apt

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apt
[æpt]
adjetivo
1apropiado(a), acertado(a) (word, description)
2(likely)
  • to be apt to do something -> ser propenso(a) a hacer algo

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apt [apt]
adjetivo
1Apto, idóneo, propio.
2Inclinado, dado a alguna cosa u ocasionado a ella.
3Pronto, vivo.
  • Too apt to forgive -> muy indulgente
  • Apt to break -> frágil
  • An apt scholar -> un estudiante capaz

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apt [æpt]
adjective
apter (comparative)aptest (superlative)
1 (suitable) [+name, title] acertado; apropiado; [+description] acertado; atinado; [+remark] acertado; oportuno
it was an apt comment in view of the recent behaviour of our hosts he was not without a sense of humour and could be quick with the apt remark
how apt that he should have been jailed on the anniversary of his crime! ¡qué oportuno que lo hayan encerrado en el aniversario de su delito!
2 (liable)
to be apt to do sth tener tendencia a hacer algo; tender a hacer algo
when we are tired we are apt to make mistakes
we are apt to forget that ... nos olvidamos fácilmente de que ...; tenemos tendencia tendemos somos propensos a olvidarnos de que ...;oror he's apt to be late tiene tendencia a tiende a suele llegar tarde;oror I am apt to be out on Mondays los lunes no suelo estar; this is apt to occur esto tiene tendencia tiende a ocurrir;or hay propensión a que esto ocurra
this simple type of reasoning is apt to be unreliable judging by appearances is apt to be misleading
3 (clever) capaz
the school will be allowed to select the most apt child
he has proved himself an apt pupil ha demostrado ser un alumno capaz

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