alfari

Esperanto

Etymology

From al- +‎ fari.

Verb

alfari (present alfaras, past alfaris, future alfaros, conditional alfarus, volitive alfaru)

  1. (transitive) to adapt, accommodate, fit; (of clothing) to tailor
    • D. H. Lambert (translator), Julio Cezaro (Julius Caesar) by William Shakespeare, Act I, Scene 3,
      Alfaras tamen homoj al okazoj
      Signifon, kiun ili ne posedas.
      But men may construe (lit. fit a meaning to) things after their fashion,
      Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
    • Julia Sigmond, Libazar’ kaj Tero, Ĉapitro 38,
      Ŝin kovris leĝera bluzo kun malavara dekolto, alfarita ĝuste por reliefigi la belajn feminajn formojn.
      She wore a light blouse with a generous décolletage, tailored to show off her beautiful feminine curves.
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