size

size
size [{{t}}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!
(b) (of clothes → gen) taille f; (of shoes, gloves, hat) pointure f, taille f;
∎ 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!
(c) (for paper, textiles, leather) apprêt m; (for plaster) enduit m
2 transitive verb
(a) (sort) trier selon la taille
(b) (make) fabriquer aux dimensions voulues;
∎ the clothing is sized for the American market les vêtements sont faits pour le marché américain
(c) (paper, textiles, leather) apprêter; (plaster) enduire
(d) {{}}Computing{{}} dimensionner
►► {{}}Computing{{}} size box case f de dimensionnement
➲ size up separable transitive verb
(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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