adjust
 intransitive verb
 adaptarse
EN Nevertheless, the northern European tradition of work, play, and food right through the day, made it impossible for them to adjust themselves wholly to this new rhythm.
GL Non embargantes, a tradición da Europa do Norte de traballar, descansar e comer durante o día, facíalles imposible o se adaptaren completamente a este novo ritmo.
 Fonte: SEN (1595)
afacerse
EN It marked his adaptability, his capacity to adjust himself to changing conditions, the lack of which would have meant swift and terrible death.
GL Demostrou a súa adaptabilidade, a súa capacidade de afacerse ás condicións cambiantes. Sen ela estaría condenado a unha morte rápida e terrible.
Fonte: CHA (336)
transitive verb
axustar
EN Oh, it was one of old Sir Walter's, she saw, adjusting the shade of her lamp so that the light fell on her knitting.
GL Oh, era un do vello Sir Walter, viuno ó axusta-la pantalla da lámpada de xeito que a luz caese sobre a calceta.
Fonte: CAR (1823)
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