Betekenis van suit In het Nederlands

• 0 a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material:

  • All the businessmen were wearing pinstripe suits.

  • She wore a dark blue suit.

  • a diving/protective/ski, etc. suit

  • a swimsuit

  • a spacesuit

  • a suit of armour

• 1 a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision:

  • He brought ( US also filed) a $12 million libel suit against the newspaper, claiming his reputation had been damaged.

  • a malpractice/negligence/paternity suit

• 2 any of the four types of card in a set of playing cards, each having a different shape printed on it:

  • The four suits in a pack of cards are hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds.

• 3 a man who works in an office and wears a suit, especially a man with a high position in a company who is considered not to have human feelings and good ideas

• 4 to be right for a particular person, situation, or occasion:

  • A lot of corn is grown in this area - the soil seems to suit it very well.

  • The city lifestyle seems to suit her - she looks great.

  • You should wear more red - it suits you.

  • Short skirts don't really suit me - I don't have the legs for them.

• 5 to be convenient and cause the least difficulty for someone:

  • We could go now or this afternoon - whatever time suits you best.

  • "How about eight o'clock at the cinema?" "That suits me fine."

• 6 to be convenient or work well for someone or something:

  • What time suits you best?

  • The job of a salesman seems to suit him.

  • That new hairstyle really suits you – you look terrific.

• 7 a set of clothes made of the same material and usually consisting of a jacket and pants or skirt

  • a bathing suit

  • The network suits don’t care about the fans who show up at the ballpark.

• 8 a lawsuit:

  • She brought a suit against the HMO for medical malpractice.

• 9 any of the four types of cards in a set of playing cards, each having a different symbol printed on it:

  • The four suits in a deck of cards are hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds.

• 10 a problem or complaint taken for a decision to a court of law by a person or organization rather than by the police or the government:

  • bring/file a suit They have brought a suit for damages against the company.

  • a civil/class-action/libel suit

• 11 to take a problem or complaint to a court of law for a decision:

  • 30 people have filed suit against the company.

• 12 a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material:

  • a business/pinstripe suit She wore a smart grey business suit to work.

• 13 an executive, especially in advertising, the film industry, etc., rather than a creative (= writer, artist, etc.) working in one of these industries:

  • We'll leave the suits in the boardroom to worry about this.