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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. (Group Games / 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. (Business / Professions) Slang a business executive or white-collar manager 9. a man's courting of a woman follow suit a. (Group Games / Card Games) to play a card of the same suit as the card played immediately before it b. to act in the same way as someone else strong or strongest suit something that one excels in vb 1. to make or be fit or appropriate for that dress suits you 2. to meet the requirements or standards (of) 3. to be agreeable or acceptable to (someone) suit oneself to pursue one's own intentions without reference to others [from Old French sieute set of things, from sivre to follow; compare sue] suitlike adj Suit a number of things used together; a company of followers or disciples. See also set, stand. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
suit noun 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. Suitsboiler 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 Translations 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 suit [ˈsuːt] n (man's) → costume m 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. 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 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 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 suit [suːt] 1. n 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! suit [suːt] 1. n 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! n suit [suːt] 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 oblek, kostým jakkesæt; dragt das Kostüm κοστούμι traje ülikond, kostüüm لباس يكدست puku costume, tailleur חֲלִיפָה सूट odijelo, kostim öltöny; kosztüm setelan pakaian jakkaföt; dragt abito, completo スーツ (웃) 한 벌 kostiumas uzvalks; kostīms sut kostuum dress; drakt garnitur, kostium fato costum, taior костюм oblek, kostým obleka; kostim odelo kostym, dräkt ชุดเสื้อผ้า 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 úbor -dragt der Prozeß στολή traje (de baño, etc) -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 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 一件(专用)衣服(如游泳衣) 3 a case in a law court He won/lost his suit. hofsaak دَعْوى، قَضِيَّه дело proces sag der Antrag (δικαστική) υπόθεση, αγωγή pleito, juicio kohtuasi دادخواهي oikeusjuttu procès תְּבִיעָת מִשפָּטִית मुकदमा, वाद, नालिश tužba, parnica per tuntutan (dóms)mál processo 訴訟 소송 byla prāva; (tiesas) lieta guaman rechtszaak rettssak proces, sprawa 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 nabídka k sňatku frieri die Werbung πρόταση (γάμου) petición de mano, propuesta/oferta de matrimonio kosimine اقامه دعوي kosinta demande en mariage בַּקָשָה निवेदन, आवेदन, दरखास्त prošnja, snubljenje leánykérés lamaran bón(orð), beiðni (proposta di matrimonio) 求婚 구혼 rankos prašymas bildinājums peminangan aanzoek frieri, beiling oświadczyny proposta de casamento cerere în căsătorie сватовство požiadanie o ruku snubitev prosidba begäran, anhållan, frieri การเกี้ยวพาราสี 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) barva kortfarve die Farbe ένα από τα τέσσερα είδη φύλλων της τράπουλας palo kaardimast خال maa couleur סִדרָה दरखास्त boja (karte) (kártya)szín jenis kartu litur, sort seme, colore 組札 짝패 한 벌 kortų figūra (kāršu) masts sama bunga kleur farge (i kortspill) kolor naipe culoare масть farba barva boja u kartama färg ชุดไพ่สำรับเดียวกัน 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 v 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 vyhovovat passe passen ικανοποιώ τις ανάγκες κπ., βολεύω convenir (a), ir bien (a) 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 passen passe, tilfredsstille odpowiadać convir a conveni устраивать; подходить vyhovovať ustrezati odgovarati passa เหมาะสมกัน 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 slušet, padnout klæde stehen μου πάει quedar bien, favorecer sobima سازگار بودن pukea aller bien (à) 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 bij passe til, kle pasować ficar bem a se potrivi (cu) быть к лицу pristať pristajati pristajati passa, klä ทำให้เข้าชุดกัน 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 přizpůsobit tilpasse anpassen προσαρμόζω adaptar kohandama مناسب بودن sovittaa adapter (à) 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 aanpassen tilpasse, innrette etter dobrać, dostosować 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 adj suited (negativeunsuited) fitted, or appropriate (to or for) I don't think he's suited to/for this work. gepas مُلائِم، مُناسِب задоволявам vhodný egnet til geeignet μου ταιριάζει, είμαι κατάλληλος για κτ. (estar) 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 geschikt tilpasset, som egner seg odpowiedni, nadający się adequado potrivit (pentru) подходящий vhodný primeren prikladan lämplig, lämpad ที่เหมาะสม uygun 適合的 підхожий; придатний سوٹ میں ملبوس phù hợp 适合的 n suitor an old word for a man who tries to gain the love of a woman. vryer, versoeker مُتَقَدِّم بِطَلَب الزَّواج ухажор ctitel frier der Freier επίδοξος μνηστήρας pretendiente kosilane خواستگار kosija soupirant מְחָזֵר वादी, मुदृई, प्रार्थी, आवेदक, प्रेमी, विवाहार्थी molilac, prosac kérő pelamar biðill pretendente, corteggiatore 求婚者 구혼자 gerbėjas pielūdzējs pelamar vrijer frier, beiler zalotnik, starający się pretendente pretendent поклонник ctiteľ snubec prosac friare ผู้ฟ้องร้อง âşık, bir kıza talip olan erkek (古)求婚者 шанувальник, залицяльник عاشق người theo đuổi, cầu hôn (古)求婚者 n suitcase 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 kufr kuffert der (Hand)Koffer βαλίτσα maleta kohver چمدان matkalaukku valise מִזווָדָה सूटकेस ručni kovčeg, kofer bőrönd kopor ferðataska valigia スーツケース 여행가방 lagaminas čemodāns; ceļasoma beg pakaian koffer koffert walizka mala valiză (небольшой) чемодан kufor ročni kovček kofer resväska กระเป๋าเดินทาง bavul, valiz 衣箱 валіза کپڑے رکھنے کا صندوق va li 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 udělat totéž følge trop einem Beispiel folgen 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 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 padnout jako ulitý passe perfekt passen ταιριάζω απόλυτα ir de perlas, venir de perilla; ir/quedar como un guante, quedar que ni pintado täiuslikult sobima تناسب كامل sopia joka suhteessa aller comme un gant (à) 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 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 การตระเตรียม 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 dělat si své gøre, hvad man har lyst til nach Belieben handeln 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 vil robić, co się uważa za stosowne 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 自便 робіть, як вам подобається خواہش کے مطابق کام کرنا hành động theo ý muốn của mình 自便 suit → دعوى, يُقْيم دعوى oblek, slušet dragt, passe Anzug, passen βόλεύω, κοστούμι convenir, 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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