fit

en forma, sano

Con suficiente salud y fuerza para realizar actividades físicas o una tarea determinada.

En inglés sencillo: Healthy and strong enough to do physical activities or a particular task.

• I swim to keep fit.
• She was fit enough to climb the hill.
• Are you feeling fit again?

Cómo se usa: fit enough to do something (She is fit enough to run ten kilometres.); fit for something (The doctor said he was fit for work.)

Sinónimos: healthy, in shape

Antónimos: unfit

Expresiones frecuentes: keep fit, physically fit, fit for work

apto, adecuado

Adecuado o suficientemente bueno para un uso o una situación concreta.

En inglés sencillo: Suitable or good enough for a particular use or situation.

• This food is fit to eat.
• They repaired the house until it was fit for use.
• Spend the money as you see fit.

Cómo se usa: fit for something (The room is not fit for use.); fit to do something (This water is fit to drink.); see/think fit to do something (You may leave whenever you see fit to do so.)

Sinónimos: suitable, appropriate, proper

Antónimos: unfit, unsuitable

Expresiones frecuentes: fit for purpose, see fit, fit to eat

adaptado, apto

Bien adaptado a las condiciones del lugar donde vive o funciona.

En inglés sencillo: Well suited to the conditions in which something lives or works.

• The most fit organisms leave more offspring.
• Some species are less fit in a warmer environment.
• These animals are fit for survival in the desert.

Cómo se usa: fit for something (These plants are fit for life in dry conditions.)

Sinónimos: adapted, suited

Antónimos: unfit, maladapted

Expresiones frecuentes: fit for survival, fit organisms, fit for the environment

quedar, caber, encajar

Tener el tamaño o la forma adecuados para alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To have the right size or shape for someone or something.

• These shoes fit me.
• The old key fitted the lock perfectly.
• Will all your clothes fit into that bag?

Cómo se usa: fit someone/something (These gloves fit me perfectly.); fit in/into something (The table will not fit in this room.)

Sinónimos: be the right size

Expresiones frecuentes: fit someone well, fit in something, fit into something

encajar, adecuarse

Ser adecuado para un propósito, una necesidad o una situación.

En inglés sencillo: To be suitable for a purpose, need, or situation.

• This plan fits our needs.
• His explanation did not fit the facts.
• Does that date fit your schedule?

Sinónimos: suit, match

Expresiones frecuentes: fit the purpose, fit someone’s needs, fit the description

ajustar, adaptar

Modificar algo para que tenga el tamaño o la forma adecuados para una persona o un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To change something so it has the right size or shape for a person or place.

• The tailor fitted my jacket.
• They fit each helmet to its wearer.
• Can you fit this dress to my shape?

Cómo se usa: fit something to someone/something (The tailor fitted the coat to her shoulders.)

Sinónimos: adjust, tailor, alter

Expresiones frecuentes: fit a suit, fit a hat, fit something to someone, fit a dress

ajuste

Grado en que el tamaño y la forma de algo se adaptan a la persona u objeto que cubre.

En inglés sencillo: How well the size and shape of something suit the person or thing it covers.

• This shirt is a good fit.
• I prefer jeans with a loose fit.
• The jacket’s fit improved after the tailor changed it.

Expresiones frecuentes: a good fit, a tight fit, a loose fit, a close fit

arrebato, ataque

Episodio repentino de una emoción intensa que resulta difícil controlar.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden period of strong emotion that is hard to control.

• He threw a fit over dinner.
• She burst into a fit of laughter.
• In a fit of rage, he slammed the door.

Cómo se usa: a fit of something (He broke the cup in a fit of anger.)

Sinónimos: outburst, tantrum

Expresiones frecuentes: fit of rage, fit of laughter, throw a fit