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 Translation for 'to fit' from English to Spanish
VERB   to fit | fitted / fit | fitted / fit
fitting | fits
SYNO burst | conniption | convulsion | ...
en forma {adj}fit [in good shape physically]
Verbs
caberto fit [be able to enter]
15
solaparto fit [a dress]
2
indum.
quedar [tamaño, talla]
to fit [clothes, shoes, etc.]
quedar a-algn/algo [tamaño]to fit sb./sth. [be the right size]
encajar algo [meter, ajustar]to fit sth. [insert, adjust]
Nouns
ataque {m}fit
arrebato {m}fit [outburst]
2 Words
dep.
mantenerese en forma
to keep fit
med.
acceso {m} epiléptico
epileptic fit
med.
ataque {m} de epilepsia
epileptic fit
desmayo {m}fainting fit
soponcio {m} [col.] [desmayo]fainting fit
4 Words
encajar biento be a good fit [fig.]
5+ Words
estar más sano que una pera [col.] [fig.]to be fit as a fiddle [coll.] [fig.]
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Usage Examples English
  • Lavoisier's fundamental contributions to chemistry were a result of a conscious effort to fit all experiments into the framework of a single theory.
  • Acetylene is sometimes used for carburization (that is, hardening) of steel when the object is too large to fit into a furnace.
  • Ambrosius Aurelianus was apparently known for at least one such victory over the barbarians. To fit him into his worldview, Gildas was almost required to feature the former warrior as a man of exceptional virtues and obedience to God.
  • The upper half dates to the late 18th or early 19th century, cast to fit the lower portion from Coade stone.
  • Some food styles, such as dim sum, were also modified to fit American palates, such as added batter for fried dishes and extra soy sauce.

  • Homer also altered the forms of words to allow them to fit the hexameter, typically by using a dialectal form: "ptolis" is an epic form used instead of the Attic "polis" as necessary for the meter.
  • Apocryphal Jatakas of the Pāli Canon, such as those belonging to the Paññāsajātaka collection, have been adapted to fit local culture in certain Southeast Asian countries and have been retold with amendments to the plots to better reflect Buddhist morals.
  • Dancers are publicly thought to be very preoccupied with their body image to fit a certain mold in the industry.
  • It is designed to fit natural hand position and movements, to reduce discomfort.
  • Using camel case between words reduces the number of spaces, and thus the number of characters, in a given message, allowing more content to fit into the limited space.

  • It is usually difficult to fit much more than 100 minutes of video onto one SVCD without incurring a significant quality loss, and many hardware players are unable to play video with an instantaneous bit rate lower than 300 to 600 kilobits per second.
  • This theorem was first conjectured by Pierre de Fermat in 1637 in the margin of a copy of "Arithmetica", where he claimed that he had a proof that was too large to fit in the margin.
  • The map view is identical to the playing-field view, except for scaling to fit on one screen.
  • Isaac Newton, in his "Principia Mathematica" of 1687, proved that an object moving under the influence of gravity by an inverse square law must trace out an orbit shaped like one of the conic sections, and he demonstrated how to fit a comet's path through the sky to a parabolic orbit, using the comet of 1680 as an example.
  • According to the studies of James Curran, the system of shared values among editors in Britain has generated a pressure among authors to write to fit the editors' expectations, removing the focus from the reader-audience and putting a strain on the relationship between authors and editors and on writing as a social act.

  • This means British trains cannot be bought "off-the-shelf" and must be specially built to fit British standards.
  • state has some forms available on the web for most common complaints for lawyers and self-representing litigants; if a petitioner cannot find an appropriate form in their state, they often can modify a form from another state to fit his or her request.
  • Some brands of tires are much more puncture-resistant than others, often incorporating one or more layers of Kevlar; the downside of such tires is that they may be heavier and/or more difficult to fit and remove.
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