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a·dapt·a·ble

(ə-dăp′tə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
a·dapt′a·bil′i·ty, a·dapt′a·ble·ness n.
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a•dapt•a•ble

(əˈdæp tə bəl)

adj.
1. capable of being adapted.
2. able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions: an adaptable person.
[1790–1800]
a•dapt`a•bil′i•ty, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:adaptable - capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use]adaptable - capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"
unadaptable - not adaptable
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adaptable

adjective
1. flexible, variable, versatile, resilient, easy-going, changeable, modifiable, conformable They are adaptable foragers that can survive on a wide range of foods.
2. adjustable, flexible, compliant, malleable, pliant, plastic, modifiable, alterable He hopes to make the workforce more adaptable and skilled.
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adaptable

adjective
Capable of adapting or being adapted:
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Translations
قَابِل لِلتَكَيُّف
přizpůsobivý
fleksibelsmidigtilpasningsdygtig
alkalmazkodni tudó
aîlögunarhæfur
prispôsobivý
uyum sağlayan

adaptable

[əˈdæptəbl] ADJ [vehicle etc] → adaptable ; [person] → capaz de acomodarse, adaptable
he's very adaptable → se adapta or se acomoda con facilidad a las circunstancias
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adaptable

[əˈdæptəbəl] adj
(= open to change) [person, animal] → qui s'adapte facilement
to be adaptable to sth → s'adapter facilement à qch
[object, material] → adaptable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

adaptable

adj plant, animal, person → anpassungsfähig ; vehicle, hairstyle → vielseitig ; schedule → flexibel ; to be adaptable to something (person, animal, plant) → sich an etw (acc) → anpassen können; (vehicle) → sich in etw (dat) → verwenden lassen
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adaptable

[əˈdæptəbl] adj (person, device) → adattabile, che sa adattarsi ; (device) → adattabile
he's very adaptable → si adatta facilmente
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adapt

(əˈdӕpt) verb
to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc). She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television. aanpas يُكَيِّف، يُلَائِم приспособявам adaptar přizpůsobit se; upravit anpassen; bearbeiten tilpasse; bearbejde προσαρμόζω, προσαρμόζομαι adaptarse kohanema, kohandama وفق دادن؛ تنظیم کردن mukautua adapter לְסָגֶל, לְעַבֵּד अनुकूल बनाना prilagoditi alkalmaz(kodik) menyesuaikan diri aðlaga adattarsi 適応させる 적응하다 pri(si)taikyti piemērot; pielāgot; adaptēt sesuaikan aanpassen tilpasse, omstille; bearbeide przystosowywać (się) توفق وركول adaptar a (se) adapta приспосабливаться; адаптировать prispôsobiť (sa), upraviť prilagoditi (se) prilagoditi anpassa, adaptera ปรับ; ทําให้กลมกลืน; ทําให้เหมาะ uyum sağlamak, uyarlamak 使適應,改編 пристосовувати(ся) حسبِ منشاء بدلنا sửa lại cho hợp 使适应,改编
ˌadapˈtation (ӕ-) noun
aanpassing تَكَيُّف، تَكْيِيف адаптация adaptação přizpůsobování; adaptace die Anpassung tilpasning; bearbejdning διασκευή, προσαρμογή adaptación kohanemine سازگاری mukautuminen adaptation הסתגלות, התאמה अनुकूलन prilagodba alkalmaz(kod)ás adaptasi aðlögun adattamento 適応 적응 prisitaikymas piemērošanās; pielāgošanās; adaptēšana adaptasi aanpassing tilpasning, bearbeidelse adaptacja توافق: دجوړ راتلو عمليه يا نتيجه، سمون ( دشرايطو سره ). adaptação adaptare адаптация úprava priredba prilagođavanje anpassning, adaption การปรับตัว uyum sağlama, uyarlama 適應,改編本 адаптація, пристосування تبدیلی، تصرف ، مطابقت sự điều chỉnh 适应,改编本
aˈdaptable adjective
willing or able to change to fit in with different circumstances. Children are usually very adaptable. aanpasbaar قَابِل لِلتَكَيُّف приспособим maleável přizpůsobivý anpassungsfähig smidig; fleksibel; tilpasningsdygtig ευπροσάρμοστος adaptable kohanemisvõimeline انطباق پذیر؛ سازگار mukautuva adaptable מִסְתָגֶל, נִיתָן לְהַתאִימוֹ अनुकूलनीय prilagodljiv alkalmazkodni tudó bisa beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfur adattabile 適応性のある 적응할 수 있는 lengvai prisitaikantis piemērojams; pielāgojams; adaptējams mudah menyuaikan diri soepel smidig, tilpasningsdyktig przystosowujący się توفق کول maleável adaptabil легко приспосабливающийся prispôsobivý prilagodljiv prilagodljiv anpassningsbar ที่ปรับตัวได้ uyum sağlayan 能適應的 той, що легко пристосовується ِ تصرف پذیر ، مطابقت پذیر có thể thích nghi 能适应的
aˌdaptaˈbility noun
aanpasbaarheid قَابِلِيَّة التَكَيُّف приспособимост adaptabilidade přizpůsobivost die Anpassungfähigkeit fleksibilitet; tilpasningsevne προσαρμοστικότητα adaptabilidad kohanemisvõime سازگاری mukautuvuus adaptabilité כֹּשֶׁר הִסְתַגְלוּת , כּוֹשֶׁר הִסְתַגְלוּת prilagodljivost alkalmazhatóság, alkalmazkodási képesség kemampuan beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfni adattabilità 適応性 적응성 prisitaikymas piemērošanās/pielāgošanās spēja kebolehsesuaian aanpassingsvermogen tilpasningsevne adaptacja جوړ راتلل adaptabilidade adaptabilitate приспособляемость prispôsobivosť prilagodljivost prilagodljivost anpassningsförmåga ความสามารถในการปรับตัวได้ uyum sağlayabilme 適應性 пристосовність, застосовність مطابقت پذیری khả năng thích nghi 适应性
aˈdaptor noun
a device which enables an electrical plug of one type to be used in a socket of another type, or several plugs to be used in the same socket at the same time. passtuk وَاصْلَة الكَهْرُبَاء адаптор adaptador adaptér, rozdvojka der Adapter adapter υποδοχή μπρίζας, πολύμπριζο ladrón, adaptador adapter آداپتور؛ سه شاخه sovitin adaptateur מתאם अनुकूलक adapter elosztó adaptor millistykki, tengi; straumbreytir adattatore 調整器具 어댑터 adapteris, garso ėmiklis adapters alat pembolehubah elektrik tussenstuk adapter, overgangsplugg złączka, wtyczka uniwersalna آدایتور adaptador adaptor; ştecăr адаптер adaptér, rozvodka adapter adapter adapter, grenuttag อุปกรณ์เชื่อมส่วนหรือแบบที่แตกต่างกันให้เข้ากันได้; ปลั๊กไฟที่มีหลายเต้ารับ adaptör 轉接器 адаптер ایک برقی آلہ cái nắn dòng điện 接续器
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