disponible

See also: dispoñible

English

Etymology

From French disponible and similar words in related languages.

Adjective

disponible

1. (nonstandard, rare) Available.
   • 2009, Lucy Wadham, The Secret Life of France, Faber & Faber (→ISBN), page 22:

     'Well, I'm not disponible.' During that dinner with Laurent, then, he had got the idea that I was available.

Usage notes

• Generally an error made by non-native speakers. Available is about 3,000 times more common.

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Asturian

Adjective

disponible (epicene, plural disponibles)

1. available

Related terms

• disponer

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin disponibilis, equivalent to despondre +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dis.puˈnib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [dis.poˈni.ble]

Adjective

disponible m or f (masculine and feminine plural disponibles)

1. available

   Antonym: indisponible

Derived terms

• disponibilitat
• indisponible

Further reading

• “disponible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “disponible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “disponible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “disponible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin disponibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.pɔ.nibl/

Adjective

disponible (plural disponibles)

1. available (pour for, à to)

Derived terms

• disponibilité

Further reading

• “disponible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

disponible

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of disponibel
2. plural of disponibel

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

disponible

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of disponibel
2. plural of disponibel

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

disponible m or f (masculine and feminine plural disponibles)

1. available

Related terms

• disponer