size in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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

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

II.size [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] VB trans

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III.size [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz]

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I.size up VB [Brit sʌɪz -, Am saɪz -] (size up [sb/sth], size [sb/sth] up)

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one-size [Brit ˈwʌnsʌɪz, Am ˌwənˈsaɪz] ADJ

size in the PONS Dictionary

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size Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take size 32 (men's sizing)/14 (Brit women's sizing)/10 (Am women's sizing)
faire du 42
to try sth on for size
essayer la taille de qc
to come in a size/colour
être disponible en une taille/une couleur
to classify according to size
classer par taille
I need the next size
il me faut une taille au-dessus
to take a size 14
faire taille 42
to take a size 10 shoe
chausser du 44
to cut sb down to size inf
remettre qn à sa place
to be the size of sth
être de la grandeur de qc
to have a size 16 collar
faire 40 cm de tour de cou
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The extra weight -- because obviously you're putting size and muscle on and it takes time to build a gas tank up to supply those muscles with oxygen.
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The size of the welding torch nozzle depends on the amount of shielded area desired.
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It is the only 12 sided coin of its size in the southern hemisphere.
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Given the remnant's angular size of 70 arcminutes on the sky, at this distance it has a physical diameter of.
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These topographical factors have served to restrict urban spread, resulting in a relatively stable population size and a low degree of mobility.
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They are divided into castes, based mostly on size, that perform different functions.
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It is a medium-size waterfall but quite flat.
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The flux is granulated to a definite size.
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In the 1990s, the glaciers greatly decreased in size, partly due to warmer temperatures but largely due to increased volcanic activity.
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Players must economize quantities of power or mana, which are derived from the size and prosperity of their population of worshipers.
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