modern dress in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for modern dress in the English»French Dictionary

modern dress N THEAT

modern dress

costumes mpl modernes

Translations for modern dress in the English»French Dictionary

I.modern [Brit ˈmɒd(ə)n, Am ˈmɑdərn] N

modern

moderne mf

II.modern [Brit ˈmɒd(ə)n, Am ˈmɑdərn] ADJ

1. modern (up-to-date):

modern car, factory, device, company, system, person

moderne

all modern conveniences

tout confort (moderne)

2. modern (contemporary):

modern era, literature

moderne

modern world

contemporain

modern China/Berlin

la Chine/le Berlin d'aujourd'hui

in modern times

à l'époque moderne

he's a sort of modern Napoleon

c'est une sorte de Napoléon des temps modernes

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

modern dress in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for modern dress in the English»French Dictionary

modern [ˈmɒdən, Am ˈmɑ:dɚn] ADJ

modern

moderne

modern children

les enfants d'aujourd'hui

modern languages

les langues modernes

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

The modern dress coat is an evolution of the coat that was once both day and evening dress.

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Seniors are permitted to wear any sport coat consistent with modern dress standards.

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It was thus the precursor to the modern dress coat worn with white tie.

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