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Fit adjective translation. The ambiguous word "Fit

Such a small English word " fit» performs various functions and participates in many set expressions. The word has gone through a difficult path from medieval English to modern, during which the meanings have changed dramatically, so today fit is also “ seizure ", and " fit of anger, coughing ", and " impulse of generosity ».

These are just a few of the meanings of the fit noun, and fit is also a commonly used verb. to suit, to be in time, to fit, to adjust, to fit exactly, to mount, to install "and the adjective" suitable, suitable, healthy, fit, capable ". We will try to fully reveal the meanings of this many-sided word in examples. The word "fit" is also involved in various expressions, which, being idioms, do not translate literally, so they need to be memorized separately.

1. fıt n 1. 1> fitting, adjusting 2> tech. fit, fit 3> approximation, fit

2. fit (clothes)

to a fit - exactly to measure; exactly in shape

to be a bad a good, an excellent fit - bad good, excellent fit (about dress)

to be a tight fit - tightly fit (figure)

to be an easy fit - sit loose (about clothes)

I want my shoes an easy fit - I want my shoes not to sting

2. fıt a 1. 1> (at) fit; suitable; corresponding

a fit time and place - proper time and place

at a fitter moment - at a more opportune moment

the food was not fit to eat - the food turned out to be inedible

materials not fit for the job - materials unsuitable for work

I have nothing fit to wear - I have nothing to wear; I don't have anything suitable (for this case)

it is not a fit life for you - you should not live like this; this life doesn't suit you

fit for a king - colloquial. best quality 2> predic appropriate, worthy

do as you think fit - do as you see fit

I am not fit to be seen - I can't seem; I'm not dressed

he doesn't think fit to publish his results - he considers publishing the results (work) inappropriate

it is fit that we should rejoice - in such cases it is supposed to rejoice

2. 1> fit, capable

fit for duty /for service/ - fit for service

fit to carry arms - capable of carrying weapons

he is fit for nothing - he is not capable of anything 2> fit

the survival of the fit test - survival of the fittest

3. ready

they went on working until they were fit to drop - they worked to the point of exhaustion

fit to die of shame - ready to burn with shame

he was laughing fit to burst himself - he almost burst with laughter, he laughed until he dropped

4. healthy, vigorous

to feel fit - to be healthy and cheerful

to keep fit - keep fit; be in shape

he is not yet fit to go back to work - he is not yet able to return to work / get to work /

you don "t look very fit - you don't look good

(as) fit as a fiddle see fiddle I

fit as a flea see flea I

not fit to be touched with a barge-pole /with a pair of tongs/ - disgusting to touch

not fit to hold a candle to him - not suitable for him, cannot be compared with him

3. fıt v 1. 1> fit, fit

the words fit the occasion - these / such / words are just right here

the punishment fits the crime - the punishment fits the crime

theories that fit the facts - theories that do not run counter to the facts

to fit the case - fit the case 2> fit, fit

the key doesn't fit the lock - the key does not fit the lock

the coat fits you - the coat fits you well

your coat fits you too tight - your coat is too narrow

tubes that fit into one another - tubes that fit into one another

fit together - fit / match / each other 3> match, fit exactly

I shall be late because the trains don "t fit - I'll be late because I won't have time to transfer

2. 1> fit; adjust, adjust

to fit a plank in a floor - fit a floorboard

to fit a handle to a broom - attach a handle to a broom

to fit a workshop for a certain purpose - refit a workshop for a specific purpose

to fit oneself (in) to one "s surroundings - adapt to the environment

to fit one "s conduct to circumstances - act according to the circumstances 2> (for) prepare; prepare or accustom (to smth.)

military training fits men for long marches - military training accustoms to long transitions

this school fits students for college - this school prepares students for college

to fit oneself for new duties - prepare to perform new duties 3> try on; fit, adjust (clothes, etc.)

to fit a ring to the finger - pick up or fit a ring on your finger

3. (with) supply, equip, equip

to fit a library with new shelves - equip the library with new shelves

to fit a ship with new engines - equip the ship with new engines

4. install, assemble, mount

5. Australian to punish, punish according to the crime committed

to fit like a ball of wax

to fit like a glove - to be just / fit /; fully fit

the cap fits - not in the eyebrow, but in the eye

to fit the cap on - take it personally

to fit to a T /to a tee/

to fit the bill - to be what you need

what do you want to eat? Will steak fit the bill? - what will you eat? Is a steak okay / will it suit /?

1. 1> seizure, attack; paroxysm

fainting fit - fainting

fit of apoplexy - apoplexy

hysterical fit - hysterical fit

fit of coughing - coughing fit

he will have a fit when he knows - his hit is enough when he finds out about it 2> impulse, attack, flash

fit of rage - fit of anger

fit of generosity - a burst of generosity

he had a fit of the laziness of the blues - laziness spleen found him

he has a drinking fit on - he washed down

to have sudden fits of energy - experience sudden bursts of energy

he has fits of silence of abstraction - a silent thoughtful mood finds on him

2. mood

when the fit is on him - when he is in a good mood / in the mood /

by fits (and starts) - a) unevenly, in jerks; b) snatches

to beat /to knock/ smb. into fits - easy to defeat / smash head / someone .; easy to deal with

to give smb. a fit - a) hit, shake someone; b) to anger, insult someone.

to laugh oneself into fits - laugh until you drop

to scream oneself into fits - scream desperately

to throw a fit - amer. get angry / furious /; throw a tantrum

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] — noun

fit

noun
1. Technics; technology- fit, fit
  Examples of using
  1. “I should be fine,” Rachel assured him, her voice muffled by the smothering fit of the mask.
    
    Nothing will happen to me,” Rachel assured in a voice muffled because of the mask.
    Deception point. Dan Brown, page 38
  2. In the deepest spot of all stands the castle of the Sea King. Its walls are built of coral, and the long Gothic windows are of the clearest amber. The roof is formed of shells that open and close as the water flows over them. Their appearance is very beautiful, for in each lies a glittering pearl which would be fit for the diadem of a queen.
    
    In the deepest place stands the coral palace of the sea king with high lancet windows of the purest amber and with a roof of shells that either open or close, depending on the ebb or flow, it is very beautiful: after all, in each shell lies a pearl of such beauty. that any of them would adorn the crown of any queen.
    The little Mermaid. Hans Christian Andersen, page 1
  3. To remake the Matrix as he saw fit.
    
    rearranging the Matrix as he pleased.
    Subtitles of the movie "The Matrix (1999-03-30)", page 9
2. to be a good (bad) fit
adjective
1. fit, fit; corresponding; adapted;
  fit time and place
  the food here isn't fit to eat
  Examples of using
  1. We will find one who will not care how you look like yourself, and not only you - anyone, as long as he fits as a person.
    True love. Isaac Asimov, page 4
  2. In his library he had been always sure of leisure and tranquillity; and though prepared, as he told Elizabeth, to meet with folly and conceit in every other room of the house, he was used to be free from them there; his civilization, therefore, was most prompted in inviting Mr. Collins to join his daughters in their walk; and Mr. Collins, being in fact much better fitted for a walker than a reader, was extremely pleased to close his large book, and go.
    
    In the library, he could always find peace and quiet. And although, as Mr. Bennet confessed to Elizabeth, he was constantly ready to face manifestations of stupidity and self-satisfaction in any other part of the house, here he was used to resting from them. The proposal, therefore, to take a walk with the Bennet girls, was made to Mr. Collins in the most urgent manner. More inclined to walk than to read, Mr. Collins accepted this proposal with no less eagerness, and promptly slammed his huge volume shut.
    Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen, page 59
  3. I am exactly as well fitted to take care of one hundred children as to become the curator of a zoo.
    
    I am just as fit to take care of a hundred children as I am to run a zoological garden.
    Dear enemy. Jean Webster, page 1
2. worthy; appropriate;
  I am not fit to be seen
  it is not fit;
  do as you think fit
  Examples of using
  1. “They are not fit associate with me.”
    
    They don't deserve to talk to me!
    Jane Eyre. Charlotte Brontë, page 24
  2. Collectively, the Party owns everything in Oceania, because it controls everything, and disposes of the products as it thinks fit.
    
    Collectively, the Party owns everything in Oceania, because it manages everything and disposes of products as it sees fit.
    1984. Animal Farm. George Orwell, p. 200
  3. "Mister, when I see my first lady angel, if God ever sees fit to show me one, it'll be her wings and not her face that'll make my mouth fall open. I've already seen the prettiest face that ever could be.
    
    Listen, mister, when I see the first angel in the next world, if only God will allow me to do so, then I will open my mouth not at the beauty of an angel, but only at the wings behind my back, because I have already seen the beauty of an angel.
    Cradle for a cat. Kurt Vonnegut, page 38
3. ready, able;
  fit to die of shame
  I am fit for another mile
  Examples of using
  1. “Poeta nascitur, non fit,” said Mr. Avery, and went off into a silent wheeze of laughter which brought on a fit of coughing strangulation.
    
    Poeta nascitur, non fit, said Mr. Avery, and burst into a soundless sneezing laugh, which immediately caused him to have a fit of suffocation.
    Look at your house, angel. Thomas Wolf, p. 341
  2. Elise shook her head disconsolately. "Madame is not fit..." she began.
    
    The mistress is not ready, she is not well ... - Eliza shook her head sadly.
    Last session. Agatha Christie, page 3
  3. Am I fit to judge my own disabilities?
    
    But can I evaluate my problems myself?
    Slowly degrading. Robert Silverberg, page 5
4. in good condition, in good shape (of an athlete); strong, healthy;
  to feel (or to keep) fit to be cheerful and healthy (as);
  fit as a fiddle a> completely healthy; b> in a good mood; c> never better
verb
1. fit, suit, fit; match, match exactly
  the coat fits well
  Examples of using
  1. Was more fuss when Mum started to place Hazel in school, which fitted neither what Sidris had in mind nor what Hazel had been led to expect as a Party member and comrade.
    
    What made even more noise was Ma's decision to send Hazel to school, which did not coincide with what Sidris had in mind, nor with what Hazel herself, as a member of the Party and a comrade, expected.
    The moon is a harsh mistress. Robert Heinlein, page 131
  2. I was evidently expected, for when I got near the door I faced a cheery-looking elderly woman in the usual peasant dress-white undergarment with long double apron, front, and back, of colored stuff fitting almost too tight for modesty.
    
    Apparently, my arrival was expected here: at the door I was met by a cheerful-looking elderly woman in the usual peasant costume - a white shirt and a long colored apron of two canvases, front and back, almost too tight-fitting, if we talk about decency.
    Dracula. Bram Stoker, page 4
  3. With the experienced actress"s instinct to fit the gesture to the word, by a movement of her neat head she indicated the room through which she had just passed.
    
    With the unmistakable flair of an experienced actress, matching her gesture to the word, she pointed with a movement of her graceful head towards the room through which she had just passed.
    Theatre. William Somerset Maugham, page 1
2. fit (sya); fit);
  to fit oneself to new duties Resuscitator. Howard Phillips Lovecraft, page 3
supply ( with)
Examples of using
1. “It is an ordinary plumber's smoke-rocket, fitted with a cap at either end to make it self-lighting.
  
  This is an ordinary smoke rocket, equipped with a primer at both ends so that it ignites by itself.
2. “It is nothing very formidable,” he said, taking a long cigar-shaped roll from his pocket. “It is an ordinary plumber's smoke-rocket, fitted with a cap at either end to make it self-lighting. Your task is confined to that. When you raise your cry of fire, it will be taken up by quite a number of people. You may then walk to the end of the street, and I will rejoin you in ten minutes. I hope that I have made myself clear?”
  
  There is nothing dangerous here,” he said, taking a cigar-shaped package from his pocket. - This is an ordinary smoke rocket, equipped with a primer at both ends so that it ignites by itself. All your work comes down to this. When you shout "Fire!", your cry will be taken up by a lot of people, after which you can walk to the end of the street, and I will catch up with you in ten minutes. I hope you understand?
  The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Scandal in Bohemia. Arthur Conan Doyle, page 14
American, used in the USA, colloquial - to prepare (to enter the university);
fit in a> fit); adjust (sya); suit; b> insert; c> customize; squeeze;
fit on try on, fit;
fit out a> equip, furnish, equip; b> Australian punish, repay according to merit;
fit up a> trim; b> supply; equip;
the hotel is fitted up with all modern amenities; c> collect, mount;
to fit like a glove
to fit like a ball of wax
to fit the bill fit the bill

to be a good (bad) fit best fit (search record) to throw a fit dec. Amer. get alarmed; to knock (or to beat) (smb.) into fits completely defeat, break (smb.); by fits and starts in fits and starts fit fit, suit, fit; match, match exactly the coat fits well appropriate; I am not fit to be seen it is not fit; do as you think fit fit in good condition, in good shape (of an athlete); strong, healthy; to feel (or to keep) fit the method of the first suitable fit in good condition, in good shape (about the athlete); strong, healthy; to feel (or to keep) fit to be cheerful and healthy fit fit, suitable; corresponding; adapted; fit time and place the food here isn "t fit to eat mile fit ready fit I am not fit to be seen it is not fit do as you think fit do as you see fit fit fit fit wh. to give (smb.) a fit (or fits) to amaze, anger, insult (smb.) fit oneself to new duties fit oneself to new duties fit fit fit the coat fits well coat sits well fit able fit pl convulsions, convulsions; hysteria; to scream oneself into fits = scream oneself into fits = scream oneself into fits (as) fit as a fiddle in a great mood (as) fit as a fiddle (as) fit as a fiddle perfectly healthy fit for running fit for running fit for use fit for work fit for work fit for work fit for work fit in insert fit in customize; squeeze fit in; adjust (sya); fit fit up to assemble, mount; to fit like a glove to fit like a ball of wax to fit the bill meet all requirements fit up to assemble, assemble; to fit like a glove to fit like a ball of wax to fit the bill fit of apoplexy fit impulse, mood; a fit of energy to give (smb. ) a fit (or fits) coll. to amaze, anger, insult (smth.) fit on fit); to fit oneself to new duties fit out austral. punish fit out provide fit out equip fit out supply fit out equip, supply with what is necessary, equip fit out equip fit up collect, mount; to fit like a glove to fit like a ball of wax to fit the bill corresponding; adapted; fit time and place the food here isn't fit to eat fit fit to die of shame I am fit for another mile fit up fit up fit up fit up fit up to fit; to equip; the hotel is fitted up with all modern conveniences fit up to supply fit up to assemble; to fit like a ball of wax to fit; to fit the bill to meet all the requirements fit up to establish fit fit, suitable; appropriate; adapted; fit time and place the proper time and place; the food here isn "t fit to eat food here is not edible fit impulse, mood; a fit of energy to give (smb.) a fit (or fits) dec. to amaze, anger, insult (smth.) fit up to supply; equip; the hotel is fitted up with all modern conveniences fit ready, capable; fit to die of shame I am fit for another mile appropriate; I am not fit to be seen it is not fit; do as you think fit fit worthy; appropriate; I am not fit to be seen it is not fit; do as you think fit to throw a fit Amer. get alarmed; to knock (or to beat) (smb.) into fits completely defeat, break (smb.); by fits and starts in fits and starts least-square fit wt. selection by the method of least squares fit pl convulsions, convulsions; hysteria; to scream oneself into fits = scream desperately to throw a fit Amer. get alarmed; to knock (or to beat) (smb.) into fits completely defeat, break (smb.); by fits and starts in fits and starts to throw a fit get angry; throw a tantrum throw: to fit the great cast take the plunge; to throw a fit throw a tantrum

Fit adjective translation. The ambiguous word "Fit

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More meanings of the word and translation of FIT from English into Russian in English-Russian dictionaries.
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