוֹן עַל बढ़त होना imati prednost előnyben van kelebihan yfirburðir, betri staða essere in vantaggio su, avere un vantaggio su (～より) 有利である ...보다 유리하다 būti pranašesniam būt priekšrocībām kelebihan iets voor hebben opovertak mieć przewagę (nad) برتری لرل، د نورو په پرتله ښه والی لرل ter vantagem sobre a avea un avantaj (faţă de) иметь преимущество (перед) mať výhodu, byť vo výhode imeti prednost (pred) imati prednost ha en fördel framför เป็นผลดี avantajlı olmak 佔優勢 мати верх فوقیت có lợi thế占优势
take advantage of
to make use of (a situation, personetc) in such a way as to benefit oneself.He took full advantage of all his business opportunities. gebruik maak, misbruik maak يَنْتَهِز، يَغْتَنِم فُرْصَه възползуваме aproveitar-se využít, těžit zausnutzen benytte sig af; udnytte; drage nytte afεκμεταλλεύομαιaprovechar, aprovecharse de ära kasutama از فرصت استفاده کردن käyttää hyväkseenprofiter de לְנָצֵל, לְרָמוֹת फायदा उठाना iskoristiti prednost kihasznál memanfaatkan (mis)nota sérapprofittarsi di ～を利用する ...을 이용하다 pasinaudoti (kuo nors) izmantot; iegūt ambil kesempatan zijn voordeel doen metdra nytte av,benytte seg av,utnytte,lure wykorzystywać له موقع څخه ګټه اخیستل aproveitar a profita deвоспользоваться ťažiť z izkoristiti iskoristiti prednost dra fördel av, utnyttja เอาเปรียบ yararlanmak, faydalanmak 利用(某情況，某人等) скористатися فائدہ اٹھانا tận dụng cơ hội趁机利用某事
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advantageous

a. provechoso-a, ventajoso-a, favorable, propicio-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012


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