Potable Meaning in English

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التعريف

Safe and clean enough to be drunk by people, usually used when talking about water or other liquids.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Most commonly used in scientific, technical, or formal contexts, especially about water. In everyday English, 'drinkable' is more common. Use 'potable water' for water that is safe to drink. Not typically used for other drinks.

• Spanish: potable
• Portuguese (BR): potável
• Portuguese (PT): potável
• Chinese (Simplified): 可饮用的
• Chinese (Traditional): 可飲用的
• Hindi: पीने योग्य
• Arabic: صالِح للشُرْب
• Bengali: পানযোগ্য
• Russian: питьевой
• Japanese: 飲用可能な - 飲める
• Vietnamese: có thể uống được
• Korean: 음용 가능한 - 마실 수 있는
• Turkish: içilebilir
• Urdu: پینے کے قابل
• Indonesian: dapat diminum

جمل نموذجية

The town has potable water for everyone.

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Is this water potable?

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We need more potable water during emergencies.

basic

Most homes in the city have access to potable water.

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Make sure the river water is potable before drinking it.

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We installed a filter to turn well water into potable water.

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