silk weaving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for silk weaving in the English»French Dictionary

silk weaving N

silk weaving

soierie f

Translations for silk weaving in the English»French Dictionary

to weave silk into cloth, to weave cloth out of silk

tisser de l'étoffe de soie

Translations for silk weaving in the English»French Dictionary

I.weave [Brit wiːv, Am wiv] N

weave

tissage m

open weave , loose weave

tissage lâche

close weave , fine weave

tissage serré or fin

II.weave <pret wove or weaved, pp woven or weaved> [Brit wiːv, Am wiv] VB trans

1. weave TEXTIL:

weave thread, fabric, blanket, rug

tisser

to weave sth on a loom

tisser qc sur un métier

to weave silk into cloth, to weave cloth out of silk

tisser de l'étoffe de soie

2. weave (interlace, make by interlacing):

weave cane, raffia, flowers, basket, garland, wreath

tresser

weave spider: web

tisser

to weave sth out of sth

tresser qc de qc

to weave flowers into a garland

tresser une guirlande de fleurs

3. weave (create) fig:

weave story, narrative, plot

inventer

to weave the plot around one's own experience

inventer l'intrigue à partir de sa propre expérience

to weave sth into sth

introduire qc dans qc

to weave together sth and sth

mêler qc à qc

to weave two things together

mêler deux choses

the writer weaves a spell

l'écrivain nous tient sous le charme

4. weave (move):

to weave one's way through/around sth

se faufiler entre/autour de qc

to weave a path/course through sth

s'ouvrir un chemin/un passage à travers qc

III.weave <pret wove, or weaved; pp woven or weaved> [Brit wiːv, Am wiv] VB intr

to weave in and out

se faufiler (of entre)

he was weaving in and out of the traffic

il se faufilait entre les voitures

to weave between

se faufiler entre

to weave towards sth (drunk)

s'approcher en titubant de qc

to weave towards sth (avoiding obstacles)

se frayer un chemin vers qc

he was weaving unsteadily

il titubait

IV.woven ADJ

woven fabric, cloth, jacket, upholstery:

woven

tissé

V.weave [Brit wiːv, Am wiv]

to get weaving on or with sth

se mettre à qc

get weaving!

remue-toi!

weaving [Brit ˈwiːvɪŋ, Am ˈwivɪŋ] N

weaving

tissage m

to do weaving

faire du tissage

to learn weaving

apprendre à tisser

to learn weaving attr frame, machine, machinery

à tisser

to learn weaving workshop, factory, mill

de tissage

to learn weaving trade, industry

du tissage

silk [Brit sɪlk, Am sɪlk] N

1. silk (fabric):

silk

soie f

silk attr garment, flower, sheet

de soie

silk industry, production

de la soie

2. silk (thread):

silk

fil m de soie

3. silk (clothing):

silk gén pl

soierie f

4. silk (of spider):

silk

soie f

5. silk Brit LAW:

silk

avocat m de la couronne

to take the silk

être nommé avocat de la couronne

as soft or smooth as silk

doux comme de la soie

silk weaving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for silk weaving in the English»French Dictionary

I.weave <wove [or a. Am weaved], woven> [wi:v] VB trans

1. weave (produce cloth):

weave

tisser

to weave sth into sth

tisser qc en qc

2. weave (intertwine things):

weave

tresser

to weave sth from sth

tresser qc à partir de qc

3. weave (make a whole):

weave

tramer

4. weave (move in twisting):

to weave one's way through sth

se faufiler à travers qc

II.weave <wove [or a. Am weaved], woven> [wi:v] VB intr

1. weave (produce cloth):

weave

tisser

2. weave (intertwine):

weave

tresser

3. weave (move by twisting):

to weave between sth

se faufiler entre qc

Phrases:

to get weaving Brit inf

se remuer

III.weave [wi:v] N

1. weave (way of making cloth):

weave

tissage m

2. weave (way of intertwining):

weave

tressage m

silk [sɪlk] N

silk

soie f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Around 50 different crafts were practiced from tanning to leather dying, belt making and silk weaving, as well as crafts related to the military armorers, smiths, and saddle makers.

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Industries which benefitted included flour milling, brewing, silk weaving, lace-making and straw plaiting.

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