sewing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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sewing [Brit ˈsəʊɪŋ, Am ˈsoʊɪŋ] N

I.sew <pret sewed; pp sewn, sewed> [Brit səʊ, Am soʊ] VB trans

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II.sew <pret sewed; pp sewn, sewed> [Brit səʊ, Am soʊ] VB intr

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I.sew up VB [Brit səʊ -, Am soʊ -] (sew [sth] up, sew up [sth])

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sewing in the PONS Dictionary

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I.sew <sewed, sewn [or sewed]> [səʊ, Am soʊ] VB trans

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II.sew <sewed, sewn [or sewed]> [səʊ, Am soʊ] VB intr

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spool for sewing machine
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sewing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take in typing/sewing
faire de la saisie/de la couture à domicile
to sew a button back on
recoudre un bouton
to sew a button back on
remettre un bouton
to sew a button on sth
coudre un bouton à qc
to sew [or put] a button on a jacket
mettre un bouton à une veste
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They are also used in textiles with sewing, knitting, and weaving.
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Its economy is based on textile production, sewing, forestry, woodworking, baked goods, agriculture, and artistic handicrafts.
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The machine appeared in a drawing like a sewing machine under which the mail was moved and cancelled.
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Experts speculate women were so successful at riveting because it so closely resembled sewing (assembling and seaming together a garment).
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Lee then had to work as a school teacher, radio singer, and took in sewing and washing in the early 1940s to maintain her family.
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They may or may not have sewing or patternmaking skills, and may only sketch or conceptualize garments.
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That effort failed because the new machines could be operated by semi-skilled workers and produce more shoes than hand sewing.
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An adaptation of this method to industrial embroidery machines, by using the sewing capabilities of those automates, was implemented in the mid-90s.
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Students' names are usually on the right side of the shirt and embedded by sewing, ironing or as a detachable badge.
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A zigzag stitch technique may be used with a sewing machine to create a blind stitch.
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