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suit [su:t]1 noun(a) (outfit → for men) costume m, complet m; (→ for women) tailleur m; (→ for particular activity) combinaison f;∎ he came in a suit and tie il est venu en costume-cravate;∎ two-piece/three-piece suit complet deux/trois pièces;∎ the workers wear protective suits les ouvriers portent des combinaisons de protection;∎ suit of clothes tenue f;∎ suit of armour armure f complète;(b) (complete set) jeu m;∎ a suit of sails un jeu de voiles(c) (in card games) couleur f;∎ long or strong suit couleur f forte;∎ figurative generosity is not his strong suit la générosité n'est pas vraiment son (point) fort;∎ to follow suit fournir à la couleur (demandée); figurative en faire autant, faire de même∎ to bring or to file a suit against sb intenter un procès à qn, poursuivre qn en justice;∎ criminal suit action f au pénal∎ to pay suit to sb faire la cour à qn(a) (be becoming to → of clothes, colour) aller à;∎ black really suits her le noir lui va à merveille(b) (be satisfactory or convenient to) convenir à, arranger;∎ Tuesday suits me best c'est mardi qui me convient ou qui m'arrange le mieux;∎ their relaxed approach suits me fine leur attitude décontractée me convient parfaitement ou tout à fait;∎ familiar suit yourself! faites ce qui vous chante!, faites comme vous voudrez!□(c) (agree with) convenir à, aller à, réussir à;∎ life in the country obviously suits her de toute évidence, la vie à la campagne lui convient ou lui réussit(d) (be appropriate) convenir à, aller à, être fait pour;∎ clothes to suit all tastes des vêtements pour tous les goûts;∎ the role suits her perfectly le rôle lui va comme un gant;∎ he is not suited to be a doctor il n'est pas fait pour être médecin;∎ they are suited to each other, they suit each other ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre∎ he tries to suit his act to his audience il essaie d'adapter son numéro à son public;∎ to suit the action to the word joindre le geste à la parole∎ his followers were suited in black ses disciples étaient vêtus d'un costume noir(be satisfactory) convenir, aller;∎ will that date suit? cette date vous convient-elle ou est-elle à votre convenance?(dress → diver, pilot, astronaut etc) mettre sa combinaison
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