suit

suit

a legal action; a matched set of clothes; meet the requirements of: This room will suit me just fine.

Not to be confused with:

soot – a black substance rising in fine flakes in smoke

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suit

 (so͞ot)

n.

1.

a. A set of matching outer garments, especially one consisting of a coat with trousers or a skirt, often worn on formal occasions.

b. Slang A person, especially an executive, who wears one of these garments at work.

2. An outfit worn for a special activity: a diving suit; a running suit.

3. A group of things used together; a set or collection: a suit of sails; a suit of tools.

4. Games Any of the four sets of 13 playing cards (clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades) in a standard deck, the members of which bear the same marks.

5. Attendance required of a vassal at his feudal lord's court or manor.

6. Law A lawsuit.

7. The act or an instance of courting a woman; courtship: She was inclined to accept his suit.

v. suit·ed, suit·ing, suits

v.tr.

1. To meet the requirements of; fit: This candidate does not suit our qualifications.

2. To make appropriate or suitable; adapt: builders who suit the house to the owner's specifications.

3. To be appropriate for; befit: a color that suits you.

4. To please; satisfy: a choice that suits us all.

5. To provide with clothing; dress: The NCOs suited the recruits in green uniforms.

v.intr.

1. To be suitable or acceptable.

2. To be in accord; agree or match.

Phrasal Verb:

suit up

To put on clothing designed for a special activity: suits up in shorts for a jog.

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[Middle English sute, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *sequita, act of following, feminine of *sequitus, past participle of *sequere, to follow, from Latin sequī; see suitor.]

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suit

(suːt; sjuːt)

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) any set of clothes of the same or similar material designed to be worn together, now usually (for men) a jacket with matching trousers or (for women) a jacket with matching or contrasting skirt or trousers

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (in combination) any outfit worn for a specific purpose: a spacesuit.

3. any set of items, such as the full complement of sails of a vessel or parts of personal armour

4. (Card Games) any of the four sets of 13 cards in a pack of playing cards, being spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. The cards in each suit are two to ten, jack, queen, and king in the usual order of ascending value, with ace counting as either the highest or lowest according to the game

5. (Law) a civil proceeding; lawsuit

6. (Law) the act or process of suing in a court of law

7. a petition or appeal made to a person of superior rank or status or the act of making such a petition

8. (Professions) slang a business executive or white-collar manager

9. a man's courting of a woman

10. (Card Games) to play a card of the same suit as the card played immediately before it

11. to act in the same way as someone else

12. strong suit strongest suit something that one excels in

vb

13. to make or be fit or appropriate for: that dress suits you.

14. to meet the requirements or standards (of)

15. to be agreeable or acceptable to (someone)

16. suit oneself to pursue one's own intentions without reference to others

[C13: from Old French sieute set of things, from sivre to follow; compare sue]

ˈsuitˌlike adj

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suit

(sut)

n.

1. a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.

2. a set of garments of the same color and fabric, consisting typically of trousers or a skirt, a jacket, and sometimes a vest.

3. any costume worn for some special activity.

4. Law.

a. an act or instance of suing in a court of law; lawsuit.

b. a petition or appeal.

5.

a. one of the classes into which cards or dominoes are divided, as spades, clubs, diamonds, and hearts for a deck of common playing cards.

b. a holding of cards in a particular suit.

6. the wooing or courting of a woman.

7. a petition.

8. suite (defs. 1–3, 5).

9. Slang. a business executive.

v.t.

10. to make appropriate, adapt, or accommodate, as one thing to another: to suit the punishment to the crime.

11. to be appropriate or becoming to: Blue suits you very well.

12. to be acceptable or agreeable to; satisfy or please: The arrangements suit me.

13. to provide with a suit, as of clothing or armor; clothe; array.

v.i.

14. to be appropriate or suitable; accord.

15. to be satisfactory, agreeable, or acceptable.

16. suit up, to put on a uniform or special suit.

Idioms:

follow suit,

a. to play a card of the same suit as that led.

b. to follow the example of another.

[1250–1300; Middle English siute, sute, suite (n.) < Anglo-French, Old French, n. use of feminine past participle of sivre to follow; see sue]

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Suit

 a number of things used together; a company of followers or disciples. See also set, stand.

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fit

– suit

1. 'fit'

If clothes fit you, they are the right size, neither too big nor too small.

That dress fits you perfectly.

He was wearing pyjamas which did not fit him.

In British English, the past tense form of fit is fitted. In American English, the past tense form is fit.

The boots fitted him snugly.

The pants fit him well and were very comfortable.

2. 'suit'

If clothes make you look attractive, don't say that they 'fit' you. You say that they suit you.

You look great in that dress, it really suits you.

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suit

– suite

1. 'suit'

Suit (/suːt/) can be a verb or a noun.

If something suits you, it is convenient, acceptable, or appropriate for you.

Would Monday suit you?

A job where I was indoors all day wouldn't suit me.

A suit is a set of clothes made from the same material.

He arrived at the office in a suit and tie.

2. 'suite'

Suite (/swiːt/) is a noun.

A suite is a set of rooms in a hotel.

They always stayed in a suite at the Ritz.

A suite is also a set of matching furniture for a sitting room or bathroom.

I need a three-piece suite for the lounge.

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suit

Past participle: suited
Gerund: suiting

Imperative

suit

suit

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suit

a lawsuit

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suit - a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit" suit of clothes business suit - a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen double-breasted suit - a suit with a double-breasted jacket garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" pinstripe - a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes single-breasted suit - a suit having a single-breasted jacket slack suit - casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket zoot suit - a flashy suit of extreme cut
	2.	suit - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" causa, lawsuit, case, cause civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot" paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	3.	suit - (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line" depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
	4.	suit - a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship" courting, courtship, wooing appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" bundling - a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
	5.	suit - a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
	6.	suit - playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?" major suit - (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts minor suit - ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games trump - (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led" deck of cards, pack of cards, deck - a pack of 52 playing cards
Verb	1.	suit - be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" accommodate, fit conform to, fit, meet - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
	2.	suit - be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me" agree - be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	suit - accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" befit, beseem correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
	4.	suit - enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" become beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

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suit

noun

1. outfit, costume, ensemble, dress, clothing, habit a smart suit and tie

2. lawsuit, case, trial, proceeding, cause, action, prosecution, industrial tribunal The judge dismissed the suit.

verb

1. be acceptable to, please, satisfy, do, answer, gratify They will only release information if it suits them.

2. agree with, become, match, go with, correspond with, conform to, befit, harmonize with I don't think a sedentary life would altogether suit me.

3. look attractive on, become, flatter, look good on, enhance the appearance of, show to advantage Green suits you.

4. adjust, adapt, modify, fit, fashion, proportion, accommodate, tailor, customize 'I'm off.' He suited the action to the word and left.

follow suit copy someone, emulate someone, accord with someone, take your cue from someone, run with the herd The Dutch seem set to follow suit.

Suits

boiler suit, buckskins, catsuit, double-breasted suit, dress suit, evening dress, G-suit or anti-G suit, judogi, jump suit, lounge suit, Mao suit, morning dress, penguin suit, playsuit, pyjamas or (U.S.) pajamas, romper suit, safari suit, sailor suit, shell suit, single-breasted suit, ski suit, slack suit, sunsuit, spacesuit, sweat suit or sweats, swimsuit, three-piece suit, tracksuit, trouser suit or (U.S. & Canad.) pant suit, wet suit, zoot suit

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

suit

noun

1. A legal proceeding to demand justice or enforce a right:

action, case, cause, instance, lawsuit.

2. Romantic attentions:

address (often used in plural), courtship.

verb

1. To meet a need or requirement:

answer, do, serve, suffice.

2. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use:

acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform, fashion, fit, reconcile, square, tailor.

3. To be in keeping with:

become, befit, conform, correspond, fit, go with, match.

4. To be appropriate or suitable to:

become, befit, behoove.

Archaic: beseem.

5. To look good on or with:

become, enhance, flatter.

Idiom: put in the best light.

6. To be satisfactory to:

please, satisfy.

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Translations

أحَد النُّقوش الأربَعَه في وَرَق اللعببَدْلَةبَدْلَهدَعْوى، قَضِيَّهطَقْم، لِباس خاص

oblekvyhovovatbarvaslušetúbor

jakkesætpassesagtilpasseklæde

AnzugpassenFarbeKostümstehen

βόλεύωκοστούμισυνάδει

trajeconvenirfavorecerjuiciooferta de matrimonio

pukusopia

convenircostumeenseignecomplethabiller

odijelopristajati

öltönyhozzáalkalmazjól állkártyaszínkosztüm

bón , beiînihenta, hæfajakkafötjakkaföt; dragtklæîa/fara vel

completovestitoadattareandare benecausa

スーツ似合う

슈트어울리다

daryti kaip norikortų figūralabai tiktilagaminaspasekti pavyzdžiu

bildinājumsbūt piemērotam/apmierinošamkostīmslietamasts

kostuumpakpassen bij

dressfargeinnrette etterpasse (til)

dostosowaćgarnitur

fatoternonaipecair bem

costum

костюмподходитьустраиватьустроитьиск

oblekpožiadanie o ruku

kostimoblekapristajatiustrezati

kostympassasvitfärg

เสื้อผ้าที่เป็นชุดเดียวกันเหมาะสมกัน

takım elbisetayyöruydurmakuygun olmakuymak

bộ com lêhợp với

适合一套衣服使适应协调同花色的一组牌

suit

[suːt]

A. N

1. (= clothing) (for man) → traje m, terno m (LAm); (for woman) → traje m (de chaqueta)
three-piece/two-piece suit → traje or (LAm) terno de tres/dos piezas
a rubber suit → un traje de goma
suit of armour → armadura f
suit of clothes → conjunto m
see also bathing, birthday

2. (also lawsuit) → pleito m
to bring or file a suit (against sb) → entablar un pleito (contra algn)
civil suit → pleito m civil

3. (Cards) → palo m
to follow suit (in cards) → jugar una carta del mismo palo (fig) → seguir el ejemplo
modesty is not his strong or > long suit (esp US) → la modestia no es su fuerte

4. (frm) (= petition) → petición f (liter) (for marriage) → petición f de mano
her parents gave me permission to plead or press my suit → sus padres me dieron permiso para pedir su mano

5. (= business executive) → ejecutivo/a m/f

B. VT

1. (= look good on) [clothes, shoes, hairstyle] → quedar bien a, sentar bien a
the coat suits you → el abrigo te queda or te sienta bien
choose earrings which suit the shape of your face → elige pendientes que vayan bien con la forma de tu cara

2. (= be acceptable to, please)

2.1. [date, time, arrangement] → venir bien a, convenir
when would suit you? → ¿cuándo te viene bien or te conviene?
I'll do it when it suits me → lo haré cuando me venga bien or cuando me convenga
I don't think a sedentary life would suit me → no creo que la vida sedentaria sea para mí
it suits him to work nights → le viene or le va bien trabajar de noche
choose the method which suits you best → elige el método que te vaya mejor or que más te convenga
it would suit us better to come back tomorrow → nos vendría mejor or nos convendría más volver mañana
he found a life that suited him better → encontró una forma de vida más apropiada para él
that suits me fine → eso me va bien or me conviene
the climate suits me fine → el clima me sienta bien
to suit sth to sth/sb (frm) → adaptar algo a algo/algn
to suit sb down to the ground [plan, situation] → venir de perlas a algn; [house, job] → ser perfecto para algn
see also book A1

2.2. (reflexive) I can come and go to suit myself → puedo ir y venir como me convenga or plazca
he has already arranged his life to suit himself → ya ha organizado su vida como le conviene or place
suit yourself! → ¡como quieras!
suit yourself whether you do it or not → hazlo o no según te parezca

C. VI (= be convenient) will tomorrow suit? → ¿te viene bien mañana?
come whenever it suits → ven cuando más te convenga

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suit

[ˈsuːt]

n

(man's) → costume m

(woman's) → tailleur m, ensemble m

(CARDS) → couleur f
to follow suit [cardplayer] → jouer la couleur demandée (fig) (= do likewise) → faire de même

(= lawsuit) → procès m
to bring a suit against sb → intenter un procès contre qn

vt

(= look good on) [garment, outfit, colour, hairstyle] → aller à
That dress really suits you → Cette robe te va vraiment bien.

(= be convenient for) → convenir à
What time would suit you? → Quelle heure vous conviendrait?
That suits me fine → Cela me convient très bien.

(= be right for) → convenir à
I don't think a sedentary life would suit me → Je ne pense pas qu'une vie sédentaire me conviendrait.
to suit sb down to the ground (mainly British) → convenir parfaitement à qn

(= please) suit yourself! → comme tu veux!

(= adapt) to suit sth to → adapter qch à
They suited it exactly to my needs → Ils l'ont parfaitement adapté à mes besoins.

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suit

n

→ Anzug m; (woman’s) → Kostüm nt; suit of clothes → Garnitur f → (Kleider); they bought him a new suit of clothes → sie kleideten ihn von Kopf bis Fuß neu ein; suit of armour → Rüstung f

(Jur) → Prozess m, → Verfahren nt; to bring a suit (against somebody for something) → (wegen etw gegen jdn) Klage erheben or einen Prozess anstrengen; he lost his suit → er hat seinen Prozess verloren

(Cards) → Farbe f; short suit → kurze Farbe; long/strong suit → lange/starke Farbe; (fig) → starke Seite, Stärke f; to follow suit (lit) → Farbe bedienen; (fig) → jds Beispiel (dat) → folgen

(inf: = business executive) → Businessman m, → Businessfrau f

(old, liter, in marriage) → Werbung f; to press one’s suit → seiner Werbung (dat) → Nachdruck verleihen

(form, = request) → Anliegen nt (form), → Bitte f; to press one’s suit → seinem Anliegen or seiner Bitte Nachdruck verleihen

vt

(= be convenient, pleasing to, arrangement, date, price) → passen (+dat); (climate, food) → bekommen (+dat); (occupation, job) → gefallen (+dat); suits me! (inf) → ist mir recht (inf), → mir solls recht sein (inf); that suits me fine! (inf) → das ist mir recht; that would suit me nicely (time, arrangement) → das würde mir gut (→ in den Kram (inf)) → passen; (house, job etc) → das wäre genau das Richtige für mich; when would it suit you to come? → wann würde es Ihnen passen?, wann wäre es Ihnen recht?; I know what suits me best → ich weiß, was für mich das Beste ist

to be suited for/to (= be suitable, right for) → geeignet sein für; he is very well suited to the job → er eignet sich sehr gut für die Stelle; he is not suited to be a doctor → er eignet sich nicht zum Arzt; they are well suited (to each other) → sie passen gut zusammen

(clothes, hairstyle) → (gut) stehen (+dat), → passen zu; you suit a beard/fringe → ein Bart/Pony steht dir gut; such behaviour hardly suits you → so ein Benehmen steht dir nicht an

(= adapt) → anpassen (→ to +dat); to suit one’s style to the audience → sich dem Publikumsgeschmack anpassen, sich nach dem Publikum richten; suiting the action to the word he … → er setzte seine Worte in die Tat um und …

(= please) → gefallen (+dat), → zufriedenstellen; you can’t suit everybody → man kann es nicht jedem recht machen; we try to suit every taste → wir versuchen, etwas für jeden Geschmack zu finden or jedem Geschmack gerecht zu werden

vr he suits himself → er tut, was er will or was ihm passt; you can suit yourself whether you come or not → du kannst kommen oder nicht, ganz wie du willst; suit yourself! → wie du willst!, mach, was du willst!; I like to be able to suit myself → ich möchte gern tun und lassen können, was ich will

vi (= be suitable) → passen

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suit

[suːt]

1. n

a. (for man) → abito; (for woman) → tailleur m inv; (for bathing) → costume m; (astronaut's) → tuta
a suit of armour → un'armatura

b. (lawsuit) → causa
to bring a suit against sb → intentare causa a qn

c. (Cards) → colore m, seme m
to follow suit (fig) → fare altrettanto

2. vt

a. (adapt) to suit (to) → adattare (a)
to suit one's language to one's audience → usare un linguaggio adatto a chi ascolta
to suit the action to the word → mettere in pratica le proprie parole
to be suited to sth (suitable for) → essere adatto/a a qc
they are well suited (to each other) → stanno bene insieme

b. (be acceptable, time, day) → andare bene a; (food, climate) → fare per; (clothes, colour) → stare bene a
that suits me (down to the ground) → per me va benissimo
it doesn't suit me to leave now → non mi va di partire ora
the post suited her perfectly → il lavoro faceva proprio per lei

c. (please) → contentare
suit yourself whether you do it or not → se vuoi farlo fallo, se no lascia perdere
suit yourself! → fa' come ti pare!

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suit

(suːt) noun

1. a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman. pak بَدْلَه костюм traje oblek, kostým das Kostüm jakkesæt; dragt κοστούμιtraje ülikond, kostüüm لباس يكدست puku costume, tailleurחליפה सूट odijelo, kostim öltöny; kosztüm setelan pakaian jakkaföt; dragt abito, completo スーツ (웃) 한 벌 kostiumas uzvalks; kostīms sut kostuumdress; draktgarnitur, kostium یو لاس جامی fato costum, taior костюм oblek, kostým obleka; kostim odelo kostym, dräkt เครื่องแต่งกายที่เป็นเสื้อนอก และกางเกงขายาว takım elbise; tayyör (一套)衣服 костюм کپڑوں کا جوڑا bộ com lê, trang phục （一套）衣服

2. a piece of clothing for a particular purpose. a bathing-suit / diving-suit. pak طَقْم، لِباس خاص екипировка roupa de (banho, etc.) úbor der Prozeß -dragt στολήtraje -riietus لباس مخصوص puku costume בֶּגֶד- रंग odjevni predmet za određenu svrhu, kostim (kupaći) ruha, öltözet pakaian -klæði, –búningur, –föt costume; muta ～着 의상 kostiumas kostīms; tērps baju pak-drakt; –dress kostium مخصوصی جامی fato de (banho, etc.) costum костюм úbor obleka kostim -dräkt ชุด ... elbisesi, ... kıyafeti 一件(專用)衣服(如遊泳衣) костюм خاص موقع کا کپڑا bộ quần áo 一套专用衣服（如游泳衣）

3. a case in a law court. He won/lost his suit. hofsaak دَعْوى، قَضِيَّه дело processo proces der Antrag sag υπόθεση, αγωγήpleito, juicio kohtuasi دادخواهي kanne procès תְּבִיעָת מִשפָּטִית मुकदमा, वाद, नालिश tužba, parnica per tuntutan (dóms)mál processo 訴訟 소송 byla prāva; (tiesas) lieta guaman rechtszaakrettssakproces, sprawa دعواء processo proces судебный процесс proces, žaloba tožba parnica stämning, process, mål คำร้อง dava 訟案 позов; судовий процес عدالت کا مقدمہ việc kiện cáo 讼案

4. an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady. formele versoek طَلَب يَد المرأه للزواج молба pedido de casamento nabídka k sňatku die Werbung frieri πρότασηpetición de mano, propuesta/oferta de matrimonio kosimine اقامه دعوي anomus, kosinta demande en mariageבקשה निवेदन, आवेदन, दरखास्त prošnja, snubljenje leánykérés lamaran bón(orð), beiðni (proposta di matrimonio) 求婚 구혼 rankos prašymas bildinājums peminangan aanzoekfrieri, beiling oświadczyny د دعوی اقامه proposta de casamento cerere în căsătorie сватовство požiadanie o ruku snubitev prosidba begäran, anhållan, frieri คำขอแต่งงาน evlenme teklifi (古)求婚 сватання; залицяння درخواست lời thỉnh cầu （古）求婚

5. one of the four sets of playing-cards – spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs. kleur أحَد النُّقوش الأربَعَه في وَرَق اللعب боя (на карти) naipe barva die Farbe kortfarve ένα από τα τέσσερα είδη φύλλων της τράπουλας palo kaardimast خال maa couleurסדרה दरखास्त boja (karte) (kártya)szín jenis kartu litur, sort seme, colore 組札 짝패 한 벌 kortų figūra (kāršu) masts sama bunga kleurfargekolor خال naipe culoare масть farba barva boja u kartama färg ไพ่หน้าเดียวกัน iskambilde takım 同花色的一組牌 масть تاش کے پتوں کے چاروں رنگ میں سے کوءی ایک hoa 同花色的一组牌

verb

1. to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for. The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well. in behoefte voorsien, geskik wees يُلائِم، يُناسِب служа convir vyhovovat passen passe ικανοποιώ τις ανάγκες κπ., βολεύωconvenir, ir bien rahuldama درخور بودن sopia convenir (à) לִהיוֹת נוֹחַ ל- सन्तोष देना, संतुष्ट करना, प्रसन्न करना, संतुष्ट होना, प्रसन्न होना odgovarati kome, prijati megfelel memuaskan henta, hæfa soddisfare, andare bene 適する 마음에 들다 tikti būt piemērotam/apmierinošam serasi passenpasse, tilfredsstilleodpowiadać ښایدل convir a conveni устраивать; подходить vyhovovať ustrezati odgovarati passa ทำให้พอใจ uygun olmak 適合 відповідати вимогам; влаштовувати موزوں یا مناسب بنانا thích hợp với 适合

2. (of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for. Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her. geskik wees يَصْلُح، يَكون مُلائِما لِ пасвам ficar bem slušet, padnout stehen klæde μου πάει quedar bien, favorecer sobima سازگار بودن sopia aller bien לְהַתאִים के लिए उपयुक्त होना, मेल खाना pristajati, dobro stajati jól áll vkinek cocok klæða/fara vel stare/ andare bene 似合う 어울리는, 적합한 tikti piestāvēt sesuai` passen bijpasse til, klepasować برابریدل ficar bem a se potrivi (cu) быть к лицу pristať pristajati pristajati passa, klä (เสื้อผ้า,ทรงผม) เหมาะสม yakışmak, gitmek 相配 підходити; бути до лиця کپڑوں کا مناسب ہونا hợp với 相配

3. to adjust or make appropriate or suitable. He suited his speech to his audience. aanpas يُلائِم пригодявам adaptar přizpůsobit anpassen tilpasse προσαρμόζωadaptar kohandama مناسب بودن sovittaa adapter לְהַתאִים ל- के लिए उपयुक्त बनाना prilagoditi (hozzá)alkalmaz menyesuaikan laga að adattare 適合させる (~에) 맞추다 priderinti, pritaikyti piemērot; saskaņot; pieskaņot menyesuaikan` aanpassentilpasse, innrette etter dobrać, dostosować مناسبه adaptar a adapta (la) приспосабливать prispôsobiť prilagoditi prilagoditi anpassa ทำให้เหมาะสม uydurmak 使適應，協調 пристосовувати مطابق کرنا đáp ứng nhu cầu 使适应，协调

ˈsuited adjective

(negative unsuited) fitted, or appropriate (to or for). I don't think he's suited to/for this work. gepas مُلائِم، مُناسِب задоволявам adequado vhodný geeignet egnet til μου ταιριάζει, είμαι κατάλληλος για κτ. hecho para, adecuado sobiv مناسب sopiva fait pour מַתאִים उपयुक्त, योग्य pogodan, prikladan alkalmas sesuai hæfilegur, viðeigandi adatto ふさわしい 적당한 tinkamas iederīgs; piemērots sesuai geschikttilpasset, som egner seg odpowiedni, nadający się مناسب adequado potrivit (pentru) подходящий vhodný primeren prikladan lämplig, lämpad ที่เหมาะสม uygun 適合的 підхожий; придатний سوٹ میں ملبوس phù hợp 适合的

ˈsuitor noun

an old word for a man who tries to gain the love of a woman. vryer, versoeker مُتَقَدِّم بِطَلَب الزَّواج ухажор pretendente ctitel der Freier frier επίδοξος μνηστήρας pretendiente kosilane خواستگار kosija soupirantמחזר वादी, मुदृई, प्रार्थी, आवेदक, प्रेमी, विवाहार्थी molilac, prosac kérő pelamar biðill pretendente, corteggiatore 求婚者 구혼자 gerbėjas pielūdzējs pelamar` vrijerfrier, beiler zalotnik, starający się غوښتونکی pretendente pretendent поклонник ctiteľ snubec prosac friare ผู้ชายที่เกี้ยวพาราสีผู้หญิง âşık, bir kıza talip olan erkek (古)求婚者 шанувальник, залицяльник عاشق người theo đuổi, cầu hôn （古）求婚者

ˈsuitcase noun

a case with flat sides for clothes etc, used by a person when travelling. He hastily packed his (clothes in his) suitcase. tas دَعْوى، قَضِيَّه куфар mala kufr der (Hand)Koffer kuffert βαλίτσαmaleta kohver چمدان matkalaukku valiseמזוודה सूटकेस ručni kovčeg, kofer bőrönd kopor ferðataska valigia スーツケース 여행가방 lagaminas čemodāns; ceļasoma beg pakaian` kofferkoffertwalizka بکس، سفری بکس، چمدان mala va­liză чемодан kufor ročni kovček kofer resväska กระเป๋าเดินทาง bavul, valiz 衣箱 валіза کپڑے رکھنے کا صندوق va li 手提箱，衣箱

follow suit

to do just as someone else has done. He went to bed and I followed suit. voorbeeld volg يَحْذو حَذْو، يَقْتَدي بِ следвам пример seguir o exemplo udělat totéž einem Beispiel folgen følge trop μιμούμαι hacer lo mismo (que otra persona), seguir el ejemplo(de otra persona) (kellegi) eeskuju järgima پيروي كردن seurata esimerkkiä faire de même נַהָג כְּדוּגמָתוֹ एक ही रंग खेलना, देखा-देखी करना, अनुसरण करना slijediti primjer, slijediti boju (u kartama) ugyanazt teszi meniru fara að dæmi annars (fare lo stesso) まねする 선례를 따르다 pasekti (kieno nors) pavyzdžiu sekot (kāda) paraugam berbuat demikian juga het voorbeeld volgen gjøre det samme, rette seg etter iść za przykładem پیروی کول seguir o exemplo a face la fel следовать примеру urobiť to isté, prispôsobiť sa slediti zgledu slediti nečiji primer föja exemplet, göra likadant ทำตามอย่างคนอื่น izinden gitmek, aynı şeyi yapmak 照著做 наслідувати приклад دوسرے کی نقل کرنا xử sự theo cách mà người nkhác vừa mới làm 照着做

suit down to the ground

(of eg an arrangement, fashion etc) to suit (a person) completely. The dress suits her down to the ground. volledig pas يُلائِمه تماما страшно й подхожда ficar muito bem padnout jako ulitý passen passe perfekt ταιριάζω απόλυτα ir de perlas, venir de perilla; ir/quedar como un guante, quedar que ni pintado täiuslikult sobima تناسب كامل sopia täydellisesti aller comme un gant מַתאִים מְאוֹד sasvim, potpuno pristajati tökéletesen megfelel sangat cocok klæða fullkomlega (andare benissimo) よく似合う 안성맞춤이다 labai tikti kolosāli piestāvēt padan geknipt zijn voor være som skapt for bardzo odpowiadać, pasować jak ulał بشپړه تناسب ficar muito bem a se potrivi (cuiva) de minune подходить во всех отношениях sadnúť ako uliaty prilegati se kot ulito savršeno dogovarati passa alldeles förträffligt เหมาะสมอย่างยิ่ง tam olmak 完全適合 повністю підходити موافق ہونا hoàn toàn thích hợp với ai 完全适合

suit oneself

to do what one wants to do. doen wat jy wil يعَمَلُ ما يُلائِمُه постъпвам, както ми е удобно fazer o que lhe apetece dělat si své nach Belieben handeln gøre, hvad man har lyst til κάνω ό,τι νομίζω hacer lo que a uno le apetece/le viene en gana/le da la gana oma maitse järgi tegema به دلخواه خود عمل كردن tehdä mielensä mukaan faire à son gré לַעֲשוֹת כִּרצוֹנוֹ जो जी चाहे करना, अपनी पसंद की चीज चुन लेना kako je nekoga volja saját feje szerint cselekszik melakukan semaunya gera eins og manni sÿnist (fare come si vuole) 好きなようにする 마음대로하다 daryti kaip nori darīt, kā vēlies melakukan semahunya doen wat men wil gjøre som en vilrobić, co się uważa za stosowne په خپل زړه پوری کار باندی عمل کول fazer o que lhe apetece a face după bunul său plac делать на своё усмотрение robiť si podľa svojho narediti po svoji volji udovoljiti sebi göra som det passar en ตามใจตัวเอง canının istediği gibi davranmak 隨自己的意願行事 робіть, як вам подобається خواہش کے مطابق کام کرنا hành động theo ý muốn của mình 随自己的意愿行事，自便

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suit

→ بَدْلَة, يُنَاسِبُ oblek, slušet jakkesæt, passe Anzug, passen βόλεύω, κοστούμι convenir, sentar bien, traje puku, sopia convenir, costume odijelo, pristajati adattare, completo スーツ, 似合う 슈트, 어울리다 pak, passen bij dress, passe (til) dostosować, garnitur cair bem, fato, terno костюм, подходить kostym, passa เสื้อผ้าที่เป็นชุดเดียวกัน, เหมาะสมกัน takım elbise, uymak bộ com lê, hợp với 一套衣服, 适合

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