suit

su:t 1. noun

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.) dress; drakt

2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) -drakt; -dress

3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) rettssak

4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) frieri, beiling

5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) farge (i kortspill)

2. verb

1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) passe, tilfredsstille

2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) passe til, kle

3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) tilpasse, innrette etter

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- suited

- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself

dress

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farge

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søksmål

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subst. \/suːt\/, \/sjuːt\/

1) (sett med klær) drakt, dress

• his tie did not match the suit

slipset hans stod ikke til dressen

• where is my jogging suit

hvor er joggedrakten min

2) (jus) rettssak, prosess

3) (jus) tvistemål

4) (jus, også lawsuit) søksmål, saksøking

5) (kortspill) farge

• suit of clubs

kløverfarge

6) frieri, beiling

7) (gammeldags) følge

file a suit (jus) anlegge sak, innlede rettergang

follow suit følge farge, melde farge (overført) følge eksempelet, gjøre det samme, følge opp

long suit eller strong suit styrke, sterk side, forse

men in (dark\/grey) suits eller suits (hverdagslig) byråkrater sjefer

press\/plead one's suit with fri til, beile til

suit for divorce begjæring om skilsmisse

suit of armour rustning

suit of mourning sørgedrakt

suit of sails alle seilene en seilbåt trenger

survival suit se ➢ survival

II

verb \/suːt\/, \/sjuːt\/

1) passe (for)

• which day suits you best?

hvilken dag passer best for deg?

• will tomorrow suit you?

passer det for deg i morgen?

• that would suit me fine

det skulle passe meg utmerket

• a climate that suits apples

et klima som passer for epler

2) kle

• white suits her

hvitt kler henne

3) passe, stemme overens, stå i stil

• and a hat to suit

og hatt i samme stil

4) tilfredsstille, behage, gjøre til lags

• we try to suit our customers

vi prøver å tilfredsstille kundene våre

• you can't suit everybody

du kan ikke gjøre alle til lags

• he is hard to suit

han er vanskelig å gjøre til lags

5) oppfylle

• he does not suit our qualifications

han oppfyller ikke kravene våre

6) passe inn i, passe sammen med

• that will suit my plans

det passer inn i planene mine

7) (gammeldags) beile, fri

suit someone's book passe med noens planer

suit someone's convenience rette seg etter noen

suit the action to the word omsette ord i handling

suit to avpasse etter, innrette etter