suit

suit
suit [{{t}}su:t]
1 noun
(a) (outfit → for men) costume m, complet m; (→ for women) tailleur m; (→ for particular activity) combinaison f;
he came in a suit and tie il est venu en costume-cravate;
two-piece/three-piece suit complet deux/trois pièces;
the workers wear protective suits les ouvriers portent des combinaisons de protection;
suit of clothes tenue f;
suit of armour armure f complète;
{{}}figurative{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} the men in grey suits les bureaucrates mpl
(b) (complete set) jeu m;
a suit of sails un jeu de voiles
(c) (in card games) couleur f;
long or strong suit couleur f forte;
{{}}figurative{{}} generosity is not his strong suit la générosité n'est pas vraiment son (point) fort;
to follow suit fournir à la couleur (demandée); {{}}figurative{{}} en faire autant, faire de même
(d) {{}}Law{{}} (lawsuit) action f, procès m;
to bring or to file a suit against sb intenter un procès à qn, poursuivre qn en justice;
criminal suit action f au pénal
(e) {{}}formal{{}} (appeal) requête f, pétition f; {{}}literary{{}} (courtship) cour f;
to pay suit to sb faire la cour à qn
(f) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} (person) employé(e) m,f de bureau (en costume ou tailleur)
2 transitive verb
(a) (be becoming to → of clothes, colour) aller à;
black really suits her le noir lui va à merveille
(b) (be satisfactory or convenient to) convenir à, arranger;
Tuesday suits me best c'est mardi qui me convient ou qui m'arrange le mieux;
their relaxed approach suits me fine leur attitude décontractée me convient parfaitement ou tout à fait;
{{}}familiar{{}} suit yourself! faites ce qui vous chante!, faites comme vous voudrez!
(c) (agree with) convenir à, aller à, réussir à;
life in the country obviously suits her de toute évidence, la vie à la campagne lui convient ou lui réussit
(d) (be appropriate) convenir à, aller à, être fait pour;
clothes to suit all tastes des vêtements pour tous les goûts;
the role suits her perfectly le rôle lui va comme un gant;
he is not suited to be a doctor il n'est pas fait pour être médecin;
they are suited to each other, they suit each other ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre
(e) (adapt) adapter, approprier;
he tries to suit his act to his audience il essaie d'adapter son numéro à son public;
to suit the action to the word joindre le geste à la parole
(f) {{}}American{{}} (dress in suit) vêtir d'un costume;
his followers were suited in black ses disciples étaient vêtus d'un costume noir
3 intransitive verb
(be satisfactory) convenir, aller;
will that date suit? cette date vous convient-elle ou est-elle à votre convenance?
suit up intransitive verb
(dress → diver, pilot, astronaut etc) mettre sa combinaison

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