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"Appropriate" is an adjective which is often translated as "adecuado", and "suit" is a noun which is often translated as "el traje". Learn more about the difference between "appropriate" and "suit" below.
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (suitable)
a. adecuado
The new budget seeks to ensure appropriate staffing levels at all times.El nuevo presupuesto pretende asegurar niveles adecuados de personal a toda hora.
b. apropiado
I don't think whistling at the princess was the appropriate action.No creo que silbarle a la princesa haya sido la acción apropiada.
2. (opportune)
a. oportuno
I am waiting for the appropriate time to ask her to marry me.Estoy esperando el momento oportuno para pedirle la mano.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to take)
a. apropiarse de
The victors of wars frequently appropriate territories from the vanquished.Los vencedores de guerra frecuentemente se apropian de territorios de los vencidos.
a. asignar
The board will appropriate the resources necessary for having a swim team.La mesa directiva asignará los recursos necesarios para tener un equipo de natación.
b. destinar
The municipality has appropriated millions of pesos for the construction of an overpass.El municipio ha destinado millones de pesos a la construcción de un paso a desnivel.
suit(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
a. el traje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All of the team members wore matching suits to the ceremony.Todos los miembros del equipo llevaron trajes a juego para la ceremonia.
2. (in cards)
3. (legal)
a. el pleito (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Since her ex-husband wouldn't cooperate, she filed a suit against him.Ya que su exmarido no cooperaba, ella le entabló un pleito.
4. (colloquial) (executive)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el ejecutivo (M), la ejecutiva (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's a meeting tomorrow with a couple of suits from New York.Mañana hay una reunión con dos ejecutivos de Nueva York.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. convenir
The full-time position suits me better than the part-time one.El puesto a tiempo completo me conviene más que el de tiempo parcial.
b. venir bien a
We can reschedule the meeting for next week. Does that suit you?Podemos reprogramar la reunión para la próxima semana. ¿Te viene bien?
7. (to meet)
a. adaptarse a
We adjust the level to suit the needs of each learner.Ajustamos el nivel para que se adapte a las necesidades de cada estudiante.
