fittingly
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fit·ting
(fĭt′ĭng)adj.
Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
n.
1. The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
2. A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.
3. fittings Chiefly British Furnishings or fixtures.
fit′ting·ly adv.
fit′ting·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | fittingly - in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" |
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fittingly
[ˈfɪtɪŋlɪ] ADV1. (= appropriately) [named] → apropiadamente; [dressed] → convenientemente, adecuadamente
the fittingly named Dark Valley → el apropiadamente denominado Valle Oscuro
her work is most fittingly described as minimalist → la calificación más adecuada de su trabajo es la de minimalista
the speech was fittingly solemn → el discurso fue solemne, como correspondía
the fittingly named Dark Valley → el apropiadamente denominado Valle Oscuro
her work is most fittingly described as minimalist → la calificación más adecuada de su trabajo es la de minimalista
the speech was fittingly solemn → el discurso fue solemne, como correspondía
2. (= worthily) → dignamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fittingly
[ˈfɪtɪŋli] adv (= appropriately) → de façon appropriéefittingly ... → comme il convient ...fitting room n (in shop) → cabine f d'essayage
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fittingly
adv (+adj) → angemessen; name, translate → passend; (introducing sentence) → passenderweise; a song fittingly titled “Goodbye” → ein Lied mit dem passenden Titel „Goodbye“
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