dress sense in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dress sense in the English»French Dictionary

dress sense N

to have dress sense

s'habiller avec goût

to have no dress sense

s'habiller sans aucun goût

Translations for dress sense in the English»French Dictionary

I.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] N

1. sense (faculty):

sense

sens m

sense of hearing

ouïe f

sense of sight

vue f

sense of smell

odorat m

sense of taste

goût m

sense of touch

toucher m

to dull/sharpen the senses

émousser/aiguiser les sens

2. sense (ability to appreciate) fig:

a sense of

le sens de

a sense of direction/of rhythm

le sens de l'orientation/du rythme

a writer with a sense of history/the absurd

un écrivain doué du sens de l'histoire/l'absurde

to have no sense of style/decency

n'avoir aucun style/aucune notion de la décence

to lose all sense of time

perdre toute notion du temps

3. sense (feeling):

a sense of guilt, security, failure, identity

un sentiment de

his sense of having failed/being excluded

son sentiment d'avoir échoué/d'être exclu

he had the sense that something was wrong/that he had forgotten something

il avait le sentiment que quelque chose n'allait pas/d'avoir oublié quelque chose

a sense of purpose

le sentiment d'avoir un but

the town has a great sense of community

la ville a un grand sens de la communauté

4. sense (practical quality):

sense

bon sens m

to have the (good) sense to do

avoir le bon sens de faire

to have more sense than to do

avoir suffisamment de bon sens pour ne pas faire

5. sense (reason):

there's no sense in doing

cela ne sert à rien de faire

what's the sense in getting angry/leaving now?

à quoi sert de se fâcher/partir maintenant?

to make sense of sth

comprendre qc

I can't make sense of this article/this sentence

je ne comprends rien à cet article/cette phrase

it makes sense to do

c'est une bonne idée de faire

it makes good business sense to employ an accountant

ce serait profitable d'employer un comptable

to make sense sentence, film, theory:

avoir un sens

not to make any sense sentence, film, theory:

n'avoir aucun sens

what he said didn't make much sense to me

ce qu'il a dit ne m'a pas semblé très logique

6. sense (meaning) (gen) LING:

sense

sens m

in the literal/strict sense (of the word)

au sens littéral/strict (du mot)

in all senses or in every sense of the word

dans tous les sens du mot

in the sense that …

en ce sens que …

he is in a or one or some sense right to complain, but …

dans un certain sens il a raison de se plaindre, mais …

they are in no sense democratic

ils ne sont en aucune manière démocratiques

7. sense (opinion):

sense form

opinion f (générale)

II.senses N

senses npl (sanity):

senses

raison f

to bring sb to his senses

ramener qn à la raison

to come to one's senses

revenir à la raison

to take leave of one's senses

perdre la raison or l'esprit

III.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] VB trans

1. sense (be aware of):

sense

deviner (that que)

he sensed her uneasiness/her anger/her sorrow

il devinait son malaise/sa colère/son chagrin

to sense where/how etc

deviner où/comment etc

to sense danger/hostility

sentir un danger/de l'hostilité

to sense sb or sb's presence

sentir la présence de qn

2. sense (detect) machine:

sense heat, light

détecter

3. sense COMPUT:

sense (detect) location

détecter

sense (read) data

lire

IV.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns]

to knock or hammer or pound Am some sense into sb

ramener qn à la raison

to see sense

entendre raison

to talk sense

dire des choses sensées

I.dress [Brit drɛs, Am drɛs] N

1. dress (item of women's clothing):

dress

robe f

a silk/cotton dress

une robe de soie/de coton

a silk/cotton dress attr material, pattern, design

de robe

2. dress U (clothing):

dress

vêtements mpl

dress

tenue f

his style of dress

son style vestimentaire

casual/formal dress

tenue décontractée/habillée

II.dress [Brit drɛs, Am drɛs] VB trans

1. dress (put clothes on):

dress person

habiller

to get dressed

s'habiller

2. dress (decorate):

dress Christmas tree

décorer

dress NAUT ship

pavoiser

to dress a shop window

faire une vitrine

3. dress FOOD:

dress salad

assaisonner

dress chicken, crab, game

préparer, parer

4. dress MED:

dress wound

panser

5. dress (finish):

dress stone, timber

dresser

dress hide

corroyer

6. dress FARM (fertilize):

dress land

fertiliser

7. dress (prune):

dress tree, shrub

tailler

8. dress MIL:

dress troops

aligner

III.dress [Brit drɛs, Am drɛs] VB intr

1. dress (put on clothes):

dress

s'habiller

to dress in a suit/uniform

mettre un costume/un uniforme

to dress in red/black

s'habiller en rouge/noir

to dress for dinner/for the theatre

s'habiller pour dîner/pour aller au théâtre

2. dress MIL:

dress troops:

s'aligner

IV.to dress onself VB refl

to dress onself refl:

to dress onself

s'habiller

V.dressed ADJ

dressed

habillé, vêtu (in de)

well dressed

bien habillé

VI.dress [Brit drɛs, Am drɛs]

dress → nine

dressed to kill

habillé de façon irrésistible

See also nine

I.nine [Brit nʌɪn, Am naɪn] N

nine

neuf m inv

II.nine [Brit nʌɪn, Am naɪn] ADJ

nine

neuf inv

nine times out of ten

neuf fois sur dix, généralement

nine-hole golf course

parcours m de neuf trous

to dial 999 Brit

appeler police secours

a 999 call Brit

un appel d'urgence

III.nine [Brit nʌɪn, Am naɪn]

a nine day(s') wonder

la merveille d'un jour

to have nine lives

avoir neuf vies

to be dressed up to the nines inf

être sur son trente et un inf

dress sense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dress sense in the English»French Dictionary

I.sense [sents] N

1. sense no pl (common sense):

sense

sens m

2. sense pl (judgement):

sense

raison f

to bring sb to his/her senses

ramener qn à la raison

3. sense MED, PHYSIOL:

sense

sens m

the sense of smell

l'odorat m

the sense of taste

le goût

the sense of touch

le toucher

the sense of hearing

l'ouïe f

the sense of sight

la vue

4. sense (meaning):

sense

sens m

5. sense (way):

sense

sens m

in every sense

dans tous les sens

in a sense

dans un certain sens

Phrases:

there's no sense in doing sth

ça n'a aucun sens de faire qc

what's the sense in doing sth?

à quoi cela sert-il de faire qc ?

sth doesn't make (any) sense

qc ne rime à rien

to make (good) sense

se tenir

he talks sense

ce qu'il dit se tient

II.sense [sents] VB trans

sense

sentir

I.dress [dres] N

1. dress <-es> (woman's garment):

dress

robe f

2. dress no pl (clothing):

dress

tenue f

to wear traditional dress

porter le costume traditionnel

in ceremonial dress

en habit m de cérémonie

II.dress [dres] VB intr

dress

s'habiller

III.dress [dres] VB trans

1. dress (put on clothing):

dress

habiller

2. dress FOOD:

dress greens, salad

assaisonner

dress vegetables, dish

accommoder

dress poultry

habiller

3. dress MED (treat a wound):

dress

panser

4. dress (prepare):

dress

apprêter

dress stone

taillé(e)

to dress sb's hair

(bien) coiffer qn

5. dress (decorate):

dress shop windows

décorer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her hair style and dress sense was very much copied by teenagers in the 1980s.

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You will need to be sensible about your dress sense for the day.

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He also wears a turban and a more traditional set of clothing, rather than his strange hat and unique dress sense in the comic.

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It is rare for any woman publicly to diss another's dress sense.

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She has become more confident and has developed better dress sense.

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The offender said he had simply acted on his impulse, claiming he was aroused by the girl's dress sense.

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That's not even mentioning their heavily tattooed bodies, flamboyant dress sense, commitment to the beard and general swagger drawing obvious physical comparisons.

www.sportsjoe.ie

He's also a joker with terrible dress sense!

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Fortunately, airlines haven't dreamed up a way to penalise passengers for bad dress sense.

www.telegraph.co.uk

She is sharp, family-orientated and cares about her appearance, having a loud dress sense and being the life and soul of any party.

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