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sustentável meaning in English

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sustentável adjective

sustainable(able to be sustained)
adjective
[UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩] [US: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩]

desenvolvimento sustentável noun
{m}

sustainable development(development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt] [US: sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt]

ecossustentável adjective

environmentally friendly(causing little harm to the environment)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˌvaɪə.rən.ˈmen.tə.li ˈfrend.li] [US: ən.ˌvaɪ.rən.ˈmen.tə.li ˈfrend.li]

insustentável adjective

untenable(Not able to be held, as of an opinion or position)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈte.nəb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈte.nəb.l̩]