Translations for size in the English»French Dictionary

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I.size [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] N

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1. size (dimensions):

size (of person, head, hand, nose)

size (of box, glass, plate, stamp)

size (of building, room, garden)

size (of building, room, garden)

size (of tree)

size (of tree)

size (of apple, egg, bead)

size (of apple, egg, bead)

size (of carpet, chair, bed, machine)

size (of book, parcel)

grosseur f , dimensions fpl

size (of paper, envelope, picture)

taille f , dimensions fpl

size (of country, island, estate)

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:

to increase in size plant, tree:

to increase in size company, town:

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)

size (of class, school, company)

to increase in size population:

3. size FASHION:

size (of jacket, dress, trousers, bra)

size (of shirt collar)

size (of shoes, gloves)

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)

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)

size (for plaster)

II.size [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] VB trans

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1. size eggs, fruit:

size

classer [qc] selon la grosseur or le calibre, calibrer

2. size TECH:

size textile, paper

size plaster

3. size jeweller:

size (make bigger) ring

size (make smaller) ring

4. size COMPUT:

size window

III.size [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz]

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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

collar size N

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bust size N

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bust size

tour m de poitrine

I.size up VB [Brit sʌɪz -, Am saɪz -] (size up [sb/sth], size [sb/sth] up)

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one-size [Brit ˈwʌnsʌɪz, Am ˌwənˈsaɪz] ADJ

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one-size garment:

a one-size-fits-all approach

une approche taille unique

shoe size N

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shoe size

what's your shoe size?

quelle pointure fais-tu?

I.half size N (of shoe)

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half size

demi-pointure f

II.half size ADJ

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half size replica, model

à l'échelle 1:2

half size copy

réduit de moitié

life-size ADJ

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grandeur nature

mesh size N FISH

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mesh size

trim size N TYPO

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trim size

format m façonné

Translations for size in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.size¹ [saɪz] N no pl

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1. size TECH:

size

2. size (glue):

size

II.size¹ [saɪz] VB trans

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1. size TECH:

size

2. size (glue):

size

I.size² [saɪz] N

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size of person, clothes

size of building, room

size of country, area

size of paper, books

size of an amount, bill, debt

size of problems

collar size

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)

to take size 7 (men's sizing)/8½ (Am women's sizing)

II.size² [saɪz] VB trans

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size

economy size N COMM

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economy size

paquet m familial

shoe size N

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shoe size

size up VB trans

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size up

size up problem

mesurer (l'ampleur de)

king-size [ˈkɪŋsaɪz] ADJ

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king-size bed, duvet

king-size packet, bottle

life-size ADJ, life-sized ADJ

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grandeur nature

pint-size, pint-sized ADJ inf

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pocket-size(d) ADJ

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pocket-size(d) television

pocket-size(d) kid

haut(e) comme trois pommes

Translations for size in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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(shoe) size

quelle est votre pointure?

what's your size?

to take size 32 (men's sizing)/14 (Brit women's sizing)/10 (Am women's sizing)

to try sth on for size

essayer la taille de qc

to come in a size/colour

être disponible en une taille/une couleur

to classify according to size

classer par taille

I need the next size

il me faut une taille au-dessus

to take a size 14

faire taille 42

to take a size 10 shoe

to cut sb down to size inf

remettre qn à sa place

to be the size of sth

être de la grandeur de qc

to have a size 16 collar

faire 40 cm de tour de cou

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For typical laser wavelengths, this method would require billions of micrometre-size antennae. en.wikipedia.org

At 650,000 acres (2630 km), it would be nearly the size of the state of Rhode Island. en.wikipedia.org

Formal demographers refer to population momentum as the size of the resulting stationary-equivalent population relative to the current size of the population. en.wikipedia.org

Players must economize quantities of power or mana, which are derived from the size and prosperity of their population of worshipers. en.wikipedia.org

The size of the welding torch nozzle depends on the amount of shielded area desired. en.wikipedia.org

In the 1990s, the glaciers greatly decreased in size, partly due to warmer temperatures but largely due to increased volcanic activity. en.wikipedia.org

It is a medium-size waterfall but quite flat. en.wikipedia.org

The size notes the width of the faceplate for the installed equipment. en.wikipedia.org

The flux is granulated to a definite size. en.wikipedia.org

By 2000 the elk herd had increased in size to the point that they had outgrown the restricted area. en.wikipedia.org

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