leisure suit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for leisure suit in the English»French Dictionary

leisure suit N

leisure suit

ensemble m sport

Translations for leisure suit in the English»French Dictionary

I.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] N

1. suit FASHION:

suit (man's)

costume m

suit (woman's)

tailleur m

two-/three-piece suit

costume deux/trois pièces

to be wearing a suit and tie

être en costume cravate

a suit of clothes

une tenue

a suit of armour

une armure complète

2. suit LAW (lawsuit):

suit

procès m

civil/libel suit

procès civil/en diffamation

to file a suit against

intenter or faire un procès à

to file a suit for damages

intenter un procès pour dommages et intérêts

3. suit (in cards):

suit

couleur f

long or strong suit

couleur longue

to be sb's strong suit fig

être le point fort de qn

to follow suit lit

fournir de la couleur

to follow suit fig

faire de même

II.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] VB trans

1. suit (flatter) colour, outfit:

suit person

aller à

does it suit me?

est-ce que cela me va?

red doesn't suit your complexion

le rouge ne te va pas (au teint)

short hair really suited her

les cheveux courts lui allaient très bien

to suit sb down to the ground inf garment, arrangement, job:

aller à qn comme un gant

2. suit (be convenient) date, arrangement:

suit person

convenir à

does Sunday suit you?

est-ce que dimanche te convient?

it suits me fine

ça me convient or me va très bien

suits me inf!

ça me va!

she's liberal when it suits her

elle est libérale quand ça l'arrange

we'll go when it suits us!

on partira quand cela nous arrangera!

we stay here because it suits us

on reste parce qu'on est bien ici

it suits us to do

cela nous convient de faire

it suits him to live alone

ça lui plaît de vivre seul

it suits me that …

cela me convient que …

3. suit (be appropriate) part, job:

suit person

convenir à

the role didn't suit me

le rôle ne me convenait pas or n'était pas fait pour moi

a loan that suits your needs

un prêt qui répond parfaitement à vos besoins

you should find something to suit you

tu devrais trouver quelque chose qui te convienne

the house suited me fine

la maison me convenait parfaitement

4. suit (be beneficial) sea air, change:

suit person

convenir à

5. suit (adapt):

to suit sth to need, occasion

adapter qc à

to suit the action to the word

joindre le geste à la parole

III.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] VB intr

suit

convenir

does that suit?

est-ce que ça (vous) convient?

IV.to suit oneself VB refl

to suit oneself refl:

to suit oneself

faire comme on veut

suit yourself!

fais comme tu veux!

they twist the facts to suit themselves

ils manipulent les faits à leur convenance

See also diving suit, bathing suit

diving suit N

diving suit

scaphandre m

bathing suit N dated

bathing suit → bathing costume

leisure [Brit ˈlɛʒə, Am ˈliʒər, ˈlɛʒər] N U

leisure (spare time)

loisir(s) m(pl)

leisure (spare time)

temps m libre

leisure (activities)

loisirs mpl

to do sth at (one's) leisure (unhurriedly)

prendre son temps pour faire qc

to do sth at (one's) leisure (with time for thought)

faire qc à tête reposée

gentleman/lady of leisure hum

rentier/-ière m/f

gentleman/lady of leisure attr centre, company, facilities

de loisirs

leisure industry

industrie f des loisirs

leisure society

civilisation f du loisir

leisure suit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leisure suit in the English»French Dictionary

I.suit [su:t] VB trans

1. suit (be convenient):

suit

convenir à

to suit sb (right) down to the ground fig

convenir parfaitement à qn

suit yourself iron hum or pej

comme tu voudras

2. suit (look attractive):

suit

aller (bien) à

II.suit [su:t] VB intr

suit

convenir

if it suits

si cela te(vous) convient

III.suit [su:t] N

1. suit (jacket and trousers):

suit

costume m

suit for women

tailleur m

three-piece suit

costume trois pièces

trouser suit

complet m

2. suit (sports garment):

suit

combinaison f

bathing/swim suit

maillot m de bain

3. suit LAW:

suit

poursuite f

to bring [or Am file] a suit

engager des poursuites

4. suit (card sort):

suit

couleur f

5. suit fig:

to follow suit

faire de même

leisure [ˈleʒəʳ, Am ˈli:ʒɚ] N

leisure no pl:

leisure

loisir(s) m(pl)

a gentleman of leisure

un rentier

a man/a lady of leisure

un homme/une femme sans profession

Phrases:

at one's leisure

au bon loisir de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Thereafter, he wore a blue three-piece leisure suit with a white shirt.

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I have seen an all-red leisure suit with flared lapels.

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So the hawker walks over, wearing an all-white leisure suit, a white golf cap and playing with a series of worry beads.

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The leisure suit height of popularity was around the mid to late 1970s, but fell from fashion in the very early 1980s.

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The stripes on the leisure suit -- back to the stripes -- are random, run every which way, as if somebody had splashed white paint across a black background.

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This handsome young cat in the white velour leisure suit would be the perfect decorative touch.

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He often wears outlandish leisure suits in very loud colors with ascots.

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It reminds me too much of a double-knit leisure suit.

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So it felt right to de-formalise the tailoring in the collection and reconsider it as a leisure suit, a uniform of choice.

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He is normally featured wearing a rhinestone-encrusted leisure suit.

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