suit

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el traje

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suit
[suːt]
sustantivo
1traje (m) (clothing)terno (m) (Andes, RP)
  • suit of armor -> armadura (f)
2palo (m) (in cards)
  • to follow suit (sentido figurado) -> seguir el ejemplo
  • politeness is not his strong suit (sentido figurado) -> la amabilidad no es su fuerte
3pleito (m) demanda (f) (Law)
verbo transitivo
4sentar bien a (of clothes, colors)
  • blue/this hat suits you -> el azul/este sombrero te sienta bien
5convenir a, venir bien a (of arrangement, time, job)
  • to be suited to or for something -> ser indicado(a) para algo (purpose, job)
  • they are well suited to each other -> están hechos el uno para el otro
  • that suits me down to the ground (familiar) -> (eso) me viene a pedir de boca
  • suit yourself -> haz lo que quieras
6adecuar (adapt)

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suit [sut]
sustantivo
1Petición, súplica, solicitación.
2Galanteo, obsequio o cortejo hecho a una mujer.
3Pleito o litigio judicial.
4Juego, un número determinado de cosas que tienen cierta conexión o correspondencia entre sí; colección completa de cosas semejantes, reunión, surtido.
5Vestido, el conjunto de prendas que componen el abrigo del cuerpo.
  • I have bought four suits of clothes -> he comprado cuatro vestidos completos
6Palo en la baraja.
7V.
  • Suit of hangings -> colgaduras
  • A suit of armor -> una armadura completa
  • Suit in chancery -> procedimiento ante la cancillería
  • To bring (a) suit -> entablar un pleito, incoar una demanda judicial
  • To follow suit -> (a) jugar el mismo palo; (b) seguir el ejemplo, imitar lo que otro hace
SUITE, 2a acep.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Adecuar, proporcionar, acomodar, ajustar o casar dos o más cosas para que digan bien entre sí o para que hagan buen juego.
2Adaptar, acomodar o hacer venir bien una cosa con otra.
3Venir, ajustarse, acomodarse o conformarse una cosa a otra o una cosa con otra.
4Convenir, concordar.
5Sentar, caer o venir bien un vestido o adorno; ser aparente o bueno.
  • This coat does not suit me -> no me sienta esta levita
  • That suits you very well -> eso le conviene a usted perfectamente; eso le va o cae a usted muy bien
  • He is well suited with his place -> está muy contento con su empleo

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suit [suːt]
noun
1 (clothing) (for man) traje; (m) terno; (m) (LAm) (for woman) traje (de chaqueta); (m)
a dark, pinned-striped business suit suit and tie
three-piece/two-piece suit traje terno de tres/dos piezas;or (LAm)
she wore a tweed suit
a rubber suit un traje de goma
you have to wear a special rubber suit for protection the six survivors only lived through their ordeal because of the special rubber suits they were wearing
suit of armourarmour armadura; (f)
suit of clothesclothes conjunto; (m)
he was wearing a new suit of clothes that he'd saved three months for
bathing birthday
2 (also lawsuit) pleito; (m)
the judge dismissed the suit
to bring file a suit (against sb)bringorfile entablar un pleito (contra algn)
former employees have filed personal injury suits against the company the airline fears there will be hundreds of negligence suits filed by relatives of passengers
civil suitcivil pleito civil; (m)
in a civil suit, one side needs only to prove his case on the balance of probabilities several parents have filed a civil suit against her
3 (Cards) palo; (m)
to follow suitfollow (in cards) jugar una carta del mismo palo; seguir el ejemplo
you have to follow suit if you can
modesty is not his strong long suitor especially (US) la modestia no es su fuerte
politeness is not his strong suit
4 (formal) (petition) petición; (f) (literary) (for marriage) petición de mano; (f)
Dick did not propose marriage on this outing, although Naomi would have considered herself old enough to have received his suit
her parents gave me permission to plead press my suitpleadorpress sus padres me dieron permiso para pedir su mano
they didn't object to your pressing your suit, then
5 (informal) (business executive) ejecutivoaejecutiva;a ejecutiva (m) (f)
The room was full of suits
verb:transitive
1 (look good on) [+clothes, shoes, hairstyle] quedar bien a; sentar bien a
green suits you that new hairstyle really suits her
the coat suits you el abrigo te queda te sienta bien;or 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) [+date, time, arrangement] venir bien a; convenir
when would suit you? ¿cuándo te viene bien te conviene?;or I'll do it when it suits me lo haré cuando me venga bien cuando me convenga;or
his busy lifestyle seems to suit him
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 le va bien trabajar de noche;or
the ability to believe whatever it suits you to believe she had the useful ability of being able to believe whatever it suited her to believe
choose the method which suits you bestbest elige el método que te vaya mejor que más te convenga;or
the lifestyle that suits us best
it would suit us better to come back tomorrowbetter nos vendría mejor nos convendría más volver mañana;or
he found a life that suited him better encontró una forma de vida más apropiada para él
"would Monday suit you?" - "that suits me fine" because I wasn't very bright I was put on to ancient history and not political theory so that suited me fine if you don't want to listen it suits me fine she was not the least bit curious about me, which suited me fine
that suits me finefine eso me va bien me conviene;or
the climate suits me fine el clima me sienta bien
to suit sth to sth/sbto (formal) adaptar algo a algo/algn
to suit one's style to one's audience I would recommend looking at the wine list before ordering, and suiting the food to whatever you are drinking
to suit sb down to the ground [+plan, situation] venir de perlas a algn; [+house, job] ser perfecto para algn
their London house suits them down to the ground
book
(reflexive)
I can come and go to suit myself puedo ir y venir como me convenga plazca;or he has already arranged his life to suit himself ya ha organizado su vida como le conviene place;or
Always wanting to break the rules, or bend them to suit herself
suit yourself! ¡como quieras!; suit yourself whether you do it or not hazlo o no según te parezca
verb:intransitive
(be convenient)
will tomorrow suit? ¿te viene bien mañana?; come whenever it suits ven cuando más te convenga

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Verb Conjugation for "suit"

Imperative
  • suit
  • you suit
  • he/she suits
  • we suit
  • you suit
  • they suit
Preterite
  • I suited
  • you suited
  • he/she suited
  • we suited
  • you suited
  • they suited
Present Continuous
  • I am suiting
  • you are suiting
  • he/she is suiting
  • we are suiting
  • you are suiting
  • they are suiting
Present Perfect
  • I have suited
  • you have suited
  • he/she has suited
  • we have suited
  • you have suited
  • they have suited
Past Continuous
  • I was suiting
  • you were suiting
  • he/she was suiting
  • we were suiting
  • you were suiting
  • they were suiting
Past Perfect
  • I had suited
  • you had suited
  • he/she had suited
  • we had suited
  • you had suited
  • they had suited
Future
  • I will suit
  • you will suit
  • he/she will suit
  • we will suit
  • you will suit
  • they will suit
Future Perfect
  • I will have suited
  • you will have suited
  • he/she will have suited
  • we will have suited
  • you will have suited
  • they will have suited
Future Continuous
  • I will be suiting
  • you will be suiting
  • he/she will be suiting
  • we will be suiting
  • you will be suiting
  • they will be suiting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been suiting
  • you have been suiting
  • he/she has been suiting
  • we have been suiting
  • you have been suiting
  • they have been suiting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been suiting
  • you will have been suiting
  • he/she will have been suiting
  • we will have been suiting
  • you will have been suiting
  • they will have been suiting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been suiting
  • you had been suiting
  • he/she had been suiting
  • we had been suiting
  • you had been suiting
  • they had been suiting
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake