paternity suit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for paternity suit in the English»French Dictionary

paternity suit N

paternity suit

recherche f de paternité

Translations for paternity suit in the French»English Dictionary

action en recherche de paternité

paternity suit

recherche de paternité naturelle

paternity suit

Translations for paternity 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

paternity [Brit pəˈtəːnɪti, Am pəˈtɛrnədi] N

paternity

paternité f

to deny/acknowledge paternity

nier/reconnaître la paternité

paternity suit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paternity suit in the English»French Dictionary

paternity suit N

paternity suit

action f en recherche de paternité

Translations for paternity 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

paternity [pəˈtɜ:nəti, Am -ˈtɜ:rnət̬i] N no pl a. fig form

paternity

paternité f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was accused of communist sympathies, while his involvement in a paternity suit and marriages to much younger women caused scandal.

en.wikipedia.org

The ensuing paternity suit dragged out for three years after that.

forward.com

One man said he believed the woman who filed a paternity suit against him secretly intended to get pregnant, to boost her lifestyle with child support payments.

news.nationalpost.com

She filed and later dropped a paternity suit.

news.nationalpost.com

The marriage had always been dogged by rumours of his infidelity but people were now paying closer attention and remembering stories of paternity suits against the king.

www.express.co.uk

He also discovers that he's been named in a paternity suit and is facing 15 years of child support payments.

www.torontosun.com

A messy divorce, a pair of paternity suits and further legal problems tarnished his apple-pie image, which didn't help.

www.si.com

I've complained about a paternity suit coming my way, which is not justified, but it has nothing to do with that.

www.ndtv.com

I refused on the basis of the incompetence of any governmental agency that was willing to pursue a paternity suit on such flimsy grounds.

www.washingtontimes.com

This week the young woman dropped her paternity suit and the whole shemozzle will begin to peter out.

www.thestar.com