collar size in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for collar size in the English»French Dictionary

collar size N

collar size

encolure f

his collar size is 15

il fait 39 de tour de cou

what's your collar size?

quelle encolure faites-vous?

Translations for collar size in the French»English Dictionary

encolure (dimension)

collar size

Translations for collar size in the English»French Dictionary

I.collar [Brit ˈkɒlə, Am ˈkɑlər] N

1. collar (on garment):

collar

col m

soft/stiff/wing collar

col souple/dur/cassé

blue-/white-collar workers

les cols bleus/blancs

to grab sb by the collar

prendre qn au collet

2. collar (for dog, cat, horse):

collar

collier m

3. collar (cut of meat):

collar

collier m

4. collar MECH:

collar (ring)

bague f d'arrêt

collar (bearing seat)

collet m

II.collar [Brit ˈkɒlə, Am ˈkɑlər] VB trans inf

collar

alpaguer sl

collar (detain in conversation)

coincer inf

III.collar [Brit ˈkɒlə, Am ˈkɑlər]

to get hot under the collar

se mettre en rogne inf

to have one's collar felt hum

être pris au collet

I.size [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] N

1. size (dimensions):

size (of person, head, hand, nose)

taille f

size (of box, glass, plate, stamp)

grandeur f

size (of building, room, garden)

grandeur f

size (of building, room, garden)

dimensions fpl

size (of tree)

taille f

size (of tree)

grandeur f

size (of apple, egg, bead)

grosseur f

size (of apple, egg, bead)

calibre m

size (of carpet, chair, bed, machine)

dimensions fpl

size (of book, parcel)

grosseur f , dimensions fpl

size (of paper, envelope, picture)

taille f , dimensions fpl

size (of country, island, estate)

étendue f

a town of some size

une ville assez importante or assez grande

chairs of all sizes

des chaises de toutes les grandeurs

it's about the size of an egg/of this room

c'est à peu près de la grosseur d'un œuf/de la grandeur de cette pièce

he 's about your size

il est à peu près de ta taille

to increase in size plant, tree:

pousser

to increase in size plant, tree:

s'accroître

to increase in size company, town:

s'agrandir

to cut sth to size

découper qc à la dimension voulue

to be of a size people:

être de la même taille

to be of a size boxes:

être de la même grandeur

2. size (number):

size (of population, audience)

importance f

size (of class, school, company)

effectif m

to increase in size population:

augmenter

3. size FASHION:

size (of jacket, dress, trousers, bra)

taille f

size (of shirt collar)

encolure f

size (of shoes, gloves)

pointure f

what size are you?, what size do you take? (in jacket, trousers, dress)

quelle taille faites-vous?

what size are you?, what size do you take? (in shoes)

quelle pointure faites-vous?

what size waist are you?

quel est votre tour de taille?

what size shoes do you take?

quelle pointure faites-vous?, vous chaussez du combien?

to take size X (in clothes)

faire du X

to take size X shoes

chausser or faire du X

I think you need a size bigger

je crois qu'il vous faut la taille or la pointure au-dessus

that jacket is two sizes too big

ce veston est deux tailles trop grand

‘one size’

‘taille unique’

try this for size lit

essayez ceci pour voir si c'est votre taille

try this for size fig

essayez ceci pour voir si cela vous convient

4. size TECH (substance):

size (for paper, textiles)

apprêt m

size (for plaster)

colle f

II.size [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] VB trans

1. size eggs, fruit:

size

classer [qc] selon la grosseur or le calibre, calibrer

2. size TECH:

size textile, paper

apprêter

size plaster

encoller

3. size jeweller:

size (make bigger) ring

agrandir

size (make smaller) ring

rétrécir

4. size COMPUT:

size window

dimensionner

III.size [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz]

that's about the size of it!

c'est à peu près ça!

to cut sb down to size

remettre qn à sa place, rabattre le caquet à qn inf

collar size in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for collar size in the English»French Dictionary

collar size

encolure f

Translations for collar size in the French»English Dictionary

encolure

collar size

faire 40 cm de tour de cou

to have a size 16 collar

Translations for collar size in the English»French Dictionary

I.size¹ [saɪz] N no pl

1. size TECH:

size

apprêt m

2. size (glue):

size

colle f

II.size¹ [saɪz] VB trans

1. size TECH:

size

apprêter

2. size (glue):

size

encoller

I.size² [saɪz] N

size of person, clothes

taille f

size of building, room

dimension f

size of country, area

étendue f

size of paper, books

format m

size of an amount, bill, debt

montant m

size of problems

importance f

collar size

encolure f

six inches in size

six pieds de haut

to increase/decrease in size

augmenter/diminuer en taille

to double in size

doubler de volume

of a size

de même(s) dimension(s)

to take size 32 (men's sizing)/14 (Brit women's sizing)/10 (Am women's sizing)

faire du 42

to take size 7 (men's sizing)/8½ (Am women's sizing)

chausser du 40

II.size² [saɪz] VB trans

size

classer

I.collar [ˈkɒləʳ, Am ˈkɑ:lɚ] N

1. collar (piece around neck):

collar

col m

2. collar (band):

collar

collier m

II.collar [ˈkɒləʳ, Am ˈkɑ:lɚ] VB trans

1. collar inf:

collar

saisir au collet

2. collar fig:

collar

retenir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This too has health implications: a collar size of 17 increases the risk of snoring and sleep apnoea -- where you stop breathing while asleep.

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