support stockings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for support stockings in the English»French Dictionary

support stockings N npl

support stockings

bas mpl de maintien or de contention spec

Translations for support stockings in the French»English Dictionary

des bas de contention

support stockings

bas de contention MED

support stocking

bas à varices MED

support stocking

Translations for support stockings in the English»French Dictionary

stocking [Brit ˈstɒkɪŋ, Am ˈstɑkɪŋ] N

1. stocking FASHION:

stocking

bas m

a pair of stockings

une paire de bas

silk/woollen stocking

bas de soie/de laine

in one's stocking(ed) feet

en chaussettes

Phrases:

stocking, a. Christmas stocking

≈ soulier m de Noël

what do you want in your stocking?

qu'est-ce que tu veux pour Noël?

I.support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] N

1. support (moral, financial, political):

support

soutien m (for sth en faveur de qc, for sb à qn)

financial/state support

soutien financier/de l'État

there is considerable public support for the strikers

les grévistes bénéficient du soutien d'une grande partie de la population

there is little public support for this measure

il y a peu de gens favorables à cette mesure

socialist/Green party support

soutien en faveur des socialistes/verts

support for the party is increasing

le parti a de plus en plus de partisans

air/land/sea support MIL

appui m aérien/terrestre/maritime

to give sb/sth (one's) support

apporter son soutien à qn/qc

to get support from sb/sth

obtenir le soutien de qn/qc

to have the support of sb/sth

avoir le soutien de qn/qc

in support of sb/sth campaign, intervene

en faveur de qn/qc

he spoke in support of the motion

il a parlé en faveur de la motion

the workers went on strike in support of their demands

les ouvriers se sont mis en grève pour soutenir leurs revendications

the students demonstrated in support of the strikers

les étudiants ont manifesté pour montrer leur solidarité avec les grévistes

in support of this point of view/theory

pour appuyer ce point de vue/cette théorie

a collection in support of war victims

une collecte au profit des victimes de guerre

with support from sb

avec l'appui or le soutien de qn

to win or gain support from sb

trouver du soutien auprès de qn

they need support to raise enough money

ils ont besoin d'aide pour rassembler des fonds suffisants

the theatre closed for lack of support

le théâtre a fermé faute de public

strong support fig

ferme soutien

means of support (financial)

moyens mpl de subsistance

2. support (physical, for weight):

support (gen) CONSTR

support m

support MED (for limb)

appareil m de maintien

he used his stick as a support

il s'appuyait sur sa canne

he had to lean on a chair for support

il a dû s'appuyer sur une chaise

3. support (person):

support

soutien m (to de)

Paul was a great support when she died

Paul a été (d')un soutien précieux quand elle est morte

4. support (singer etc not topping the bill):

support (individual)

artiste mf qui assure la première partie

support (band)

groupe m de la première partie

II.support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] VB trans

1. support (provide moral, financial backing):

support person, cause, campaign, party, reform, team, venture, price, currency

soutenir

support charity

donner à

to support sb/sth by doing

aider or soutenir qn/qc en faisant

the museum is supported by public funds

le musée est subventionné par l'État

2. support (physically):

support weight

supporter

support person

soutenir

3. support (validate):

support

confirmer, corroborer form

4. support (maintain):

support breadwinner: family

faire vivre, avoir [qn] à charge

support land, farm: inhabitants

faire vivre

support charity: underprivileged

aider

he has a wife and children to support

il a une femme et des enfants à charge

she supported her son through college

elle a payé les études de son fils

5. support (put up with) form:

support adverse conditions, bad behaviour

endurer

6. support COMPUT:

support

prendre en charge

III.support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] VB refl

to support oneself

subvenir à ses propres besoins

support stockings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for support stockings in the English»French Dictionary

support stocking N

support stocking → support hose

See also support hose

support hose N

support hose

bas mpl de maintien

Translations for support stockings in the English»French Dictionary

stocking [ˈsta·kɪŋ] N

stocking

bas m

I.support [sə·ˈpɔrt] VB trans

1. support (hold up):

support a. fig

maintenir

to support oneself

se maintenir

2. support (bear):

support load, roof

supporter

3. support (provide with money):

support

entretenir

to support a family

subvenir aux besoins d'une famille

a family to support

une famille à charge

to support oneself

gagner sa vie

4. support (help):

support

soutenir

to support a friend

apporter son soutien à un ami

to support cancer research

soutenir financièrement la recherche contre le cancer

5. support (encourage):

support political party

soutenir

6. support sports:

support

supporter

7. support (show to be true):

support theory

appuyer

II.support [sə·ˈpɔrt] N

1. support (act of supporting):

support

appui m

2. support (supporting object):

support

support m

3. support (garment):

support

maintien m

knee support

genouillère f

4. support (help):

support

soutien m

a letter of support

une lettre de soutien

to give sb moral support

apporter son soutien moral à qn

5. support no indef art (provision of necessities):

support

subvention f

6. support (proof of truth):

support

appui m

to lend support to sth

prêter son appui à qc

in support of sth

à l'appui de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The other reason for wearing support stockings is for medical reasons associated with varicose veins or poor circulation, this may be related to heart disease.

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