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taille [tαj]feminine nouna. ( = partie du corps) waistb. ( = hauteur) heightc. ( = format) size• « taille unique » "one size fits all"• il a trouvé un adversaire à sa taille he's met his match► de taille [erreur] serious ; [objet] sizeable ; [surprise, concession, décision] big ; [difficulté, obstacle] huge• la gaffe est de taille ! it's a major blunder!• il n'est pas de taille (pour une tâche) he isn't up to it ; (face à un concurrent, dans la vie) he doesn't measure up* * *taj1) (partie du corps, de vêtement) waist, waistlineavoir une taille de guêpe — to be wasp-waisted, to have a very slim waist
robe à taille haute/basse — high-/low-waisted dress
2) ( volume) size; fig ( importance) sizede grande/petite taille — [animal, entreprise, objet] large/small
de taille — [problème, ambition, enjeu] considerable, sizable; [événement, question] very important
à la taille de leurs ambitions/de l'entreprise — in keeping with their ambitions/the size of the company
être de taille à faire — to be up to ou capable of doing
3) ( dimension de vêtement) size‘taille unique’ — ‘one size’
essaie la taille au-dessus/au-dessous — try the next size up/down
4) ( hauteur) heightpersonne de petite/grande taille — short/tall person
5) ( action de tailler) (d'arbre, buisson) pruning; ( de haie) clipping, trimming; (de diamant, cristal) cutting; ( de bois) carving6) ( forme obtenue) ( de diamant) cut; ( de haie) shape7) Histoire8) ( tranchant de lame) edge* * *tɒj nf1) (milieu du corps) waistElle a la taille fine. — She has a slim waist.
2) (= hauteur) height3) [vêtement] size4)de taille (obstacle) — sizeable, (adversaire) worthy
5) (action de tailler) [pierre, diamant] cutting, [arbre, branche, rosier] pruning* * *taille ⇒ Les tailles nf1 ⇒ Le corps humain (partie du corps, de vêtement) waist, waistline; taille fine/épaisse slim/large waist ou waistline; avoir une taille de guêpe to be wasp-waisted, to have a very slim waist; prendre qn par la taille to put one's arm around sb's waist; avoir la taille bien prise dans un manteau to wear a coat with a fitted waist; robe à taille haute/basse high-/low-waisted dress;2 ( volume) size; fig ( importance) size; de grande/petite taille [animal, entreprise, objet] large/small; entreprise de taille moyenne medium-sized company; de la taille de the size of; société de taille européenne company on a European scale; de taille [problème, ambition, enjeu] considerable, sizable; [événement, question] very important; à la taille de leurs ambitions/de l'entreprise in keeping with their ambitions/the size of the company; un partenaire à sa taille a suitable partner; l'entreprise est de taille! it's no small undertaking!; être de taille à faire to be up to ou capable of doing; il n'est pas de taille he's not up to it;3 ( dimension de vêtement) size; taille 42 size 42; quelle taille fais-tu? what size do you take?; ce n'est pas ma taille or à ma taille it is not my size; ‘taille unique’ ‘one size’; essaie la taille au-dessus/au-dessous try the next size up/down; qu'avez-vous à ma taille? what have you got in my size?; avoir la taille mannequin to be a standard size; rayon grandes tailles outsize department; rayon petites tailles petite department;4 ( hauteur) height; être de grande/petite taille to be tall/short; personne de petite/grande taille short/tall person; personne de taille moyenne person of average height; se redresser de toute sa taille to draw oneself up to one's full height; il a promené sa haute taille dans toute l'Europe his tall figure is known throughout Europe;5 ( action de tailler) (d'arbre, buisson) pruning; ( de haie) clipping, trimming; (de diamant, cristal) cutting; ( de bois) carving;8 ( tranchant de lame) edge;[taj] nom fémininA.1. HORTICULTURE [d'un arbre - généralement] pruning ; [ - importante] cutting back ; [ - légère] trimming[de la vigne] pruningfrapper de taille to strike ou to slash with the edge of one's sword[en gravure] etching[sur le chantier] dressingB.1. [d'une personne, d'un animal] heightune femme de haute taille a tall woman, a woman of considerable heightde la taille de as big as, the size of2. [d'un endroit, d'un objet] size3. [importance] size4. [vêtement] sizedonnez-moi la taille en dessous/au-dessus give me one size down/uples grandes/petites tailles the large/small sizesdeux tailles de plus/de moins two sizes bigger/smaller5. [partie du corps] waistavoir la taille longue/courte to be long-/short-waistedavoir la taille fine to be slim-waisted ou slender-waistedsa robe est serrée/trop serrée à la taille her dress is fitted/too tight at the waistavoir une taille de guêpe ou de nymphe to have an hourglass figureavoir la taille bien prise to have a nice ou good figure6. [partie d'un vêtement] waistrobe à taille haute/basse high-/low-waisted dress7. INFORMATIQUE————————à la taille de locution prépositionnelle————————de taille locution adjectivale2. [capable]face à un adversaire comme lui, tu n'es pas de taille you're no match for an opponent like himde taille à capable of, able to
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