adequar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.deˈkwa(ʁ)/ [a.deˈkwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.deˈkwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.deˈkwa(ʁ)/ [a.deˈkwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.deˈkwa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɨˈkwaɾ/ [ɐ.ðɨˈkwaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɨˈkwa.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðɨˈkwa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧de‧quar

Verb

adequar (first-person singular present (Brazilian Portuguese) adéquo or (European Portuguese) adequo, first-person singular preterite adequei, past participle adequado)

  1. (transitive) to adequate; to adapt; to conform
    Synonyms: adaptar, conformar
    Adequaremos nossa fábrica às novas leis de segurança.
    We shall adapt our factory to the new safety laws.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with a) to suit; to adapt to; to fit in (to be adequate or fitted to)
    O rapaz não conseguiu se adequar à nova escola.
    The boy couldn’t adapt to the new school.

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

adequar

  1. Obsolete spelling of adecuar
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