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suits

/sjuːts/

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noun

Costume

A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.

Examples :

"Nick hired a navy-blue suit for the wedding."

Nick a loué un costume bleu marine pour le mariage.

appearance style wear business

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Combinaison, combinaison spatiale, combinaison de protection

(by extension) A single garment that covers the whole body: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit.

Examples :

"The beekeeper wore protective suits to avoid getting stung by the bees. "

L'apiculteur portait des combinaisons de protection pour éviter de se faire piquer par les abeilles.

wear item style

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Un homme en costume, un cadre

(metonym) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.

Examples :

"Be sure to keep your nose to the grindstone today; the suits are making a "surprise" visit to this department."

Assurez-vous de travailler dur aujourd'hui ; les hommes en costume font une visite "surprise" à ce service.

person business job organization wear

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Armure

A full set of armour.

Examples :

"The knight wore a complete suits of armour for battle. "

Le chevalier portait une armure complète pour la bataille.

military wear weapon history

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Poursuite, procès

The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.

Examples :

"Several suits were filed against the company after the product caused injuries. "

Plusieurs poursuites ont été engagées contre l'entreprise après que le produit a causé des blessures.

law right process

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Poursuite, chasse

Obsolete The act of following or pursuing; pursuit, chase.

Examples :

"The suits after the runaway slave proved difficult in the dense forest. "

La poursuite de l'esclave en fuite s'est avérée difficile dans la forêt dense.

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Les avances, la cour

Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.

Examples :

"Her father disapproved of the young man's suits, finding them insincere and overly persistent. "

Son père désapprouvait les avances du jeune homme, les trouvant peu sincères et trop insistantes.

human action society culture

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Poursuite, procès

The act of suing; the pursuit of a particular object or goal.

Examples :

"Her suits for better working conditions at the factory eventually led to significant improvements. "

Ses poursuites pour de meilleures conditions de travail à l'usine ont finalement conduit à des améliorations significatives.

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Jeu de voiles

The full set of sails required for a ship.

Examples :

"The tall ship carried three suits of sails to adapt to different wind conditions. "

Le grand voilier portait trois jeux de voiles pour s'adapter aux différentes conditions de vent.

nautical sailing

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Enseignes

Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic and French playing cards.

Examples :

"In the card game, you need to collect all cards of the same suit to win a point. "

Dans le jeu de cartes, vous devez collecter toutes les cartes de la même enseigne pour gagner un point.

game entertainment

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Ordre, succession

Regular order; succession.

Examples :

"Every five and thirty years the same kind and suit of weather comes again."

Tous les trente-cinq ans, le même ordre de temps revient.

system way time

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Suite, cortège

A company of attendants or followers; a retinue.

Examples :

"The celebrity arrived at the event with his suits of bodyguards and assistants. "

La célébrité est arrivée à l'événement avec sa suite de gardes du corps et d'assistants.

group person royal organization

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Ensemble, série

A group of similar or related objects or items considered as a whole; a suite (of rooms etc.)

Examples :

"The museum displayed several suits of ancient armor. "

Le musée a exposé plusieurs ensembles d'armures anciennes.

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verb

Convenir, aller à

To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.

Examples :

"Wearing a light jacket suits the mild weather today. "

Porter une veste légère convient au temps doux d'aujourd'hui.

condition appearance

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verb

Convenir, aller bien

(said of clothes, hairstyle or other fashion item) To be suitable or apt for one's image.

Examples :

"That new top suits you. Where did you buy it?"

Ce nouveau haut te va bien. Où l'as-tu acheté ?

appearance style

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verb

Convenir, aller bien

To be appropriate or apt for.

Examples :

"Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well."

Il ne sied guère à son habit de bien louer les injures.

appearance style

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verb

Vêtir, habiller

(most commonly used in the passive form) To dress; to clothe.

Examples :

"The students are suited in school uniforms. "

Les élèves sont vêtus d'uniformes scolaires.

wear appearance

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verb

Convenir, plaire

To please; to make content; to fit one's taste.

Examples :

"He is well suited with his place."

Il est bien là où il est.

style appearance

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Convenir, aller à

To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)

Examples :

"Wearing a hat suits her face. "

Le port d'un chapeau lui va bien au visage.

condition situation