eligible

idoneo, ammissibile

Che può partecipare o ricevere qualcosa perché soddisfa le condizioni richieste.

In inglese semplice: Allowed to take part or receive something because you meet the rules or conditions.

• Are you eligible for a refund?
• Only local students are eligible to enter.
• She became eligible for the grant last year.

Come si usa: eligible for something (You may be eligible for a discount.); eligible to do something (Residents over eighteen are eligible to vote.)

Sinonimi: qualified

Contrari: ineligible

Espressioni comuni: eligible for something, eligible to vote, eligible applicants

da sposare

Considerato un buon candidato al matrimonio, spesso per il denaro o la posizione sociale.

In inglese semplice: Considered a good person to marry, often because of money or social position.

• He was an eligible bachelor.
• Every eligible young man received an invitation to the ball.
• Her family considered the wealthy doctor highly eligible.

Sinonimi: desirable

Espressioni comuni: eligible bachelor, eligible young man