suit

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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).

noun

1. (clothing)

a. el traje

(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).

(M)

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)

a. el palo

(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).

(M)

There are four suits in a deck of cards.Hay cuatro palos en una baraja de cartas.

3. (legal)

a. el pleito

(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).

(M)

Since her ex-husband wouldn't cooperate, she filed a suit against him.Ya que su exmarido no cooperaba, ella le entabló un pleito.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(executive)

a. el ejecutivo

(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).

(M)

, la ejecutiva

(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).

(F)

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.).

transitive verb

5. (to look attractive with)

a. quedar

Those earrings suit you real well!¡Esos pendientes te quedan muy bien!

6. (to be appropriate for)

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?

c. sentar bien a

The climate here doesn't suit him.El clima aquí no le sienta 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.

suit

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (clothing)

a. el traje

(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).

(M)

b. el terno

(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).

(M)

suit of armorarmadura f

2. (in cards)

a. el palo

(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).

(M)

3. (fig)

to follow suitseguir el ejemplo

4. (fig)

politeness is not his strong suitla amabilidad no es su fuerte

5. (law)

a. la pleito m, demanda

(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).

(F)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (of clothes, colors)

a. sentar bien a

blue/this hat suits youel azul/este sombrero te sienta bien

7. (of arrangement, time, job)

a. convenir a, venir bien a

to be suited to or for somethingser indicado(a) para algo

they are well suited to each otherestán hechos el uno para el otro

8. (colloquial)

that suits me down to the ground(eso) me viene a pedir de boca

suit yourselfhaz lo que quieras

9. (adapt)

a. adecuar

suit [suːt]

noun

1 (clothing) (for man) traje (m); terno (m); (LAm) (for woman) traje (m) (de chaqueta)

a dark, pinned-striped business suit suit and tie

three-piece/two-piece suit traje or terno de tres/dos piezas; (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 armour armadura (f)

suit of clothes 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 or file a suit (against sb) 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 suit pleito (m) civil

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 suit (in cards) jugar una carta del mismo palo; seguir el ejemplo

you have to follow suit if you can

modesty is not his strong or long suit especially (US) la modestia no es su fuerte

politeness is not his strong suit

4 (petition) petición (f); (for marriage) petición (f) de mano

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 or press my suit sus padres me dieron permiso para pedir su mano

they didn't object to your pressing your suit, then

5 (business executive) ejecutivoaejecutiva (m) (f);a ejecutiva

The room was full of suits

transitive verb

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 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) [+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

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 or le va bien trabajar de noche

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 best elige el método que te vaya mejor or que más te convenga

the lifestyle that suits us best

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

"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 fine eso me va bien or me conviene

the climate suits me fine el clima me sienta bien

to suit sth to sth/sb 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 or plazca; he has already arranged his life to suit himself ya ha organizado su vida como le conviene or place

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

intransitive verb

(be convenient)

will tomorrow suit? ¿te viene bien mañana?; come whenever it suits ven cuando más te convenga

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Present:	suiting
Past:	suited

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	suit	suited	will suit
you	suit	suited	will suit
he/she	suits	suited	will suit
we	suit	suited	will suit
you	suit	suited	will suit
they	suit	suited	will suit

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bathing suit	el traje de baño
swimming suit	el traje de baño
suit and tie	traje y corbata
suit jacket	la chaqueta del traje
wet suit	el traje de buceo
he is wearing a suit	lleva un traje
space suit	el traje espacial
suit of armor	armadura
black suit	el traje negro
two-piece suit	el traje de dos piezas
suit you	quedarte bien
I wear a bathing suit	llevo un traje de baño
jogging suit	el chándal la sudadera
romper suit	el pelele
does it suit me	me queda
if I buy this suit instead of that one	si me compro este traje en vez de ese
three-piece suit	el terno
suit yourself	haz lo que quieras