hem in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

I.hem [Brit hɛm, Am hɛm] N

II.hem <pres part hemming; pret, pp hemmed> [Brit hɛm, Am hɛm] VB trans

I.hem in VB [Brit hɛm -, Am hɛm -] (hem [sb/sth] in, hem in [sb/sth])

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to hum Brit or hem Am and haw

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

hem in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

hem Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pin a hem
to hum and haw Brit, Aus, to hem and haw Am
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The pants must be hemmed so that they are three inches off the ground to allow the spats to be seen.
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The flag's size is 2 by 1.5 m, it has two sides and is hemmed by a strip of gold lace.
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The hem of the skirt should be no more than 5 cm above the knee.
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The front of the shirt buttoned along a double-truck hem, a feature that became absolutely requisite for any brand targeted at adolescents and young men.
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The side seams are left open for 6-12 inches above the hem, which gives the wearer some ease of movement.
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The flag sleeve (pole hem) is in white and 6.5 cm in width.
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Sometimes the hem of the dress would be ornamented with pieces of buffalo hoof.
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They are sometimes called as well, particularly if they have a green fabric hem.
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However, the hem line of the "baju" actually runs to the middle of the lap.
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Hem, his true love, knows nothing of all this.
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