economy size in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for economy size in the English»French Dictionary

economy [Brit ɪˈkɒnəmi, Am əˈkɑnəmi] N (all contexts)

economy

économie f

to make economies

faire des économies

for reasons of economy

pour des raisons d'économie

with (an) economy of effort

à moindre effort

economies of scale

économies d'échelle

the economy

l'économie du pays

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

economy size in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for economy size in the English»French Dictionary

economy size N COMM

economy size

paquet m familial

Translations for economy size in the English»French Dictionary

economy <-ies> [ɪˈkɒnəmɪ, Am -ˈkɑ:nə-] N

economy

économie f

the state of the economy

la situation économique

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Answering that question requires a broader view, one less predicated on ship size and more on economy size.

www.brookings.edu

Safely assuming no one seeing this film is unacquainted with the characters and plot, the film goes straight to the heavy sentiment economy size bucket and ladels the stuff on.

www.smh.com.au