a suitable marriage

suit [at law] — Prozess, der; [Gerichts]verfahren, das

follow suit — Farbe bedienen; (fig.) das Gleiche tun

suit of clothes — Garnitur f (Kleider)

they bought him a new suit of clothes — sie kleideten ihn von Kopf bis Fuß neu ein

suit of armour — Rüstung f

to bring a suit ( against sb for sth) —

short suit long/strong suit (fig) — kurze Farbe lange/starke Farbe starke Seite, Stärke f

to follow suit (lit) — Farbe bedienen; (fig) jds Beispiel (dat) folgen

to press one's suit — seiner Werbung (dat) Nachdruck verleihen

suits me! (inf) — ist mir recht (inf), mir solls recht sein (inf)

that suits me fine! (inf) — das ist mir recht

that would suit me nicely (time, arrangement) — das würde mir gut (in den Kram (inf )) passen; (house, job etc) das wäre genau das Richtige für mich

I know what suits me best — ich weiß, was für mich das Beste ist

they are well suited (to each other) — sie passen gut zusammen

you suit a beard/fringe — ein Bart/Pony steht dir gut

such behaviour hardly suits you — so ein Benehmen steht dir nicht an

suiting the action to the word he... — er setzte seine Worte in die Tat um und...

he suits himself — er tut, was er will or was ihm passt

suit yourself! — wie du willst!, mach, was du willst!

suit [at law] — Prozess, der; [Gerichts]verfahren, das

follow suit — Farbe bedienen; (fig.) das Gleiche tun

to look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con

the good guys — (in films) i buoni

would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare

to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]

to be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]

to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]

to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]

to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]

this will look good on your CV — BE o

résumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

to keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso

it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero

good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!

good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!

good thinking — buona o bella idea!

to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio

to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)

to look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con

the good guys — (in films) i buoni

would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare

to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]

to be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]

to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]

to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]

to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]

this will look good on your CV — BE o

résumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

to keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso

it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero

good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!

good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!

good thinking — buona o bella idea!

to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio

to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)

to be fit company for — essere una buona o la giusta compagnia per

to be fit for — (worthy of) essere degno di [person, king]; (capable of) essere idoneo o adatto a [ job]

to see o think fit to do ritenere giusto o opportuno fare; do as you see o think fit faccia come crede; to be in no fit state to do — non essere in condizione o in grado di fare

to cry fit to burst o to break your heart piangere come una vite tagliata o da spezzare il cuore; to be fit to drop — cascare dalla fatica

to fit sth. in o into — trovare il posto per qcs. in [room, car]

to fit A to B to fit A and B together incastrare, fare combaciare A con B; to fit sth. with — fornire qcs. di [attachment, lock]

to fit sb. for, to do — [experience, qualifications] rendere qcn. idoneo o adatto per, a fare

this key doesn't fit — questa chiave non va (bene) o non entra

to fit into place — [part, handle] andare a posto; [cupboard, brick] entrare o stare perfettamente

to fit with — corrispondere a, combaciare con [statement, story, facts]

to fit into — adattarsi a, accordarsi con [ideology, colour scheme]

to have a fit — (unspecified) avere un attacco o una crisi; (epileptic) avere una crisi epilettica

to have sb. in fits — colloq. fare ridere qcn. a crepapelle

to have o throw a fit colloq. uscire dai gangheri; by o in fits and starts — a sbalzi, a scatti

to be fit company for — essere una buona o la giusta compagnia per

to be fit for — (worthy of) essere degno di [person, king]; (capable of) essere idoneo o adatto a [ job]

to see o think fit to do ritenere giusto o opportuno fare; do as you see o think fit faccia come crede; to be in no fit state to do — non essere in condizione o in grado di fare

to cry fit to burst o to break your heart piangere come una vite tagliata o da spezzare il cuore; to be fit to drop — cascare dalla fatica

to fit sth. in o into — trovare il posto per qcs. in [room, car]

to fit A to B to fit A and B together incastrare, fare combaciare A con B; to fit sth. with — fornire qcs. di [attachment, lock]

to fit sb. for, to do — [experience, qualifications] rendere qcn. idoneo o adatto per, a fare

this key doesn't fit — questa chiave non va (bene) o non entra

to fit into place — [part, handle] andare a posto; [cupboard, brick] entrare o stare perfettamente

to fit with — corrispondere a, combaciare con [statement, story, facts]

to fit into — adattarsi a, accordarsi con [ideology, colour scheme]

to have a fit — (unspecified) avere un attacco o una crisi; (epileptic) avere una crisi epilettica

to have sb. in fits — colloq. fare ridere qcn. a crepapelle

to have o throw a fit colloq. uscire dai gangheri; by o in fits and starts — a sbalzi, a scatti

be no match for somebody — sich mit jemandem nicht messen können

she is more than a match for him — sie ist ihm mehr als gewachsen

find or meet one's match — (be defeated) seinen Meister finden

be a [good etc.] match for something — [gut usw.] zu etwas passen

match somebody at chess/in originality — es mit jemandem im Schach/an Originalität (Dat.) aufnehmen [können]

match somebody with or against somebody — jemanden jemandem gegenüberstellen

with a scarf etc. to match — mit [dazu] passendem Schal usw

A was more than a match for B — A war B weit überlegen

who thought up this match? — wer hat die beiden zusammengebracht?

that's match (Tennis) — Match!, damit ist das Match entschieden

nobody can match him in argument — niemand kann so gut argumentieren wie er

match that if you can! — das soll erst mal einer nachmachen, das macht so leicht keiner nach!

three kings! match that! — drei Könige! kannst du da noch mithalten?

this climate/whisky can't be matched anywhere in the world — so ein Klima/so einen Whisky gibt es nicht noch einmal

match case (Comput) — Groß-/Kleinschreibung beachten

matching words — Wortentsprechungen pl

his face matched the red of his sweater — sein Gesicht war so rot wie sein Pullover

find or meet one's match — (be defeated) seinen Meister finden

be a [good etc.] match for something — [gut usw.] zu etwas passen

match somebody at chess/in originality — es mit jemandem im Schach/an Originalität (Dat.) aufnehmen [können]

match somebody with or against somebody — jemanden jemandem gegenüberstellen

with a scarf etc. to match — mit [dazu] passendem Schal usw

I arranged the cards in alphabetical order — coloqué or puse las fichas en orden alfabético, ordené las fichas alfabéticamente

we arranged between us who would do what — acordamos or arreglamos entre los dos quién se encargaría de cada cosa

she had arranged to meet them for lunch — había quedado en encontrarse con ellos para comer, había quedado con ellos para comer (Esp)

to arrange for somebody/something to + inf: could you arrange for the carpets to be cleaned? ¿podría encargarse de que alguien venga a limpiar las alfombras?; we've arranged for you to see the specialist — le hemos pedido hora or una cita con el especialista

• have you anything arranged for tomorrow? — ¿tienes planes para mañana?, ¿tienes algún compromiso mañana?

• a marriage has been arranged between... — se ha concertado la boda de...

• I've arranged a surprise for tonight — he preparado una sorpresa para esta noche

• to arrange a time for — fijar una hora para

• what did you arrange with him? — ¿en qué quedaste con él?

I arranged to meet him at the cafe — quedé en verlo or quedé con él en el café

to arrange with sb to — + infin ponerse de acuerdo con algn para que + subjun

to arrange with sb that — convenir con algn en que + subjun

I arranged the cards in alphabetical order — coloqué or puse las fichas en orden alfabético, ordené las fichas alfabéticamente

we arranged between us who would do what — acordamos or arreglamos entre los dos quién se encargaría de cada cosa

she had arranged to meet them for lunch — había quedado en encontrarse con ellos para comer, había quedado con ellos para comer (Esp)

to arrange for somebody/something to + inf: could you arrange for the carpets to be cleaned? ¿podría encargarse de que alguien venga a limpiar las alfombras?; we've arranged for you to see the specialist — le hemos pedido hora or una cita con el especialista

don't arrange anything for tomorrow — nimm dir für morgen nichts vor

arrange for somebody/something to do something — veranlassen od. dafür sorgen, dass jemand/etwas etwas tut

can you arrange to be at home? — kannst du es so einrichten, dass du zu Hause bist?

they arranged to meet the following day — sie verabredeten sich für den nächsten Tag

arrange with somebody about something — sich mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) einigen

I don't want you arranging my life for me — ich will nicht, dass du mein Leben planst

can you arrange an interview with the President for me? — können Sie mir ein Interview mit dem Präsidenten besorgen?

we need some more glasses – I'll arrange that — es sind nicht genug Gläser da – das mache or reg(e)le (inf) ich

I'll arrange the drinks, you get the food — ich besorge die Getränke, und du kümmerst dich um das Essen

if you could arrange to be ill that morning/there at five — wenn du es so einrichten kannst, dass du an dem Morgen krank/um fünf Uhr da bist

that's easily arranged — das lässt sich leicht einrichten or arrangieren (inf)

how can we arrange it so it looks like an accident? — wie können wir es machen or drehen (inf),

they'd obviously arranged things between themselves before the meeting started — sie hatten die Dinge offenbar vor Beginn des Treffens untereinander abgesprochen

good, that's arranged then — gut, das ist abgemacht!

I don't like having things arranged for me — ich habe es nicht gern, wenn man Dinge für mich entscheidet

arrange for somebody/something to do something — veranlassen od. dafür sorgen, dass jemand/etwas etwas tut

arrange with somebody about something — sich mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) einigen