acomodar
verbo transitivo
1 [+visitante, huésped] to put up
nos acomodaron en diferentes cuartos they put us up in different rooms; acomodaron a los evacuados en la escuela they put up o accommodated the evacuees in the school
4 (albergar) [+local] to seat; [+vehículo] to take
una sala con capacidad para acomodar a mil personas a hall with a capacity of one thousand; a hall which can seat one thousand people
5 (adaptar)
acomodar algo a algo to adapt sth to (suit) sth; acomodaron la historia a sus necesidades políticas they adapted history to suit their political requirements; tendrán que acomodar la ley a la directiva europea they will have to bring the law into line with the European directive; tienes que acomodar tus gastos a tus ingresos you need to adjust your expenditure to your income