wasp-waisted no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para wasp-waisted no dicionário inglês»francês

wasp-waisted [Brit ˌwɒspˈweɪstɪd, americ ˈwɑsp ˈˌweɪstɪd] ADJ

wasp-waisted person

à taille de guêpe

wasp-waisted clothing

cintré à la taille

Traduções para wasp-waisted no dicionário francês»inglês

taille [taj] SUBST f

1. taille (partie du corps, de vêtement):

taille

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. taille:

taille (volume)

size

taille (importance) fig

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

de taille 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. taille (dimension de vêtement):

taille

size

taille 42

size 42

quelle taille fais-tu?

what size do you take?

ce n'est pas ma taille ou 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. taille (hauteur):

taille

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. taille (action de tailler):

taille (d'arbre, buisson)

pruning

taille (de haie)

clipping, trimming

taille (de diamant, cristal)

cutting

taille (de bois)

carving

6. taille (forme obtenue):

taille (de diamant)

cut

taille (de haie)

shape

7. taille HIST:

la taille

tallage

8. taille (tranchant de lame):

taille

edge

9. taille MINER (galerie):

taille

tunnel

wasp-waisted no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para wasp-waisted no dicionário inglês»francês

wasp-waisted ADJ

to be wasp-waisted

avoir une taille de guêpe

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

This resulted in wasp-waisted aircraft.

en.wikipedia.org

Further down the bar sits a line of wasp-waisted steel fonts dispensing rare draft beers from around the world.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Key looks of the era were the figure-hugging pencil skirts and wasp-waisted blouses with peplums, also circle skirts cut from yards of material and worn with layers of net petticoat.

www.examiner.co.uk

Selecting a dramatic midnight blue satin, she demonstrated a wasp-waisted cocktail dress reminiscent of the 1940s.

www.cloverdalereporter.com

Wasp-waisted and curvaceous, it's simply gorgeous.

driving.ca

There are caps, epaulettes and luminescent silver stripes for male pilots, and wasp-waisted jackets and prim hats for women.

www.telegraph.co.uk