adapt

adaptarse, acostumbrarse

Cambiar tu comportamiento o tu manera de hacer las cosas para desenvolverte en una situación nueva.

En inglés sencillo: To change your behavior or ways of doing things so you can manage a new situation.

• Children often adapt quickly.
• We adapted to life in a smaller town.
• How do animals adapt to extreme cold?

Cómo se usa: adapt to something (It took time to adapt to the new climate.); adapt to doing something (She adapted to working at night.)

Sinónimos: adjust, acclimatize

Expresiones frecuentes: adapt to change, adapt to something, adapt quickly, adapt to life

adaptar, modificar

Modificar algo para que sirva para un nuevo propósito, necesidad o situación.

En inglés sencillo: To change something so it suits a new purpose, need, or situation.

• We adapted the room for meetings.
• She adapted the recipe to suit her diet.
• Can this equipment be adapted for children?

Cómo se usa: adapt something for something (We adapted the room for wheelchair users.); adapt something to something (The teacher adapted the lesson to the children's needs.)

Sinónimos: modify, adjust, alter

Expresiones frecuentes: adapt something for use, adapt the design, adapt to someone's needs, adapt a building

adaptar

Transformar un libro, una obra teatral u otra creación para convertirla en película u otro tipo de espectáculo.

En inglés sencillo: To change a book, play, or other work so it can become a film or another kind of entertainment.

• They adapted the book for television.
• The director is adapting a short story into a film.
• Has this novel ever been adapted for the stage?

Cómo se usa: adapt something for something (They adapted the novel for television.); adapt something into something (She adapted the story into a musical.)

Sinónimos: rework

Expresiones frecuentes: adapt a novel, adapt for television, adapt for the stage, adapt into a film