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1 tailor
tailor [ˈteɪlər]1. nountailleur m3. compounds* * *['teɪlə(r)] 1.noun tailleur m2.transitive verb1) ( adapt)to tailor something to — adapter quelque chose à [needs, person]
to tailor something for — concevoir quelque chose pour [user, market]
2) ( make) confectionner3.tailored past participle adjective [garment] ajusté -
2 tailor
['teilə] 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) tailleur, couturière2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) faire sur mesure2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) adapter (à)• -
3 tailor-made
[ˌteɪlə'meɪd]adjective fait sur mesureto be tailor-made for something/somebody — [system, course] être conçu spécialement pour quelque chose/quelqu'un
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4 fit
fit [fɪt]1. adjectiveb. ( = right and proper) convenable ; [time, occasion] propicec. ( = in trim) en forme ; ( = healthy) en bonne santé• will he be fit for Saturday's match? sera-t-il en état de jouer samedi ?2. nouna. [of epilepsy] crise fb. ( = outburst) accès ma. ( = be the right size for) [clothes] aller à• the washing machine is too big to fit this space la machine à laver est trop grande pour entrer dans cet espace• "one size fits all" « taille unique »b. ( = find space or time for) you can fit five people into this car il y a de la place pour cinq dans cette voiture• I can't fit any more meetings into my day je n'ai pas le temps pour d'autres réunions dans mon emploi du tempsc. ( = correspond to) [+ mood, definition, stereotype] correspondre à ; [+ needs] répondre à• she doesn't fit the profile of a typical drug smuggler elle ne correspond pas à l'idée que l'on se fait d'un trafiquant de droguea. ( = be the right size) I liked the dress but it didn't fit j'aimais la robe, mais elle n'était pas à ma taille• does it fit? est-ce que c'est la bonne taille ?b. ( = have enough room) tenirc. ( = match) [facts] cadrer• how does this idea fit into your overall plan? comment cette idée s'inscrit-elle dans votre plan d'ensemble ?• people don't always fit neatly into categories les gens ne rentrent pas toujours facilement dans des catégories bien définies• suddenly everything fitted into place soudain, tout est devenu clair► fit ina. ( = match) [fact] cadrer• this doesn't fit in with what I was taught at school ceci ne correspond pas à ce que l'on m'a appris à l'écoleb. ( = integrate) at school she has problems fitting in à l'école elle a du mal à s'intégrerc. ( = have room) will we all fit in? y aura-t-il assez de place pour nous tous ?a. ( = find room for) trouver de la place pour• can you fit another bag in? y a-t-il encore de la place pour un sac ?b. ( = adapt) adapterc. ( = find time for) prendre• can you fit in a quick meeting? avez-vous le temps d'assister à une réunion rapide ?* * *[fɪt] 1.1) Medicine crise f, attaque fto have a fit — ( unspecified) avoir une attaque or une crise
2) gen (of rage, passion, panic) accès mfit of coughing — quinte f de toux
to have somebody in fits — (colloq) donner le fou rire à quelqu'un
3) ( of garment)2.to be a good/poor fit — être/ne pas être à la bonne taille
2) (suitable, appropriate)to be fit for — ( worthy of) être digne de [person, hero, king]; ( capable of) être capable de faire [job]
to be fit for nothing — n'être plus bon/bonne à rien
fit/not fit for human consumption — propre/impropre à la consommation
to see ou think fit to do — juger or trouver bon de faire
3) (colloq) ( in emphatic phrases)3.1) ( be the right size) [garment] être à la taille de; [shoe] être à la pointure de; [key] aller dans [lock]; aller dans [envelope, space]2) ( make or find room for)to fit something in ou into — trouver de la place pour quelque chose dans [room, house, car]
3) ( install) mettre [quelque chose] en place [lock, door, kitchen, shower]to fit A to B —
to fit something with — équiper quelque chose de [attachment, lock]
to fit somebody for — [tailor] prendre les mesures de quelqu'un pour [garment, uniform]
to fit somebody with — [doctor] pourvoir quelqu'un de [hearing aid, prosthesis]
4) ( be compatible with) correspondre à [description, requirements]; aller avec [decor]4.the punishment should fit the crime — la punition devrait être proportionnée à la faute; bill
1) ( be the right size) [garment] être à ma/ta/sa taille, aller; [shoes] être à ma/ta/sa pointure, aller; [key, lid, sheet] aller2) ( have enough room) [toys, books etc] tenir ( into dans)3) ( go into place)to fit inside one another — aller or se mettre les uns dans les autres
to fit into place — [part, handle] bien aller; [cupboard, brick] bien rentrer
4) fig (tally, correspond)to fit with — correspondre à [story, facts]
to fit into — aller avec [ideology, colour scheme]
•Phrasal Verbs:- fit in- fit out••by ou in fits and starts — par à-coups
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