adecuado

/adeˈkwado/, [a.ð̞eˈkwa.ð̞o]

adequate, suitable


Examples
  • Siempre es el momento adecuado para hacer lo que es adecuado.

    The time is always right to do what’s right.

  • Él es el hombre adecuado para el puesto.

    He is the right man for the post.

  • Sentí que yo no era adecuado para el trabajo.

    I felt inadequate to the task.

  • Ellos no lo consideran adecuado para el trabajo.

    They consider him unfit for the job.

  • Él es adecuado para el puesto.

    He is adequate for the post.

  • Un trabajo a tiempo parcial es adecuado para las amas de casa.

    A part-time job is suitable for housewives.

  • Ese no es un tema adecuado para una charla de mesa.

    That is not a proper subject to bring up in conversation at the dinner table.

  • Este libro es adecuado para los niños.

    This book is adapted for children.

  • Este barco no es adecuado para un viaje en el océano.

    This ship is not fit for an ocean voyage.

  • Estaba esperando el momento adecuado.

    I was waiting for the right moment.

  • ¿Qué debo hacer para encontrar un trabajo adecuado para mí?

    What should I do to find a suitable job for myself?

  • Cuando Rafael estudiaba medicina, veía con dolor cómo morían las personas aquejadas de afecciones cardiacas por falta de equipo médico adecuado.

    When Rafael was studying medicine, he painfully saw how people afflicted by heart diseases died due to lack of adequate medical equipment.

  • El joven es bastante adecuado para el puesto.

    The young man is quite suited for the position.

  • Habiendo encontrado a un huésped humano adecuado, un ambicioso Cuba Libre cantó una hermosa balada en el karaoke del bar.

    Having found a suitable human host, an ambitious Cuba Libre sang a beautiful ballad at the karaoke bar.

  • Tom seguramente tiene el temperamento adecuado para el trabajo.

    Tom certainly has the right temperament for the job.

  • Mary buscó en su armario algo adecuado que ponerse.

    Mary looked through her closet trying to find something suitable to wear.

  • No es porque me desagrade el trabajo, sino porque no soy adecuado para él.

    Not that I dislike the job, but that I am unfit for it.

  • Mary miró en su armario tratando de encontrar algo adecuado para ponerse.

    Mary looked through her closet trying to find something suitable to wear.

  • Encontrar un marido adecuado es más difícil que ganar la lotería.

    Finding a decent man is more difficult than winning a lottery.

  • Él es adecuado para el trabajo.

    He is adequate to the job.


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