kilt Meaning | BeDict

noun

Kilt

A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern.

Examples :

"The Scottish piper wore a colorful kilt to the Highland games. "

Le joueur de cornemuse écossais portait un kilt coloré aux jeux des Highlands.

noun

Kilt

Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a kilt to the clan gathering. "

Mon grand-père portait un kilt à la réunion du clan.

culture nation wear tradition history

noun

Kilt

A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA.

Examples :

"The school required all girls to wear a navy blue kilt with a white blouse. "

L'école exigeait que toutes les filles portent un kilt bleu marine avec un chemisier blanc.

wear culture style tradition history education item appearance

noun

Un vêtement masculin non bifurqué, ressemblant à un kilt écossais

A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.

Examples :

""He wore a denim kilt to the music festival, a modern twist on traditional Scottish attire." "

Il portait un kilt en jean au festival de musique, une version moderne de la tenue écossaise traditionnelle.

wear style culture appearance material tradition

verb

Relever

To gather up (skirts) around the body.

Examples :

"Seeing the puddle, she kilted her long skirt slightly to avoid getting it wet. "

Voyant la flaque, elle releva légèrement sa longue jupe pour éviter de la mouiller.

wear culture style

verb

Tuer, assassiner

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Examples :

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

Fumer tue plus de personnes chaque année que l'alcool et les drogues combinés.

action inhuman war military

verb

Neutraliser, mettre hors d'état de nuire

To render inoperative.

Examples :

"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

Il a neutralisé le moteur et éteint les phares, mais est resté dans la voiture, attendant.

technology machine computing technical

verb

Annuler, cesser

To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Examples :

"The sudden power outage kilt the online meeting, forcing everyone to reschedule. "

La panne de courant soudaine a annulé la réunion en ligne, obligeant tout le monde à la reprogrammer.

action business law

verb

Étonner, stupéfier

To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

Examples :

"That joke always kills me."

Cette blague me stupéfie toujours.

sensation mind action emotion

verb

Tourmenter, martyriser

To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Examples :

"These tight shoes are killing my feet."

Ces chaussures serrées me tourmentent les pieds.

suffering sensation emotion

verb

Écoeurer, révulser

To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Examples :

"It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."

Ça m'écoeure d'apprendre combien de pauvres gens meurent de faim dans ce pays, alors que de riches magnats dépensent des sommes folles en luxes inutiles.

sensation mind emotion

verb

Gaspiller, dilapider

To use up or to waste.

Examples :

"He kilted all his savings on lottery tickets, leaving nothing for rent. "

Il a gaspillé toutes ses économies en billets de loterie, ne laissant rien pour le loyer.

economy business

verb

Terrasser, accabler

To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Examples :

"Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."

Entre nous deux, nous avons terrassé le reste de la caisse de bière.

achievement action

verb

Vaincre, submerger

To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

Examples :

"The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."

L'équipe avait absolument vaincu ses rivaux traditionnels, et les bars sportifs locaux étaient bruyants de célébrations.

action achievement military war

verb

Mettre en faillite, ruiner

To force a company out of business.

Examples :

"The large corporation aggressively priced its products to kilt the smaller, family-owned business. "

La grande entreprise a fixé ses prix de manière agressive pour mettre en faillite la petite entreprise familiale.

business finance economy

verb

Déchirer, transpercer

To produce intense pain.

Examples :

"The toothache was so bad it kilted her concentration during the exam. "

Le mal de dents était si fort qu'il a déchiré sa concentration pendant l'examen.

sensation suffering

verb

Châtier sévèrement, corriger

To punish severely.

Examples :

"My parents are going to kill me!"

Mes parents vont me châtier sévèrement !

action moral law

verb

Réussir un coup imparable

To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

Examples :

"The tennis player kilted the ball, placing it perfectly in the corner, making it impossible for her opponent to return. "

Le joueur de tennis a réussi un coup imparable, plaçant la balle parfaitement dans le coin, rendant le retour impossible pour son adversaire.

sport game achievement point

verb

Sortir du jeu

To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

Examples :

"The batter kilted the baseball foul, stopping the game for a moment. "

Le frappeur a sorti la balle de baseball en la frappant en faute, arrêtant le jeu un instant.

sport game

verb

Faire rire le public

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Examples :

"The comedian really kilted the audience with her jokes about traffic jams. "

La comédienne a vraiment fait rire le public avec ses blagues sur les embouteillages.

entertainment achievement stage

verb

Anéantir, réduire à zéro

To cause to assume the value zero.

Examples :

"The error in the calculation was so significant that we had to kilt the total profit. "

L'erreur dans le calcul était si importante que nous avons dû annuler le bénéfice total.

computing technical electronics machine

verb

Déconnecter, expulser

(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

Examples :

"The internet connection unexpectedly kilted the student during his online class. "

La connexion internet a déconnecté de manière inattendue l'étudiant pendant son cours en ligne.

internet computing communication

verb

Fondre

To deadmelt.

Examples :

"The old, rusty metal was so badly corroded that it kilt away, leaving only a thin, brittle shell. "

Le métal rouillé et ancien était tellement corrodé qu'il a fondu, ne laissant qu'une fine coquille fragile.

technical process

Meanings

Kilt

Examples :

"The Scottish piper wore a colorful kilt to the Highland games. "

Le joueur de cornemuse écossais portait un kilt coloré aux jeux des Highlands.

Kilt

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a kilt to the clan gathering. "

Mon grand-père portait un kilt à la réunion du clan.

Kilt

Examples :

"The school required all girls to wear a navy blue kilt with a white blouse. "

L'école exigeait que toutes les filles portent un kilt bleu marine avec un chemisier blanc.

Un vêtement masculin non bifurqué, ressemblant à un kilt écossais

Examples :

""He wore a denim kilt to the music festival, a modern twist on traditional Scottish attire." "

Il portait un kilt en jean au festival de musique, une version moderne de la tenue écossaise traditionnelle.

Relever

Examples :

"Seeing the puddle, she kilted her long skirt slightly to avoid getting it wet. "

Voyant la flaque, elle releva légèrement sa longue jupe pour éviter de la mouiller.

Tuer, assassiner

Examples :

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

Fumer tue plus de personnes chaque année que l'alcool et les drogues combinés.

Neutraliser, mettre hors d'état de nuire

Examples :

"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

Il a neutralisé le moteur et éteint les phares, mais est resté dans la voiture, attendant.

Annuler, cesser

Examples :

"The sudden power outage kilt the online meeting, forcing everyone to reschedule. "

La panne de courant soudaine a annulé la réunion en ligne, obligeant tout le monde à la reprogrammer.

Étonner, stupéfier

Examples :

"That joke always kills me."

Cette blague me stupéfie toujours.

Tourmenter, martyriser

Examples :

"These tight shoes are killing my feet."

Ces chaussures serrées me tourmentent les pieds.

Écoeurer, révulser

Examples :

"It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."

Ça m'écoeure d'apprendre combien de pauvres gens meurent de faim dans ce pays, alors que de riches magnats dépensent des sommes folles en luxes inutiles.

Gaspiller, dilapider

Examples :

"He kilted all his savings on lottery tickets, leaving nothing for rent. "

Il a gaspillé toutes ses économies en billets de loterie, ne laissant rien pour le loyer.

Terrasser, accabler

Examples :

"Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."

Entre nous deux, nous avons terrassé le reste de la caisse de bière.

Vaincre, submerger

Examples :

"The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."

L'équipe avait absolument vaincu ses rivaux traditionnels, et les bars sportifs locaux étaient bruyants de célébrations.

Mettre en faillite, ruiner

Examples :

"The large corporation aggressively priced its products to kilt the smaller, family-owned business. "

La grande entreprise a fixé ses prix de manière agressive pour mettre en faillite la petite entreprise familiale.

Déchirer, transpercer

Examples :

"The toothache was so bad it kilted her concentration during the exam. "

Le mal de dents était si fort qu'il a déchiré sa concentration pendant l'examen.

Châtier sévèrement, corriger

Examples :

"My parents are going to kill me!"

Mes parents vont me châtier sévèrement !

Réussir un coup imparable

Examples :

"The tennis player kilted the ball, placing it perfectly in the corner, making it impossible for her opponent to return. "

Le joueur de tennis a réussi un coup imparable, plaçant la balle parfaitement dans le coin, rendant le retour impossible pour son adversaire.

Sortir du jeu

Examples :

"The batter kilted the baseball foul, stopping the game for a moment. "

Le frappeur a sorti la balle de baseball en la frappant en faute, arrêtant le jeu un instant.

Faire rire le public

Examples :

"The comedian really kilted the audience with her jokes about traffic jams. "