English-German translations for apposite

• passend
  Hier ist die Metapher einmal sehr passend. For once, the metaphor is entirely apposite.
  Straßburg ist ein passender Ort für diese Debatte, da der Rhein, eine der wichtigsten Binnenwasserstraßen Europas, durch diese Stadt fließt. It is apposite that we should be having this debate in Strasbourg as the Rhine, one of the main arteries of Europe, flows through the city of Strasbourg.

Definition of apposite

• Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited#Adjective|suited to the circumstance or in relation to something
• Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition
• Related, homologous
• That which is #Adjective|apposite; something suitable

Related words

• inapposite
• appositely
• appositeness