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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. revêtir [ʀ(ə)vɛtiʀ] VB trans

1. revêtir (avoir):

revêtir caractère, intérêt
to have
revêtir gravité, solennité
to assume
revêtir aspect, allure, signification
to take on
revêtir importance
to hold
revêtir inconvénient
to entail
revêtir la forme de
to take the form of

2. revêtir (mettre):

revêtir vêtement, tunique, soutane, habit
to put on

3. revêtir (vêtir):

revêtir qn de
to dress sb in
revêtir un enfant d'habits neufs
to dress a child in new clothes
revêtu de uniforme, médaille
wearing

4. revêtir (compléter):

revêtir un document/contrat d'une signature
to affix a signature to a document/contract
revêtir un document/contrat d'un tampon
to stamp a document/contract
revêtir un passeport d'un visa
to stamp a passport with a visa
document revêtu d'une signature
signed document
document revêtu d'un tampon
document bearing a stamp

5. revêtir (recouvrir):

revêtir qc de moquette, parquet
to cover sth with
revêtir un mur de papier peint
to paper a wall
revêtir un mur de tissu
to put a material covering on a wall
revêtir un mur de boiseries
to face a wall with panelling Brit
revêtir une route de bitume
to asphalt a road, to cover a road with asphalt

II. se revêtir VB refl

1. se revêtir (se vêtir):

se revêtir de
to put on
se revêtir d'un châle
to put on a shawl

2. se revêtir (se recouvrir):

se revêtir lit
to become covered with
se revêtir de neige
to become covered with snow
la nature revêtue de la parure du printemps liter
nature arrayed in her spring finery
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revet
revêtir
timber-clad
revêtu de bois
buckle on armour
revêtir
to gird (up) one's loins fig, hum
revêtir son armure
encase
revêtir, recouvrir (in de)
to coat sth with rubber
revêtir qc de
to surface sth with
revêtir qc de
face façade, wall
revêtir (with de)

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. revêtir [ʀ(ə)vetiʀ] irreg VB trans

1. revêtir (endosser):

revêtir
to don

2. revêtir (poser un revêtement):

revêtir une surface de liège/bois
to cover a surface with cork/wood
revêtir un sol de moquette
to carpet a floor
revêtir un mur de boiseries
to panel a surface
revêtir un mur de carrelage/crépi
to tile/roughcast a wall

3. revêtir (recouvrir):

revêtir papier peint, moquette, pavés, neige
to cover

4. revêtir (prendre, avoir):

revêtir apparence, caractère, formes
to take on
revêtir une importance particulière
to take on particular importance

5. revêtir form (habiller):

revêtir qn d'un manteau
to clothe sb in a coat

6. revêtir form (investir):

revêtir qn d'un pouvoir/d'insignes
to invest sb with a power/with insignia
être revêtu de qc
to be invested with sth

7. revêtir form (dissimuler):

revêtir des mensonges d'une apparence d'honnêteté
to cloak lies in an appearance of truth

8. revêtir ADMIN, LAW:

revêtir un document d'un sceau
to append a seal to a document
revêtir un document d'une signature
to add a signature to a document

II. revêtir [ʀ(ə)vetiʀ] irreg VB refl (s'habiller)

se revêtir d'un manteau
to don a coat
revêtir de lambris
to panel
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steel-plated
revêtu(e) d'acier
surface
revêtir
to face sth with sth
revêtir qc de qc
in the PONS Dictionary
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revêtir [ʀ(ə)vetiʀ] irreg VB trans

1. revêtir (endosser):

revêtir
to don

2. revêtir (poser un revêtement):

revêtir qc de liège/bois
to cover sth with cork/wood

3. revêtir apparence, caractère:

revêtir
to take on
revêtir une importance particulière
to take on particular importance
revêtir de lambris
to panel
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French
French
steel-plated
revêtu(e) d'acier
surface
revêtir
to face sth with sth
revêtir qc de qc
Présent
jerevêts
turevêts
il/elle/onrevêt
nousrevêtons
vousrevêtez
ils/ellesrevêtent
Imparfait
jerevêtais
turevêtais
il/elle/onrevêtait
nousrevêtions
vousrevêtiez
ils/ellesrevêtaient
Passé simple
jerevêtis
turevêtis
il/elle/onrevêtit
nousrevêtîmes
vousrevêtîtes
ils/ellesrevêtirent
Futur simple
jerevêtirai
turevêtiras
il/elle/onrevêtira
nousrevêtirons
vousrevêtirez
ils/ellesrevêtiront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

revêtir une surface de liège/bois
to cover a surface with cork/wood
revêtir un sol de moquette
to carpet a floor
revêtir un mur de boiseries
to panel a surface
revêtir un mur de carrelage/crépi
to tile/roughcast a wall
revêtir une importance particulière
to take on particular importance
revêtir qn d'un manteau
to clothe sb in a coat
être revêtu de qc
to be invested with sth
revêtir des mensonges d'une apparence d'honnêteté
to cloak lies in an appearance of truth
revêtir un document d'un sceau
to append a seal to a document
revêtir un document d'une signature
to add a signature to a document

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

La princesse s'enfuit alors du château, revêtue de la peau de l'âne.
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On utilise une petite balle d'argile revêtue de cuir.
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Ceux-ci peuvent obtenir une expédition de la décision revêtue de la formule exécutoire sans que le non-paiement de l'amende puisse y faire obstacle.
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La maison est finalement recouverte d'une mansarde revêtue d'ardoises et est soulignée aux angles par une volute.
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L'aile était en bois, revêtue principalement en contre-plaqué, tandis que le bord de fuite était recouvert de toile.
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