achacable

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From achacar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /at͡ʃaˈkable/ [a.t͡ʃaˈka.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: a‧cha‧ca‧ble

Adjective[edit]

achacable m or f (masculine and feminine plural achacables)

  1. ascribable; attributable to
    • 2015 July 31, “Sánchez: “El mejor aliado de Mas es Rajoy en La Moncloa””, in El País[1]:
      Los socialistas reconocen que el país está empezando a crecer económicamente pero ni siquiera ese dato objetivo le es achacable a Rajoy, sino “a factores externos”.
      The socialists recognize that the country is starting to grow economically, but not even this objective fact is attributable to Rajoy, but rather to "external factors".

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