suitable

suit·a·ble

 (so͞o′tə-bəl)

adj.

Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.

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suit′a·bil′i·ty, suit′a·ble·ness n.

suit′a·bly adv.

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suitable

(ˈsuːtəbəl; ˈsjuːt-)

adj

appropriate; proper; fit

ˌsuitaˈbility, ˈsuitableness n

ˈsuitably adv

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suit•a•ble

(ˈsu tə bəl)

adj.

such as to suit; appropriate; acceptable; fitting.

[1505–15]

suit`a•bil′i•ty, suit′a•ble•ness, n.

suit′a•bly, adv.

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suitable

Someone or something that is suitable for a particular person or purpose is right or acceptable for them.

These flats are not really suitable for families with children.

Farm tractors are not suitable for small plots of land.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	suitable - meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" suited fit - meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"
	2.	suitable - worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" desirable, worthy eligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor"

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suitable

adjective

1. appropriate, right, fitting, fit, suited, acceptable, becoming, correct, satisfactory, apt, befitting She had no other dress suitable for the occasion.
appropriate inappropriate, incorrect, unfitting, unsuitable, unsuited, unbecoming

2. seemly, fitting, becoming, due, proper, correct Was it really suitable behaviour for someone who wants to be taken seriously?
seemly jarring, unseemly, discordant

3. suited, appropriate, in keeping with, in character, cut out for a resort where the slopes are more suitable for young children
suited out of character, out of keeping

4. pertinent, relevant, applicable, fitting, appropriate, to the point, apt, apposite, germane Give a few people an idea of suitable questions to ask.
pertinent irrelevant, inapposite

5. convenient, timely, appropriate, well-timed, opportune, commodious He could think of no less suitable moment to mention the idea.
convenient inopportune

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suitable

adjective

1. Suited to one's end or purpose:

appropriate, befitting, convenient, expedient, fit, good, meet, proper, tailor-made, useful.

2. Consistent with prevailing or accepted standards or circumstances:

appropriate, deserved, due, fit, fitting, just, merited, proper, right, rightful.

3. Satisfying certain requirements, as for selection:

eligible, fit, fitted, qualified, worthy.

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Translations

مُلائِمملائِممُلائِم، مُريح، مُوافِق

vhodnývyhovující

passende

geeignetpassend

αρμόζωνκατάλληλος

convenienteidóneoapropiadoaptoacomodado

sopiva

convenableidoineraisonnable

prikladan

hentugurviîeigandi; hæfur

adattoadeguatoappropriatoidoneo

適切な

적합한

ērtsiederīgspiemērots

geschikt

hensiktsmessig

odpowiedni

apropriado

подходящий

primerenustrezen

lämplig

เหมาะสม

uygunmünasip

phù hợp

合适的适宜的

suitable

[ˈsuːtəbl] ADJ

1. (= satisfactory) → adecuado, apropiado
the shortage of suitable housing → la escasez de viviendas adecuadas or apropiadas
his qualifications weren't considered suitable → consideraron que no tenía la formación adecuada or apropiada

2. (= valid, apt) → apropiado
both courses are suitable for beginners → ambos cursos son apropiados para principiantes
the products are suitable for all skin types → los productos son apropiados para todo tipo de pieles
the garden is not suitable for wheelchairs → el jardín no está adaptado para sillas de ruedas
dishes that are suitable for freezing → platos preparados que se pueden congelar
"suitable for children" → apto para niños
eminently suitable → idóneo
to make sth suitable for sth (= adapt) → adaptar algo para algo

3. (= fitting) → apropiado
a suitable reply → una respuesta apropiada
a suitable dress for the occasion → un vestido apropiado para la ocasión
the committee met to consider suitable action → el comité se reunió para considerar las medidas oportunas or convenientes or apropiadas
choose a suitable moment to talk → escoja un momento oportuno or apropiado para hablar

4. (= recommendable) → adecuado
a more suitable diet → una dieta más adecuada
the most suitable man for the job → el hombre más indicado or adecuado para el puesto

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suitable

[ˈsuːtəb^əl] adj [time, date, place, clothes, accommodation, reply, choice, climate, job, size, candidate, qualifications] → approprié(e)
a suitable time → une heure appropriée
suitable clothing → des vêtements appropriés
Monday isn't suitable
BUT Lundi ne convient pas.
He was just not suitable for the job
BUT Il ne convenait pas pour ce travail.
Would tomorrow be suitable?
BUT Est-ce que demain vous conviendrait?.
We found somebody suitable
BUT Nous avons trouvé la personne qu'il nous faut.
"suitable for ..." (on packaging) → "convient à ..."
"suitable for vegetarians" → "convient aux végétariens"

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suitable

adj (= convenient, practical, right for the purpose) → geeignet, passend; (= socially, culturally appropriate to the occasion) → angemessen; to be suitable for somebody (date, place) → jdm passen; (film, job) → für jdn geeignet sein; (hairstyle, clothes) → das Richtige für jdn sein; she’s not suitable for him → sie passt nicht zu ihm; to be suitable for something → für etw geeignet sein, sich für etw eignen; (socially) → einer Sache (dat) → angemessen sein; none of the dishes is suitable for freezing → keines der Rezepte eignet sich zum Einfrieren; the most suitable man for the job → der am besten geeignete Mann für den Posten; would 8 o’clock be a suitable time? → würde Ihnen etc 8 Uhr passen?; Tuesday is the most suitable day → Dienstag ist der günstigste or beste Tag, Dienstag passt am besten; quality machinery suitable to the task → Qualitätsmaschinen, die der Aufgabe gewachsen sind; animals that are suitable as pets → Tiere, die als Haustiere geeignet sind; you’re not suitable to be parents → Sie eignen sich nicht als Eltern; we couldn’t find anything suitable → wir konnten nichts Passendes or Geeignetes finden; to be considered suitable → als geeignet angesehen werden; eminently suitable → überaus passend; to make something suitable for something → etw für etw passend machen

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suitable

[ˈsuːtəbl] adj (gen) → adatto/a
I haven't anything suitable to wear → non ho niente di adatto da mettermi
the most suitable man for the job → l'uomo più adatto a questo lavoro
we found somebody suitable → abbiamo trovato la persona adatta
the film is not suitable for children → non è un film adatto ai bambini
would tomorrow be suitable? → andrebbe bene domani?

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suitable

(ˈsuːtəbl) adjective

(negative unsuitable).

1. right or appropriate for a purpose or occasion. I haven't any suitable shoes for the wedding; Those shoes are not suitable for walking in the country; Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable. geskik ملائِم подходящ adequado vhodný geeignet passende κατάλληλοςadecuado, conveniente, apropiado sobiv, kõlbulik درهور sopiva convenable, approprié מַתאִים सही prikladan, primjeren megfelelő sesuai viðeigandi; hæfur adatto, idoneo ふさわしい 어울리는, 정당한 tinkamas piemērots; iederīgs layak geschikt som passer for anledningen, egnetodpowiedni, stosowny وړ، مناسب adequado conve­nabil, corespunzător подходящий;(при)годный vhodný primeren prikladan passande, lämplig ที่เหมาะสม uygun, münasip 合適的 підхожий; такий, що відповідає موزوں یا مناسب phù hợp 合适的

2. convenient. We must find a suitable day for our meeting. gerieflik مُلائِم، مُريح، مُوافِق удобен conveniente vyhovující passend passende βολικόςadecuado sobiv مناسب sopiva qui convient מַתאִים सुविधाजनक primjeren, podesan alkalmas cocok hentugur adatto 都合のよい 편리한 tinkamas piemērots; ērts sesuai geschiktpassendeodpowiedni مناسب conveniente care îi convine удобный; подходящий vyhovujúci primeren zgodan passande, lämplig ที่สะดวก uygun, münasip 適宜的 зручний; придатний مناسب tiện nghi, thích hợp 适宜的

ˌsuitaˈbility noun

gerieflikheid مُلائَمَه، مُطابَقَه удобност conveniência vhodnost die Eigung egnethed καταλληλότηταconveniencia, cualidad de adecuado/apropiado sobivus تناسب sopivuus convenance מִידַת הַתאָמָה उपयुक्तता prikladnost, primjerenost alkalmasság, rátermettség kesesuaian hentugleiki adeguatezza 適当 적절성 tinkamumas piemērotība kesesuaian geschiktheidformålstjenlighet stosowność تناسب conveniência potrivire соответствие; пригодность vhodnosť primernost prikladnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 適宜的 відповідність; придатність موزونیت sự hợp, sự thích hợp 适宜的

ˈsuitableness noun

geskiktheid تلاؤُم، مُطابَقَه съответствие adequação vhodnost die Eigung egnethed καταλληλότηταconveniencia, cualidad de adecuado/apropiado sobivus زيبندگي sopivuus convenanceהתאמה औचित्य, सुविधा prikladnost, podesnost vminek megfelelő/helyes/alkalmas volta kecocokan hentugleiki adeguatezza 適当 어울림 tinkamumas piemērotība sesuainya geschiktheidegnethet stosowność ښایدل adequação potrivire подходящий случай vhodnosť primernost prikladnost lämplighet ความเหมาะสม uygunluk 合適 відповідність; зручність مناسب sự hợp, sự thích hợp 合适

ˈsuitably adverb

You're not suitably dressed. toepaslik بصورةٍ ملائِمَه подходящо convenientemente vhodně geeignet passende όπως αρμόζει, καταλλήλως convenientemente, adecuadamente, apropiadamente sobilikult, asjakohaselt بنحوي مناسب sopivasti convenablementכראוי औचित्यपूर्ण, सुविधापूर्वक, उपयुक्ततापूर्वक prikladno, primjereno megfelelően semestinya á viðeigandi hátt adeguatamente ふさわしく 적절하게 tinkamai piemēroti; atbilstoši sesuai passendpassendeodpowiednio په مناسبه توګه convenientemente în mod convenabil соответственно vhodne primerno prikladno lämpligt, passande อย่างเหมาะสม uygun şekilde 合適地 відповідно موزوں طور پر phù hợp, thích hợp 合适地

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suitable

→ مُلائِم vhodný passende geeignet αρμόζων conveniente sopiva convenable prikladan adatto 適切な 적합한 geschikt hensiktsmessig odpowiedni apropriado подходящий lämplig เหมาะสม uygun phù hợp 合适的

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• Is this suitable for vegetarians? → هَلْ هَذا مُناسِبٌ لِلَأشْخاصِ النَبَاتييـن → Je tohle vhodné pro vegetariány? → Egner den sig til vegetarer? → Ist das für Vegetarier geeignet? → Είναι κατάλληλο για χορτοφάγους; → ¿Está indicado para vegetarianos? → Sopiiko tämä kasvissyöjille? → C'est végétarien ? → Je li ovo podobno za vegetarijance? → È adatto per vegetariani? → これはベジタリアン向きですか？ → 이거 채식주의자가 먹어도 되나요? → Is dit geschikt voor vegetariërs? → Egner denne seg for vegetarianere? → Czy jest to odpowiednie dla wegetarian? → Isto é adequado para vegetarianos? → Это подходит для вегетарианцев? → Passar denhär till vegetarianer? → อาหารนี้หมาะสำหรับมังสวิรัติไหม? → Bu yemek vejetaryenlere uygun mu? → Món này có thích hợp với những người ăn chay không? → 这份菜肴适合素食者食用吗？
• Is this suitable for vegans? → هَلْ هَذا مُناسِبٌ لِلَأشْخاصِ النَبَاتييـن → Je tohle vhodné pro vegany? → Egner den sig til veganere? → Ist das für Veganer geeignet? → Είναι κατάλληλο για αυστηρά χορτοφάγους; → ¿Está indicado para veganos? → Sopiiko tämä vegaaneille? → C'est végétalien ? → Je li ovo podobno za vegane? → È adatto per vegani? → これはビーガン向きですか？ → 이거 완전 채식주의자가 먹어도 되나요? → Is dit geschikt voor veganisten? → Egner denne seg for veganere? → Czy jest to odpowiednie dla wegan? → Isto é adequado para vegans? → Это подходит для строгих вегетарианцев? → Passar denhär till veganer? → อาหารนี้หมาะสำหรับพวกกินเจไหม? → Bu yemek veganlara uygun mu? → Món này có dành cho người ăn chay không? → 这份菜肴适合绝对素食者食用吗？

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suitable

adj adecuado, apropiado, idóneo; a suitable donor..un donante adecuado

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