shoe size in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shoe size in the English»French Dictionary

shoe size N

shoe size

pointure f

what's your shoe size?

quelle pointure fais-tu?

Translations for shoe size in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.shoe [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu] N

1. shoe (footwear):

shoe

chaussure f

a pair of shoes

une paire de chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes

enlever/mettre ses chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes attr box, brush, cleaner, cream

à chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes factory, manufacturer, retailer, shop

de chaussures

2. shoe (for horse):

shoe

fer m

3. shoe PHOTO (for flash):

shoe

griffe f

4. shoe MOTOR:

shoe, a. brake shoe

sabot m de frein

5. shoe ENGINEER:

shoe, a. pile shoe

sabot m de pieu

II.shoe <pres part shoeing; pret, pp shod> [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu] VB trans

shoe horse

ferrer

shoe person

chausser

III.shoe [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu]

it's a question of dead men's shoes

il s'agit d'attendre la mort de quelqu'un pour prendre sa place

to be in sb's shoes

être à la place de qn

what would you have done in my shoes?

qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place?

to save/wear out shoe leather

ménager/user ses semelles

to shake or shiver in one's shoes

avoir peur, avoir la frousse inf

to step into or fill sb's shoes

prendre la place de qn

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Translations for shoe size in the English»French Dictionary

shoe size N

shoe size

pointure f

Translations for shoe size in the English»French Dictionary

to take a size 10 shoe

chausser du 44

Translations for shoe size in the French»English Dictionary

pointure

(shoe) size

Translations for shoe size in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoe [ʃu:] N

1. shoe (foot covering):

shoe

chaussure f

shoe

soulier m Quebec

to do up one's shoes

lacer ses chaussures

flat/high-heeled shoes

chaussures plates/à talons hauts

to put on/take off shoes

se chausser/se déchausser

2. shoe (horseshoe):

shoe

fer m

Phrases:

if I were in your shoes inf

si j'étais à votre place

to fill sb's shoes

prendre la place de qn

to shake in one's shoes

avoir une peur bleue

II.shoe <shod [or Am shoed], shod [or Am shoed]> [ʃu:] VB trans

shoe horse:

shoe

ferrer

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)

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Suppose an economist, who has data on social class and shoe size, wonders whether social class is associated with shoe size.

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Shoe size: 7.5 inches in front and 7 inches behind.

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The shoe size is then directly proportional to the inner length of the shoe.

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They started talking; he found out the man's shoe size: 12.

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He was discovered as a result of a newspaper article about his shoe size.

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We try to get their shirt size, their shoe size.

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On their site, they also offer a shoe size conversion chart, tips on selecting the best size and free returns.

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A word of warning: bring someone who doesn't share the same shoe size.

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We are the same shoe size, so we're really lucky.

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For instance, a size larger than last year makes a reasonable answer to shoe size no matter who asks the question.

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