what it means
Adaptable is about changing yourself to fit the situation. The word is built from to fit, and that is the direction it runs: the world stays as it is, and you take a different shape. It is worth holding next to resilient, which sits beside it in this chapter. A resilient thing takes a hit and returns to the shape it had. An adaptable thing does not return — it becomes something a little different and stays that way, because the new shape works better here. Neither is braver than the other. The only question is whether the old shape was still worth going back to.
Adaptable es cambiarte tú para encajar. La palabra viene de «encajar», y ésa es la dirección: el mundo sigue igual y tú tomas otra forma. Junto a resilient: lo resilient vuelve a su forma; lo adaptable no vuelve, se queda en la nueva, porque aquí funciona mejor.
Adaptable é mudar você para caber na situação. A palavra vem de "encaixar", e é essa a direção: o mundo continua igual e você toma outra forma. Ao lado de resilient: o resilient volta à forma antiga; o adaptable não volta, fica na nova, porque aqui ela funciona melhor.
Adaptable, c'est se changer soi-même pour convenir à la situation. Le mot vient de « ajuster », et c'est le sens de la marche : le monde reste, et l'on prend une autre forme. À côté de resilient : le resilient revient à sa forme ; l'adaptable ne revient pas, il garde la nouvelle.
Adaptable adalah mengubah diri agar pas dengan keadaan. Katanya dibangun dari "menyesuaikan", dan itulah arahnya: dunia tetap begitu, Anda yang berganti bentuk. Bandingkan dengan resilient: yang resilient kembali ke bentuk lamanya; yang adaptable tidak kembali, ia bertahan di bentuk barunya.
Adaptable, duruma uymak için kendinizi değiştirmektir. Kelime "uydurmak"tan kurulur ve yön budur: dünya olduğu gibi kalır, siz başka bir biçim alırsınız. Resilient ile yan yana koyun: resilient olan eski biçimine döner; adaptable olan dönmez, yeni biçimde kalır.
adaptable は、状況に合わせて自分のほうを変えることです。語のもとは「合わせる」で、向きもそのとおり——世界はそのままで、こちらが別の形になります。となりの resilient と並べてみてください。resilient は元の形に戻り、adaptable は戻らず、新しい形のままでいます。ここではそのほうがうまくいくからです。
adjective
able to change in order to suit new conditions
“Her team was small but adaptable, and the new rules cost them nothing.”
adjective
of a thing: able to be used in more than one way
“The stand is adaptable to almost any size of screen.”
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