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suit·case

(so͞ot′kās′)
n.
A usually rectangular piece of luggage for carrying clothing.
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suitcase

(ˈsuːtˌkeɪs; ˈsjuːt-)
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a portable rectangular travelling case, usually stiffened, for carrying clothing, etc
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suit•case

(ˈsutˌkeɪs)

n.
a usu. rectangular piece of luggage, esp. for carrying clothes while traveling.
[1900–05]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:suitcase - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes]suitcase - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
baggage, luggage - cases used to carry belongings when traveling
carpetbag - traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
garment bag - a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up
gripsack - a small suitcase
overnight bag, overnight case, overnighter - a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight
Gladstone bag, portmanteau, Gladstone - a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
weekender - a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip
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suitcase

noun case, bag, trunk, holdall, travel bag, valise It did not take Andrew long to pack a suitcase.
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Translations
حَقِيبَةُ سَفَر دَعْوى، قَضِيَّه
kufr
kuffert
valizo
matkalaukku
kovčeg
bőröndkézitáskakoffer
ferîataska
スーツケース
여행가방
kufor
kovček
resväska
กระเป๋าเดินทาง
vali

suitcase

[ˈsuːtkeɪs] Nmaleta f, valija f (LAm), veliz m (Mex)
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suitcase

[ˈsuːtkeɪs] nvalise f
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suitcase

nKoffer m; to live out of a suitcaseaus dem Koffer leben
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suitcase

[ˈsuːtˌkeɪs] nvaligia
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suit

(suːt) noun
1. a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman. pak بَدْلَه костюм traje oblek, kostým das Kostüm jakkesæt; dragt κοστούμι traje ülikond, kostüüm لباس يكدست puku costume, tailleur חליפה सूट odijelo, kostim öltöny; kosztüm setelan pakaian jakkaföt; dragt abito, completo スーツ (웃) 한 벌 kostiumas uzvalks; kostīms sut kostuum dress; drakt garnitur, kostium یو لاس جامی fato costum, taior костюм oblek, kostým obleka; kostim odelo kostym, dräkt เครื่องแต่งกายที่เป็นเสื้อนอก และกางเกงขายาว takım elbise; tayyör (一套)衣服 костюм کپڑوں کا جوڑا bộ com lê, trang phục (一套)衣服
2. a piece of clothing for a particular purpose. a bathing-suit / diving-suit. pak طَقْم، لِباس خاص екипировка roupa de (banho, etc.) úbor der Prozeß -dragt στολή traje -riietus لباس مخصوص puku costume בֶּגֶד- रंग odjevni predmet za određenu svrhu, kostim (kupaći) ruha, öltözet pakaian -klæði, –búningur, –föt costume; muta 〜着 의상 kostiumas kostīms; tērps baju pak -drakt; –dress kostium مخصوصی جامی fato de (banho, etc.) costum костюм úbor obleka kostim -dräkt ชุด ... elbisesi, ... kıyafeti 一件(專用)衣服(如遊泳衣) костюм خاص موقع کا کپڑا bộ quần áo 一套专用衣服(如游泳衣)
3. a case in a law court. He won/lost his suit. hofsaak دَعْوى، قَضِيَّه дело processo proces der Antrag sag υπόθεση, αγωγή pleito, juicio kohtuasi دادخواهي kanne procès תְּבִיעָת מִשפָּטִית मुकदमा, वाद, नालिश tužba, parnica per tuntutan (dóms)mál processo 訴訟 소송 byla prāva; (tiesas) lieta guaman rechtszaak rettssak proces, sprawa دعواء processo proces судебный процесс proces, žaloba tožba parnica stämning, process, mål คําร้อง dava 訟案 позов; судовий процес عدالت کا مقدمہ việc kiện cáo 讼案
4. an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady. formele versoek طَلَب يَد المرأه للزواج молба pedido de casamento nabídka k sňatku die Werbung frieri πρόταση petición de mano, propuesta/oferta de matrimonio kosimine اقامه دعوي anomus, kosinta demande en mariage בקשה निवेदन, आवेदन, दरखास्त prošnja, snubljenje leánykérés lamaran bón(orð), beiðni (proposta di matrimonio) 求婚 구혼 rankos prašymas bildinājums peminangan aanzoek frieri, beiling oświadczyny د دعوی اقامه proposta de casamento cerere în căsătorie сватовство požiadanie o ruku snubitev prosidba begäran, anhållan, frieri คําขอแต่งงาน evlenme teklifi (古)求婚 сватання; залицяння درخواست lời thỉnh cầu (古)求婚
5. one of the four sets of playing-cards – spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs. kleur أحَد النُّقوش الأربَعَه في وَرَق اللعب боя (на карти) naipe barva die Farbe kortfarve ένα από τα τέσσερα είδη φύλλων της τράπουλας palo kaardimast خال maa couleur סדרה दरखास्त boja (karte) (kártya)szín jenis kartu litur, sort seme, colore 組札 짝패 한 벌 kortų figūra (kāršu) masts sama bunga kleur farge kolor خال naipe culoare масть farba barva boja u kartama färg ไพ่หน้าเดียวกัน iskambilde takım 同花色的一組牌 масть تاش کے پتوں کے چاروں رنگ میں سے کوءی ایک hoa 同花色的一组牌
verb
1. to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for. The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well. in behoefte voorsien, geskik wees يُلائِم، يُناسِب служа convir vyhovovat passen passe ικανοποιώ τις ανάγκες κπ., βολεύω convenir, ir bien rahuldama درخور بودن sopia convenir (à) לִהיוֹת נוֹחַ ל- सन्तोष देना, संतुष्ट करना, प्रसन्न करना, संतुष्ट होना, प्रसन्न होना odgovarati kome, prijati megfelel memuaskan henta, hæfa soddisfare, andare bene 適する 마음에 들다 tikti būt piemērotam/apmierinošam serasi passen passe, tilfredsstille odpowiadać ښایدل convir a conveni устраивать; подходить vyhovovať ustrezati odgovarati passa ทําให้พอใจ uygun olmak 適合 відповідати вимогам; влаштовувати موزوں یا مناسب بنانا thích hợp với 适合
2. (of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for. Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her. geskik wees يَصْلُح، يَكون مُلائِما لِ пасвам ficar bem slušet, padnout stehen klæde μου πάει quedar bien, favorecer sobima سازگار بودن sopia aller bien לְהַתאִים के लिए उपयुक्त होना, मेल खाना pristajati, dobro stajati jól áll vkinek cocok klæða/fara vel stare/ andare bene 似合う 어울리는, 적합한 tikti piestāvēt sesuai` passen bij passe til, kle pasować برابریدل ficar bem a se potrivi (cu) быть к лицу pristať pristajati pristajati passa, klä (เสื้อผ้า,ทรงผม) เหมาะสม yakışmak, gitmek 相配 підходити; бути до лиця کپڑوں کا مناسب ہونا hợp với 相配
3. to adjust or make appropriate or suitable. He suited his speech to his audience. aanpas يُلائِم пригодявам adaptar přizpůsobit anpassen tilpasse προσαρμόζω adaptar kohandama مناسب بودن sovittaa adapter לְהַתאִים ל- के लिए उपयुक्त बनाना prilagoditi (hozzá)alkalmaz menyesuaikan laga að adattare 適合させる (~에) 맞추다 priderinti, pritaikyti piemērot; saskaņot; pieskaņot menyesuaikan` aanpassen tilpasse, innrette etter dobrać, dostosować مناسبه adaptar a adapta (la) приспосабливать prispôsobiť prilagoditi prilagoditi anpassa ทําให้เหมาะสม uydurmak 使適應,協調 пристосовувати مطابق کرنا đáp ứng nhu cầu 使适应,协调
ˈsuited adjective
(negative unsuited) fitted, or appropriate (to or for). I don't think he's suited to/for this work. gepas مُلائِم، مُناسِب задоволявам adequado vhodný geeignet egnet til μου ταιριάζει, είμαι κατάλληλος για κτ. hecho para, adecuado sobiv مناسب sopiva fait pour מַתאִים उपयुक्त, योग्य pogodan, prikladan alkalmas sesuai hæfilegur, viðeigandi adatto ふさわしい 적당한 tinkamas iederīgs; piemērots sesuai geschikt tilpasset, som egner seg odpowiedni, nadający się مناسب adequado potrivit (pentru) подходящий vhodný primeren prikladan lämplig, lämpad ที่เหมาะสม uygun 適合的 підхожий; придатний سوٹ میں ملبوس phù hợp 适合的
ˈsuitor noun
an old word for a man who tries to gain the love of a woman. vryer, versoeker مُتَقَدِّم بِطَلَب الزَّواج ухажор pretendente ctitel der Freier frier επίδοξος μνηστήρας pretendiente kosilane خواستگار kosija soupirant מחזר वादी, मुदृई, प्रार्थी, आवेदक, प्रेमी, विवाहार्थी molilac, prosac kérő pelamar biðill pretendente, corteggiatore 求婚者 구혼자 gerbėjas pielūdzējs pelamar` vrijer frier, beiler zalotnik, starający się غوښتونکی pretendente pretendent поклонник ctiteľ snubec prosac friare ผู้ชายที่เกี้ยวพาราสีผู้หญิง âşık, bir kıza talip olan erkek (古)求婚者 шанувальник, залицяльник عاشق người theo đuổi, cầu hôn (古)求婚者
ˈsuitcase noun
a case with flat sides for clothes etc, used by a person when travelling. He hastily packed his (clothes in his) suitcase. tas دَعْوى، قَضِيَّه куфар mala kufr der (Hand)Koffer kuffert βαλίτσα maleta kohver چمدان matkalaukku valise מזוודה सूटकेस ručni kovčeg, kofer bőrönd kopor ferðataska valigia スーツケース 여행가방 lagaminas čemodāns; ceļasoma beg pakaian` koffer koffert walizka بکس، سفری بکس، چمدان mala va­liză чемодан kufor ročni kovček kofer resväska กระเป๋าเดินทาง bavul, valiz 衣箱 валіза کپڑے رکھنے کا صندوق va li 手提箱,衣箱
follow suit
to do just as someone else has done. He went to bed and I followed suit. voorbeeld volg يَحْذو حَذْو، يَقْتَدي بِ следвам пример seguir o exemplo udělat totéž einem Beispiel folgen følge trop μιμούμαι hacer lo mismo (que otra persona), seguir el ejemplo(de otra persona) (kellegi) eeskuju järgima پيروي كردن seurata esimerkkiä faire de même נַהָג כְּדוּגמָתוֹ एक ही रंग खेलना, देखा-देखी करना, अनुसरण करना slijediti primjer, slijediti boju (u kartama) ugyanazt teszi meniru fara að dæmi annars (fare lo stesso) まねする 선례를 따르다 pasekti (kieno nors) pavyzdžiu sekot (kāda) paraugam berbuat demikian juga het voorbeeld volgen gjøre det samme, rette seg etter iść za przykładem پیروی کول seguir o exemplo a face la fel следовать примеру urobiť to isté, prispôsobiť sa slediti zgledu slediti nečiji primer föja exemplet, göra likadant ทําตามอย่างคนอื่น izinden gitmek, aynı şeyi yapmak 照著做 наслідувати приклад دوسرے کی نقل کرنا xử sự theo cách mà người nkhác vừa mới làm 照着做
suit down to the ground
(of eg an arrangement, fashion etc) to suit (a person) completely. The dress suits her down to the ground. volledig pas يُلائِمه تماما страшно й подхожда ficar muito bem padnout jako ulitý passen passe perfekt ταιριάζω απόλυτα ir de perlas, venir de perilla; ir/quedar como un guante, quedar que ni pintado täiuslikult sobima تناسب كامل sopia täydellisesti aller comme un gant מַתאִים מְאוֹד sasvim, potpuno pristajati tökéletesen megfelel sangat cocok klæða fullkomlega (andare benissimo) よく似合う 안성맞춤이다 labai tikti kolosāli piestāvēt padan geknipt zijn voor være som skapt for bardzo odpowiadać, pasować jak ulał بشپړه تناسب ficar muito bem a se potrivi (cuiva) de minune подходить во всех отношениях sadnúť ako uliaty prilegati se kot ulito savršeno dogovarati passa alldeles förträffligt เหมาะสมอย่างยิ่ง tam olmak 完全適合 повністю підходити موافق ہونا hoàn toàn thích hợp với ai 完全适合
suit oneself
to do what one wants to do. doen wat jy wil يعَمَلُ ما يُلائِمُه постъпвам, както ми е удобно fazer o que lhe apetece dělat si své nach Belieben handeln gøre, hvad man har lyst til κάνω ό,τι νομίζω hacer lo que a uno le apetece/le viene en gana/le da la gana oma maitse järgi tegema به دلخواه خود عمل كردن tehdä mielensä mukaan faire à son gré לַעֲשוֹת כִּרצוֹנוֹ जो जी चाहे करना, अपनी पसंद की चीज चुन लेना kako je nekoga volja saját feje szerint cselekszik melakukan semaunya gera eins og manni sÿnist (fare come si vuole) 好きなようにする 마음대로하다 daryti kaip nori darīt, kā vēlies melakukan semahunya doen wat men wil gjøre som en vil robić, co się uważa za stosowne په خپل زړه پوری کار باندی عمل کول fazer o que lhe apetece a face după bunul său plac делать на своё усмотрение robiť si podľa svojho narediti po svoji volji udovoljiti sebi göra som det passar en ตามใจตัวเอง canının istediği gibi davranmak 隨自己的意願行事 робіть, як вам подобається خواہش کے مطابق کام کرنا hành động theo ý muốn của mình 随自己的意愿行事,自便
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suitcase

حَقِيبَةُ سَفَر kufr kuffert Koffer βαλίτσα maleta matkalaukku valise kovčeg valigia スーツケース 여행가방 koffer koffert walizka mala чемодан resväska กระเป๋าเดินทาง valiz vali 手提箱
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