double-breasted in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for double-breasted in the English»French Dictionary

double-breasted ADJ

double-breasted jacket:

double-breasted

croisé

I.breast [Brit brɛst, Am brɛst] N

1. breast ANAT (woman's):

breast

sein m

a baby at the or her breast

un enfant au sein

large breasts

une grosse poitrine

small breasts

une poitrine plate

2. breast:

breast (of poultry)

blanc m

breast (in shop)

filet m

3. breast:

breast (of lamb)

poitrine f

breast (of veal)

tendron m

breast (of duck, pigeon)

filet m

4. breast (chest):

breast liter

poitrine f

5. breast (heart):

breast liter

cœur m

6. breast MIN:

breast

front m de taille

II.breast [Brit brɛst, Am brɛst] VB trans

breast

affronter

breast

atteindre le sommet de

breast SPORTS tape

franchir

III.-breasted COMP

1. -breasted (woman):

small-/large-breasted

avec une poitrine plate/une forte poitrine

2. -breasted (coat):

double-breasted

croisé

single-breasted

droit

IV.breast [Brit brɛst, Am brɛst]

to beat one's breast

faire son mea-culpa

to make a clean breast of sth

soulager sa conscience en avouant qc

Translations for double-breasted in the French»English Dictionary

boutonnage [butɔnaʒ] N m FASHION

1. boutonnage (type):

robe à boutonnage devant/dans le dos

front/back-buttoning dress

blazer à boutonnage croisé

double-breasted blazer

2. boutonnage (action):

le boutonnage est très long

buttoning up is very slow

I.croisé (croisée) [kʀwɑze] VB pp

croisé → croiser

II.croisé (croisée) [kʀwɑze] ADJ

1. croisé (se chevauchant):

croisé (croisée) bâtons, fils, jambes

crossed

croisé (croisée) bras, mains

folded

châle croisé sur la poitrine

shawl crossed over the chest

bretelles croisées dans le dos

braces which cross over at the back Brit

bretelles croisées dans le dos

suspenders which cross over at the back Am

conversations croisées TELEC

crossed lines

2. croisé (métissé):

croisé (croisée) sang

mixed

croisé (croisée) chien

crossbred

race croisée

crossbreed

pollinisation croisée

cross-pollination

3. croisé FASHION:

croisé (croisée) costume, veste

double-breasted

croisé (croisée) dos, corsage

crossover attr

4. croisé (réciproque):

croisé (croisée) accords, alliances

reciprocal

croisé (croisée) taux

cross attr

accord de licences croisées

reciprocal licensing agreements

participations croisées

cross ou reciprocal holdings

indexation croisée

cross indexing

5. croisé LIT:

croisé (croisée) rimes, vers

alternate

6. croisé SPORTS:

volée croisée

cross-court volley

passe croisée

reverse pass

7. croisé TEXTIL:

tissu croisé

twill

8. croisé COMPUT:

compilateur croisé

cross-compiler

III.croisé N m

1. croisé HISTORY:

croisé

crusader

2. croisé TEXTIL:

croisé

twill

IV.croisée N f

1. croisée (intersection):

croisée

junction (de of)

à la croisée des chemins lit, fig

at the crossroads

être à la croisée de deux cultures/mondes

to be poised between two different cultures/worlds

2. croisée liter:

croisée (fenêtre)

window

croisée (fenêtre à meneaux)

casement window

3. croisée ARCHIT:

croisée d'ogives

ribbed vault

croisée du transept

transept crossing

See also croiser

I.croiser [kʀwɑze] VB trans

1. croiser (mettre l'un sur l'autre):

croiser objets, câbles

to cross

croiser les bras/mains

to fold one's arms/hands

croiser les jambes

to cross one's legs

croiser les doigts (pour que ça réussisse) fig

to keep one's fingers crossed

2. croiser (couper) rue, voie:

croiser rue, voie

to cross

3. croiser:

croiser qn/qc (passer à côté de) véhicule, piéton:

to pass sb/sth (coming the other way)

croiser qn/qc (rencontrer)

to meet

on a croisé un car

we passed a bus (coming the other way)

j'ai croisé leur bateau en sortant du port

I passed their boat (coming in) as I left the harbour

une voiture nous a croisés à vive allure

a car flashed past us in the opposite direction

mon regard croisa le sien

our eyes met, my gaze met his/hers

4. croiser BIOL:

croiser espèces, animaux

to cross(breed)

croiser A avec B

to cross A with B

5. croiser SPORTS (au tennis):

croiser un coup

to play a cross-court stroke

(au football) croiser son tir

to make a diagonal pass

II.croiser [kʀwɑze] VB intr

1. croiser FASHION:

croiser bretelles:

to cross

croiser veste:

to cross over

la veste croise mal parce qu'il a grossi

the jacket pulls across the front because he's put on weight

2. croiser NAUT:

croiser (gén)

to cruise

croiser (pour surveiller)

to be on patrol

croiser dans le golfe

to patrol the gulf

croiser au large des côtes africaines

to cruise off the coast of Africa

III.se croiser VB refl

1. se croiser (passer à côté):

se croiser piétons, véhicules, navires:

to pass each other

se croiser colis, lettres:

to cross (in the post Brit)

se croiser colis, lettres:

to cross (in the mail Am)

2. se croiser (se couper):

se croiser routes, lignes:

to cross

nos regards se sont croisés

our eyes met

3. se croiser HISTORY:

se croiser

to go on a crusade

double-breasted in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for double-breasted in the English»French Dictionary

double-breasted ADJ FASHION

double-breasted

croisé(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Both single-breasted and double-breasted waistcoats exist, regardless of the formality of dress, but single-breasted ones are more common.

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By 1985-1986, three-piece suits were on the way out and making way for cut double-breasted suits and two piece single-breasted.

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It can be single- or double-breasted, and has been popular in a wide variety of fabrics, typically heavier weight tweeds, or charcoal and navy, and even the camel hair classic.

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Its double-breasted 62 button arrangement has top buttons placed wider, and they are not buttoned.

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This is because the large amounts of overlapping fabric on a double-breasted jacket tend to gather at the sides when unbuttoned.

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The waistcoat was usually double-breasted with double-breasted style (or peaked) lapels.

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At that time he was sporting a silver watch fob, spread-collar shirt and wide-striped double-breasted suit tailored to accentuate his bodybuilder's silhouette.

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Even at home he consistently dresses in a dark, double-breasted, pin-striped suit and a black tie.

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This was followed by a white dinner jacket, single or double-breasted.

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It is a double-breasted, has two rows of six metal buttons and reaches the mid-calf.

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