Translation of "fit" - English-Spanish dictionary


verb uk /fɪt/ us /fɪt/ present participle fitting, past tense and past participle fitted

B1 to be the right shape or size for someone or something

quedar bien
This shirt doesn’t fit me any more.

B1 If people or things fit somewhere, that place is big enough for them.

How many people can fit in your car?

UK to put or attach something somewhere

You should fit a smoke alarm in the kitchen.

Phrasal verb(s)

adjective uk /fɪt/ us /fɪt/ comparative fitter, superlative fittest

A2 healthy, especially because you exercise a lot

en forma
He’s very fit for his age.
→ Opposite unfit

good enough for a particular purpose

Is this water fit to drink?
noun uk /fɪt/ us /fɪt/

a short period of illness when someone cannot control their movements and becomes unconscious

to have an epileptic fit

(Translation of “fit” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)


adjective /fit/ (comparative fitter, superlative fittest)

in good health

sano, en forma
I am feeling very fit.

suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person

adecuado, conveniente
They prepared a magnificent dinner fit for a king.
fitness noun

buena forma
Physical fitness is essential for this kind of job.
fitter noun

a person who puts the parts of a machine together

an engine fitter.
fitting adjective


adecuado, propio, apto
It was a fitting occasion to thank him for all his help.
fit in phrasal verb (often with with)

to be able to live, exist etc in agreement or harmony

llevarse bien, integrarse
She doesn’t fit in with the other children.
fit out phrasal verb

to provide with everything necessary (clothes, equipment etc)

The shop fitted them out with everything they needed for their journey.
see/think fit

to consider that some action is right, suitable etc

estimar conveniente, parecer conveniente
You must do as you see fit (to do).

(Translation of “fit” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)