apt

apropiado, acertado

Que encaja bien en una situación o sirve para un propósito determinado.

En inglés sencillo: Suitable for a particular situation or purpose.

• That is an apt description.
• Her choice of music was particularly apt for the occasion.
• Can you think of a more apt title?

Sinónimos: appropriate, suitable, fitting

Antónimos: inappropriate, unsuitable

Expresiones frecuentes: an apt description, an apt comparison, particularly apt

propenso

Que tiende a hacer algo o a sufrir algo, a menudo no deseado.

En inglés sencillo: Likely to do something or for something to happen, often something unwanted.

• He is apt to lose his keys.
• Small children are apt to ask unexpected questions.
• Prices are apt to rise during the holidays.

Cómo se usa: apt to do something (These paths are apt to flood after heavy rain.)

Sinónimos: likely, liable, prone

Antónimos: unlikely

Expresiones frecuentes: apt to forget, apt to change, apt to happen

apto, aventajado

Con facilidad natural para aprender o hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: Naturally good at learning or doing something.

• She was an apt pupil.
• His teacher found him apt and eager to learn.
• An apt student can quickly master these basic techniques.

Sinónimos: gifted, quick, able

Expresiones frecuentes: an apt pupil, an apt student, an apt learner