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vests

/vɛsts/

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noun

Vêtement, robe

A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

Examples :

"During the festival, many men wore colorful vests over their traditional robes. "

Pendant le festival, de nombreux hommes portaient des vêtements colorés par-dessus leurs robes traditionnelles.

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noun

Gilet

A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

Examples :

"He looked very professional wearing a suit jacket and matching vests to the important meeting. "

Il avait l'air très professionnel en portant une veste de costume et des gilets assortis à la réunion importante.

wear item appearance

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noun

Gilet

A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

Examples :

"My grandfather always wears vests under his shirts to keep warm in the winter. "

Mon grand-père porte toujours des gilets sous ses chemises pour se tenir chaud en hiver.

wear item style appearance

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noun

Maillots

A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

Examples :

"The soccer team wore bright orange vests during practice to easily identify their teammates. "

L'équipe de football portait des maillots orange vif pendant l'entraînement pour identifier facilement ses coéquipiers.

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noun

Gilets

Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.

Examples :

"Construction workers wear bright orange vests for safety. "

Les ouvriers du bâtiment portent des gilets orange vif pour la sécurité.

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noun

Gilets

Examples :

"The choir members wore white vests over their robes for the special Christmas service. "

Les membres de la chorale portaient des gilets blancs sur leurs robes pour le service spécial de Noël.

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noun

Vêtements, tenue

Clothing generally; array; garb.

Examples :

"The school play required students to provide their own vests to represent the different characters. "

La pièce de théâtre de l'école exigeait que les élèves fournissent leurs propres vêtements pour représenter les différents personnages.

appearance wear style item

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verb

Vêtir, couvrir

To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

Examples :

"The director's authority vests him with the power to make final decisions. "

L'autorité du directeur le revêt du pouvoir de prendre les décisions finales.

appearance wear

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verb

Investir, conférer

To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.

Examples :

"to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death"

investir un tribunal du pouvoir de juger les affaires de vie ou de mort

politics government law right

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verb

Investir, confier

To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.

Examples :

"The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts."

Le pouvoir de vie et de mort est investi dans le roi, ou dans les tribunaux.

government law politics

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verb

Investir, placer

To invest; to put.

Examples :

"to vest money in goods, land, or houses"

Investir de l'argent dans des biens, des terrains ou des maisons.

business finance

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verb

Investir, conférer

To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.

Examples :

"an estate is vested in possession"

Un domaine est investi de la possession.

property right law business

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verb

Revenir à, échoir à

(of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.

Examples :

"Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality."

Au décès du Souverain, la Couronne revient automatiquement à l'héritier suivant, sans qu'il soit besoin d'un couronnement ou d'une autre formalité.

property law finance

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Être acquis, être acquis

(financial) To become vested, to become permanent.

Examples :

"My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit."

Ma pension sera acquise à la fin du mois, et je pourrai alors la prendre avec moi quand je partirai.

finance business