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size [saɪz]1 noun(a) (gen) taille f; (of ball, tumour) taille f, grosseur f; (of region, desert, forest) étendue f, superficie f; (of carpet, machine, car) dimensions fpl, taille f; (of difficulty, operation, problem) importance f, ampleur f; (of debt, bill, sum) montant m, importance f; Computing (of file) taille f; (of font) corps m, taille f;∎ to buy a house of comparable size in London would be impossible on ne pourrait pas acheter une maison de cette taille à Londres;∎ the two rooms are the same size les deux pièces sont de la même taille ou ont les mêmes dimensions;∎ it's about the size of a dinner plate c'est à peu près de la taille d'une assiette;∎ the kitchen is the size of a cupboard la cuisine est grande comme un placard;∎ my garden is half the size of hers mon jardin fait la moitié du sien;∎ average family size is four persons la famille moyenne est composée de quatre personnes;∎ you should have seen the size of the truck! si tu avais vu la taille du camion!;∎ it's a city of some size c'est une ville assez importante;∎ the town has no hotels of any size la ville n'a pas d'hôtel important;∎ I was surprised by the size of the bill j'ai été étonné par le montant de la note;∎ we weren't expecting a crowd of this size nous ne nous attendions pas à une foule aussi nombreuse;∎ the crowd was steadily growing in size la foule grossissait à vue d'œil;∎ the tumour is increasing in size la tumeur grossit;∎ the budget will have to double in size le budget devra être multiplié par deux;∎ the army has doubled in size les effectifs de l'armée ont doublé;∎ a block of marble one cubic metre in size un bloc de marbre d'un mètre cube;∎ the cupboards can be built to size les placards peuvent être construits sur mesure;∎ familiar that's about the size of it! en gros, c'est ça!∎ what size are you?, what size do you take? (for clothes) quelle taille faites-vous?; (for shoes) quelle est votre pointure?, vous chaussez du combien?;∎ I take (a) size 40 je fais du 40;∎ I take a size 5 shoe ≃ je chausse du 38;∎ I need a size larger/smaller (clothes) il me faut la taille au-dessus/au-dessous; (shoes) il me faut la pointure au-dessus/au-dessous;∎ we've nothing in your size nous n'avons rien dans votre taille;∎ try this jacket on for size essayez cette veste pour voir si c'est votre taille;∎ familiar try this one for size! prends ça!∎ the clothing is sized for the American market les vêtements sont faits pour le marché américain►► Computing size box case f de dimensionnement(stranger, rival) jauger; (problem, chances) mesurer;∎ we all waited outside, sizing each other up nous attendions tous dehors, nous observant les uns les autres;∎ she sized up the situation immediately elle a tout de suite compris ce qui se passait
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