adapter in German

adapter in German

What does "adapter" mean?

1. noun Someone who adjusts easily to new or changing circumstances.
   "He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership."
2. noun Someone who changes something, such as a play, so that it works in a new form.
   "The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day."
3. noun A device or piece of software that lets two things which don't normally work together become compatible.
   "He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power."
4. noun (specifically) A device that lets you plug more than one thing into a single power socket.
   "I bought a three-way adapter so the lamp, radio and charger could share one socket."

adapter in a sentence

• He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.
• She is a quick adapter who settled into the new city within a week.
• The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day.
• The adapter of the novel cut several characters to fit the film's running time.

Similar words in German

Common German translations