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I. suit [su:t] N

1. suit:

suit (jacket and trousers): Anzug m <-(e)s, -züge-(e)s> kein pl

suit (for women): Kostüm nt <-s, -e>

dress suit: Abendanzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

pin-stripe suit: Nadelstreifenanzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

three-piece suit: Dreiteiler m <-s, ->

trouser suitBrit [or pant suit Am]: Hosenanzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

2. suit (for sports):

suit: Anzug m <-(e)s, -züge-(e)s> kein pl

bathing/diving/ski suit: Bade-/Taucher-/Skianzug m

3. suit (covering):

suit of armour [or Am armor]: [Ritter]rüstung f

suit of armour [or Am armor]: Harnisch m <-(e)s, -e>

4. suit NAUT:

suit: Satz m Segel

5. suit usu pl inf (executive):

suit: leitender Angestellter f

suit: Führungskraft f <-, -kräfte>

6. suit CARDS:

suit: Farbe f <-, -n>

to follow suit: eine Farbe bedienen

to follow suit: eine Karte derselben Farbe ausspielen

7. suit LAW:

suit: [Zivil]prozess m

suit: Verfahren nt <-s, ->

suit: Rechtsstreit m <-(e)s, -e>

to bring [or Am usu file] a suit: einen Prozess anstrengen

to bring [or Am usu file] a suit: Klage erheben

suit for libel: Verleumdungsklage f <-, -n>

suit for negligence: Schadensersatzklage f wegen Fahrlässigkeit

paternity suit: Vaterschaftsklage f <-, -n>

8. suit (act of courting):

to pay suit to sb: jdn umwerben

9. suit liter poet (entreaty):

suit: Flehen nt

suit: dringende Bitte

Phrases:

to follow suit form: dasselbe tun inf

to follow suit form: nachziehen <zieht nach, zog nach, nachgezogen>

II. suit [su:t] VB trans

1. suit (be convenient for):

to suit sb: jdm passen [o. recht sein]

what time suits you best?: wann passt es Ihnen am besten?

that suits me fine: das passt mir gut

she remembers her manners when it suits her: sie benimmt sich nur dann gut, wenn es ihr gerade passt

2. suit (choose):

to suit oneself: tun, was man will

you can suit yourself about when you work: man kann selbst bestimmen, wann man arbeitet

suit yourself hum or pej: [ganz,] wie du willst hum o pej

suit yourself hum or pej: mach, was du willst pej

3. suit (enhance):

to suit sb clothes: jdm stehen

black suits you with your blonde hair: Schwarz passt gut zu deinen blonden Haaren

to suit sth: zu etw dat passen

4. suit (be right):

to suit sb: jdm [gut] bekommen

to suit sth: sich acc für etw acc eignen

married life seems to suit him very well: das Eheleben scheint ihm gut zu bekommen

Phrases:

to suit the action to the word: Wort halten

to suit sb [right] down to the ground Brit: für jdn ideal sein inf

to suit sb [right] down to the ground Brit: jdm ausgezeichnet in den Kram passen

III. suit [su:t] VB intr

suit: angemessen sein

suit: passen

ˈbirth·day suit N

to appear in one's birthday suit euph: im Adams-/Evaskostüm erscheinen inf hum

to wear [or be in] one's birthday suit inf hum euph: im Adamskostüm herumlaufen inf hum

ˈboil·er suit N Brit, Aus

boiler suit: Overall m <-s, -s>

class ˈsuit N LAW

class suit: Gruppenklage f <-, -n>

ˈdiv·ing suit N

diving suit: Taucheranzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

dress ˈsuit N

dress suit: Abendanzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

dress suit: Smoking m <-s, -s>

ˈjog·ging suit N

jogging suit: Jogginganzug m

jogging suit: CH a. Trainer m

ˈlong suit N

1. long suit CARDS:

long suit: lange Reihe

2. long suit (skill):

long suit: [besondere] Stärke

ˈlounge suit N Brit

lounge suit: Straßenanzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

lounge suit: Werktagsanzug m CH

mal·ˈprac·tice suit N

malpractice suit: Kunstfehlerprozess m

ˈmon·key suit N inf

1. monkey suit (full-dress suit):

monkey suit: Smoking m <-s, -s>

monkey suit: Gesellschaftsanzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

to put on one's monkey suit: sich acc in Schale werfen inf

2. monkey suit (uniform):

monkey suit: Uniform f <-, -en>

OpenDict entry

suit VB

to suit everybody's pocket: für jede Preisklasse

Present
I	suit
you	suit
he/she/it	suits
we	suit
you	suit
they	suit

Past
I	suited
you	suited
he/she/it	suited
we	suited
you	suited
they	suited

Present Perfect
I	have	suited
you	have	suited
he/she/it	has	suited
we	have	suited
you	have	suited
they	have	suited

Past Perfect
I	had	suited
you	had	suited
he/she/it	had	suited
we	had	suited
you	had	suited
they	had	suited

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that suits me fine: das passt mir gut

what time suits you best?: wann passt es Ihnen am besten?

the men in [grey] suits: die so genannten Herren im grauen Anzug (gesichtslose, aber einflussreiche Geschäftsleute)

all his suits are tailor-made: er hat nur Maßanzüge

that suits me down to the ground: das ist genau das Richtige für mich

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