adapt

adapt
1. transitive verb
1) (adjust) anpassen (to Dat.); variieren [Kleidung]; umstellen [Maschine] (to auf + Akk.)

be adapted for doing something — darauf eingestellt sein, etwas zu tun

2) (modify) adaptieren, bearbeiten [Text, Theaterstück]
2. intransitive verb
1) [Tier, Auge:] sich anpassen (to an + Akk.)
2) (to surroundings, circumstances) sich gewöhnen (to an + Akk.)
* * *
[ə'dæpt]
verb
(to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc): She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.) (sich) anpassen; bearbeiten
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- adaptable
- adaptability
- adaptor
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adapt
[əˈdæpt]
I. vt
1. (modify)
to \adapt sth etw anpassen; machine etw umstellen [o umbauen]
to \adapt sth to sth etw an etw akk anpassen
2. (adjust)
to \adapt sth [to sth] etw [an etw akk] anpassen
we had to \adapt our lifestyle to the new circumstances wir mussten unseren Lebensstil an die neuen Verhältnisse anpassen
to \adapt oneself to sth sich akk an etw akk gewöhnen
3. (rewrite)
to \adapt sth for sb/sth etw für jdn/etw bearbeiten [o geh adaptieren]
the play has been \adapted for children das Stück wurde für Kinder umgearbeitet
II. vi
to \adapt [to sth] sich akk [etw dat] anpassen; BIOL sich akk [etw dat] adaptieren fachspr
children \adapt very easily to new environments Kinder gewöhnen sich sehr leicht an eine neue Umgebung
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[ə'dpt]
1. vt
anpassen ( to +dat); machine umstellen (to, for auf +acc); vehicle, building umbauen (to, for für); text, book adaptieren, bearbeiten (for für)

adapted to your requirements — nach Ihren Wünschen abgeändert

adapted for Arctic conditions — arktischen Verhältnissen angepasst

adapted for children/television — für Kinder/für das Fernsehen adaptiert or bearbeitet

adapted from the Spanish — aus dem Spanischen übertragen und bearbeitet

2. vi
sich anpassen ( to +dat); (SCI ALSO) sich adaptieren (to an +acc)
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adapt [əˈdæpt]
A v/t
1. (o.s. sich) anpassen (to dat oder an akk):
adapt o.s. to sich gewöhnen an (akk);
adapt the means to the end die Mittel dem Zweck anpassen
2. auch MATH angleichen (to dat oder an akk)
3. (to)
a) Maschine etc umstellen (auf akk)
b) ein Fahrzeug, ein Gebäude umbauen (für)
4. THEAT etc bearbeiten (for für):
adapt a novel for the stage;
adapted from the English aus dem Englischen übertragen
B v/i (to) sich anpassen (dat oder an akk), sich gewöhnen (an akk)
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1. transitive verb
1) (adjust) anpassen (to Dat.); variieren [Kleidung]; umstellen [Maschine] (to auf + Akk.)

be adapted for doing something — darauf eingestellt sein, etwas zu tun

2) (modify) adaptieren, bearbeiten [Text, Theaterstück]
2. intransitive verb
1) [Tier, Auge:] sich anpassen (to an + Akk.)
2) (to surroundings, circumstances) sich gewöhnen (to an + Akk.)
* * *
v.
angleichen v.
anpassen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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