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1 couture
couture [kutyʀ]feminine nouna. ( = action, ouvrage) sewing ; ( = profession) dressmaking• veste/robe (haute) couture designer jacket/dress ; → hautb. ( = points) seam• regarder qch/qn sous toutes les coutures to examine sth/sb from every angle* * *kutyʀ1) (activité, chose à coudre) sewing; ( activité professionnelle) dressmaking2) ( bords cousus) seam••* * *kutyʀ nf1) (activité) sewing, (confection) dress-makingJe n'aime pas la couture. — I don't like sewing.
2) (= points) seamLa couture de mon pantalon s'est défaite. — The seam of my trousers has come undone.
* * *A adj inv designer.B nf1 (activité, chose à coudre) sewing; ( activité professionnelle) dressmaking; faire de la couture to sew; ( occasionnellement) to do some sewing; haute couture haute couture;2 ( bords cousus) seam; faire une couture pour assembler to stitch [sth] together; sans coutures seamless; avec or à coutures seamed; couture apparente visible seam; couture rabattue flat seam; couture anglaise French seam.le petit doigt sur la couture du pantalon standing stiffly to attention; regarder or examiner qch sous toutes les coutures to look at ou scrutinize sth from every angle; battre qn à plates coutures to beat sb hollow.[kutyr] nom féminin1. [action de coudre, passe-temps, produit][confection]la haute couture (haute) couture, fashion design2. [suite de points] seamcouture apparente ou sellier top stitching, overstitching3. (littéraire) [cicatrice] scar[points de suture] stitches4. [d'un moulage, d'une sculpture] seam————————à coutures locution adjectivale————————sans coutures locution adjectivale[bas, collant] seamlesssous toutes les coutures locution adverbiale -
2 rabattre
rabattre [ʀabatʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verba. [+ capot, clapet, couvercle] to close ; [+ drap] to fold back ; [+ col] to turn down ; [+ strapontin] ( = ouvrir) to pull down ; ( = fermer) to put up ; [+ jupe] to pull down• il entra, le chapeau rabattu sur les yeux he came in with his hat pulled down over his eyes• rabattre les couvertures (pour couvrir) to pull the blankets up ; (pour découvrir) to throw back the blanketsb. [+ gibier] to drived. [+ arbre] to cut backe. ► en rabattre (de ses prétentions) to climb down ; (de ses ambitions) to lower one's sights ; (de ses illusions) to lose one's illusions ; → caquet2. reflexive verba. [voiture, coureur] to cut inc. [porte] to slam shut* * *ʀabatʀ
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1) ( refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [something] back [volet]2) ( plier) to turn [something] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [something] back [couverture]; to turn [something] down [drap] ( sur over)3) ( faire descendre) [personne] to pull [something] down [chapeau, jupe] ( sur over); [vent] to blow [something] down [fumée]; [joueur] to smash [balle]4) ( retrancher) to knock [something] off [pourcentage, somme]5) ( à la chasse) to beat [gibier]6) ( racoler) to tout for (colloq) [clientèle]
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se rabattre verbe pronominal1) ( se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to2) ( rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in3) ( s'accommoder)se rabattre sur — ( faute de mieux) to make do with; ( après réflexion) to settle for
* * *ʀabatʀ vt1) [couvercle, siège] to pull down2) [col] to turn down3) [couture] to stitch down4) [gibier] to drive5) (= déduire) to take off, to knock off6) TRICOT to decrease* * *rabattre verb table: battreA vtr1 ( refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [sth] back [volet];2 ( plier) to turn [sth] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [sth] back [couverture]; to turn [sth] down [drap] (sur over);3 ( faire descendre) [personne] to pull [sth] down [chapeau, visière, jupe] (sur over); [vent] to beat [sth] down [fumée] (sur over); [joueur] to smash [balle]; le chapeau rabattu jusqu'aux yeux his/her hat pulled down over his/her eyes; d'un geste elle a rabattu sa jupe sur ses genoux she quickly pulled her skirt down over her knees; rabattre l'orgueil de qn to wound sb's pride; rabattre les prétentions de qn to thwart sb's ambitions; rabattre la prétention de qn to cut sb down to size;4 ( retrancher) to knock [sth] off [pourcentage, somme]; rabattre 10%/20 euros sur qch to knock 10%/20 euros off sth; il n'a rien voulu rabattre he wouldn't knock anything off;5 Chasse [personne, chien] to beat [gibier];7 ( en tricot) to cast off [maille];8 Hort to cut back [plante].B se rabattre vpr1 ( se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to; le siège se rabat automatiquement the seat goes back automatically; se rabattre brutalement [couvercle, capot] to come down suddenly;2 ( se plier) [couverture, drap] to fold down; le col peut se rabattre the collar can be turned down;3 ( s'incliner) [chapeau, visière] to be pulled down;4 ( rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in;5 ( s'accommoder) se rabattre sur ( faute de mieux) to make do with; ( après réflexion) to settle for; j'ai dû me rabattre sur le modèle le moins cher I had to make do with the cheapest model; n'étant pas assez bon en mathématiques, ils s'est rabattu sur l'archéologie not being good enough at mathematics, he settled for archeology.[rabatr] verbe transitif1. [toit ouvrant, strapontin - pour baisser] to pull down (separable) ; [ - pour lever] to pull up (separable)[chapeau] to pull down (separable)[col, visière] to turn down (separable)les cheveux rabattus sur le front hair brushed forward ou down over the foreheadune bourrasque rabattit le volet contre le mur a gust of wind blew the shutter back against the wallla police rabattait les manifestants vers ou sur la place the police were driving the demonstrators (back) towards the square[racoler]il a rabattu 5 % sur le prix affiché he took ou knocked 5 % off the marked price4. [diminuer][en tricot]————————se rabattre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [véhicule - graduellement] to move back into position ; [ - brusquement] to cut in2. [se fermer - volet] to slam shut ; [ - table] to fold away————————se rabattre sur verbe pronominal plus préposition -
3 défaire
défaire [defεʀ]➭ TABLE 601. transitive verbto undo ; [+ valise] to unpack2. reflexive verb► se défaire [nœud, coiffure, couture] to come undone► se défaire de ( = se débarrasser de) [+ gêneur] to get rid of ; [+ image, idée] to put out of one's mind ; [+ habitude] to break ; [+ défaut] to cure o.s. of* * *defɛʀ
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1) ( ce qui est fait) to undo [paquet, chignon, ourlet, couture, assemblage]; to unwind [pelote]; to unravel [tricot, écheveau]; to break [something] up [puzzle]; to unpack [valise]2) ( détacher) to undo [cravate, bouton, ceinture, soutien-gorge]; to untie [lacet, nœud]3) ( casser) to break up [union, alliance]4) ( infliger une défaite) to defeat [armée, adversaire]5) ( délivrer)défaire quelqu'un de — to free somebody from [liens]; to rid somebody of [habitudes, préjugés, illusions]
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se défaire verbe pronominal1) ( ce qui était fait) [nœud, ourlet] to come undone2) ( se casser) [alliance, amitié] to break up3) ( se débarrasser)se défaire de — ( volontairement) to get rid of [objet, animal, importun]; to rid oneself of [croyance, habitude]; ( à regret) to part with [objet, animal]
4) ( se troubler) [visage, mine] to fall* * *defɛʀ vt1) [installation, échafaudage] to take down, to dismantle2) [paquet, nœud, vêtement] to undo, [bagages] to unpack, [ouvrage] to undo, to unpickdéfaire ses bagages — to unpack, to unpack one's bags
3) [cheveux] to undo4)défaire le lit (pour changer les draps) — to strip the bed, (pour se coucher) to turn down the bedclothes
* * *défaire verb table: faireA vtr1 ( ce qui est fait) to undo [paquet, chignon, ourlet, couture, assemblage]; to unwind [pelote]; to unravel [tricot, écheveau]; to break [sth] up [puzzle]; to muddle up [classement]; je n'ai pas encore défait mon sac I haven't unpacked (my bag) yet; défaire le lit de qn ( mettre en désordre) to mess up sb's bed; ( changer les draps) to strip sb's bed; arrête! tu défais tout mon lit stop it, you're messing up my bed!; le lit n'était pas défait the bed hadn't been slept in; tout ce que je fais il le défait he undoes everything I do;2 ( détacher) to undo [cravate, bouton, ceinture, soutien-gorge]; to untie [lacet, chaussure, nœud]; ta jupe est défaite your skirt has come undone;4 ( infliger une défaite) to defeat, to rout littér [armée, ennemi, pays]; to defeat [équipe, adversaire];5 ( délivrer) liter défaire qn de to deliver ou free sb from [chaînes, liens]; fig to rid sb of [habitudes, préjugés, illusions].B se défaire vpr1 ( ce qui était fait) [nœud, coiffure, jupe, bouton, ourlet, collier] to come undone; [couture] to come apart; ta couture s'est défaite your seam has come undone;2 ( se casser) [alliance, amitié, liaison] to break up;3 ( se débarrasser) se défaire de ( volontairement) to get rid of; ( à regret) to part with [objet, voiture, animal] ; to get [sth] out of one's mind [pensée, idée]; to rid oneself of [croyance, habitude]; to overcome [faiblesse]; to get rid of [gêneur, importun];4 ( se troubler) [visage, mine] to fall; son visage s'est défait en apprenant la nouvelle his/her face fell when he/she heard the news.[defɛr] verbe transitif1. [détacher - nœud] to untie, to unfasten ; [ - fermeture] to undo, to unfasten ; [ - cravate] to undo, to untiea. [pas encore arrangés] with her hair undone, with tousled hairb. [que l'on a dérangés] with her hair messed up3. [démonter - décor de théâtre] to take down (separable), to dismantle ; [ - maquette] to take apart (separable), to disassemble ; [ - tente] to take down (separable)5. [mettre en désordre]a. [pour changer les draps] to strip the bedb. [en jouant] to rumple the bedclothesle lit défait [pas encore fait] the unmade bed6. [détruire]7. (littéraire) [délivrer]8. (littéraire) [armée] to defeat————————se défaire verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se détacher - nœud] to come loose ou undone ; [ - coiffure, paquet] to come undone ; [ - tricot] to fray, to come undone, to unravel2. [être détruit - gouvernement, amitié] to break ; [ - destinée] to come apart3. [se décomposer]a. [de chagrin] he looked distraughtb. [de déception] his face fell————————se défaire de verbe pronominal plus préposition[idée] to put out of one's mind[habitude] to break
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