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[/faɪnd əkˈsɛptəbəl/]
verb phrase
achar aceitável
1. to consider something satisfactory or adequate; to regard something as meeting minimum standards or requirements
I find this proposal acceptable for our needs.
Acho esta proposta aceitável para as nossas necessidades.
2. to approve of or be satisfied with someone's behavior or performance
The teacher did not find the student's work acceptable.
A professora não achou o trabalho do aluno aceitável.
Synonyms
consider satisfactorydeem acceptablejudge adequateapprove ofbe satisfied with
Antonyms
find unacceptablerejectdisapprove ofdeem inadequate

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
achar aceitável
most common usage
São Paulo
achar aceitável / considerar aceitável
both forms used interchangeably
Portugal
achar aceitável / considerar aceitável
standard usage, may use 'julgar aceitável' in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

find something up to par
find something up to snuff
be okay with
give the thumbs up
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