girls' wear department in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for girls' wear department in the English»French Dictionary

girls' wear department N

girls' wear department

rayon m fillette

Translations for girls' wear department in the English»French Dictionary

department [Brit dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt, Am dəˈpɑrtmənt] N

1. department (section):

department COMM, FIN

service m

2. department:

department ADMIN, POL (governmental)

ministère m

department (administrative)

service m

social services department

services sociaux

3. department COMM (in store):

department

rayon m

electrical department

rayon m électricité

4. department (in hospital):

department

service m

X ray department

radiologie f

5. department (in university):

department

département m

department

cf UFR f

French department

département de français

6. department SCHOOL:

department

section f (dans les écoles secondaires, regroupement des professeurs par matière sous la responsabilité d'un enseignant)

7. department (district):

department ADMIN, GEOG

département m

8. department (area):

department inf

domaine m

that's not my department!

ce n'est pas mon domaine!

that's not my department!

ce n'est pas mon rayon! inf

I.wear [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] N U

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vêtements mpl

children's/beach wear

vêtements pour enfants/de plage

in beach/sports wear

en tenue f de plage/de sport

2. wear (use):

for everyday wear

de tous les jours

for summer wear

pour l'été

to stretch with wear shoes:

s'assouplir à l'usage

I've had three years' wear out of these boots

ces bottes m'ont duré trois ans

there's some wear left in these tyres

ces pneus ne sont pas encore usés

there's still a few months' wear in this shirt

cette chemise peut encore servir quelques mois

3. wear (damage):

wear

usure f (on de)

wear and tear

usure f

fair or normal wear and tear

usure normale

to stand up to wear

résister à l'usure

to get hard or heavy wear

servir beaucoup

there are signs of wear on the brake linings

les garnitures de freins sont un peu usées

to show signs of wear

commencer à être usé

to look the worse for wear (damaged)

être abîmé

to be somewhat the worse for wear (drunk)

être ivre

to be somewhat the worse for wear (tired)

être épuisé

II.wear <pret wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB trans

1. wear (be dressed in):

wear garment, jewellery, earphones etc

porter

to wear blue

s'habiller en bleu

to wear one's hair long/short

avoir les cheveux longs/courts

to wear one's hair in a bun

porter un chignon

to wear a ribbon in one's hair

avoir un ruban dans les cheveux

to wear one's skirts long

s'habiller long

to wear one's clothes loose

aimer les vêtements lâches

2. wear (put on):

wear garment, jewellery etc

mettre

what are you wearing tonight?

qu'est-ce que tu vas mettre ce soir?

what should I wear?

qu'est-ce que je devrais mettre?

I haven't got a thing to wear

je n'ai rien à me mettre

3. wear (use):

wear perfume, sun-cream

mettre

to wear make-up

se maquiller

she's wearing make-up

elle est maquillée

4. wear (display):

he or his face wore a puzzled frown

il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe

her face wore a smug expression

elle avait un air plein de suffisance

5. wear (damage by use):

wear carpet, clothes, clutch, component

user

to be worn to a thread

être usé jusqu'à la corde

to wear a hole in garment, sheet

trouer

to wear a track/a groove in

creuser un sentier/une rigole dans

6. wear (accept) inf:

wear behaviour, attitude

tolérer

wear excuse

accepter

III.wear <pret wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB intr

1. wear (become damaged):

wear carpet, garment, shoes:

s'user

my patience is wearing thin

je commence à être à bout de patience

2. wear (withstand use):

a carpet/fabric that will wear well

un tapis/tissu solide

he's worn very well fig

il est encore bien pour son âge

girls' wear department in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for girls' wear department in the English»French Dictionary

department N

1. department (section):

department

département m

department of an organization

service m

2. department ADMIN, POL:

department

département m ministériel

Department of Transportation

ministère m des Transports

3. department fig inf (domain):

department

domaine m

I.wear <wore, worn> [wer] N

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vêtements mpl

men's wear

vêtements pour hommes

2. wear (amount of use):

wear

usure f

there's some wear left in sth

on peut encore utiliser qc

to show signs of wear

commencer à s'user

wear and tear

usure f

to be the worse for wear

être ivre

II.wear <wore, worn> [wer] VB trans

1. wear (have on body):

wear a. fig

porter

2. wear (make a hole):

wear

user

to wear holes in sth

trouer qc

Phrases:

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

laisser transparaître ses sentiments

to wear the pants

porter la culotte

III.wear <wore, worn> [wer] VB intr

wear

s'user

to wear thin

être usé

to wear thin fig

être à bout