adapter

adaptador

Aparato que permite usar juntos equipos con enchufes o conexiones diferentes.

En inglés sencillo: A device that lets equipment with different plugs or connections work together.

• I need a travel adapter.
• This adapter connects my laptop to the screen.
• Do these adapters work with European sockets?

Cómo se usa: adapter for something (I need an adapter for this plug.)

Sinónimos: converter

Expresiones frecuentes: travel adapter, power adapter, adapter for something, network adapter

persona adaptable

Persona que se ajusta con facilidad a situaciones nuevas.

En inglés sencillo: A person who changes easily to suit new situations.

• She is a quick adapter.
• Successful adapters learn from unfamiliar situations.
• He proved an able adapter to life abroad.

Cómo se usa: adapter to something (She is a quick adapter to new conditions.)

Expresiones frecuentes: quick adapter, successful adapter, adapter to change

adaptador

Persona que modifica un libro o una obra teatral para otro formato o contexto.

En inglés sencillo: A person who changes a book or play so it works in another form or setting.

• The adapter shortened the play.
• She worked as an adapter of novels for television.
• The adapters kept the story but changed its setting.

Cómo se usa: adapter of something (She is the adapter of the new stage version.)

Expresiones frecuentes: adapter of novels, skilled adapter, stage adapter