- coudre
- coudre [kudʀ]➭ TABLE 481. transitive verbto sew ; [+ pièce, bouton] to sew on ; [+ plaie] to sew up ; [+ vêtement] to sew together• coudre un bouton/une pièce à une veste to sew a button/patch on a jacket• coudre à la main/à la machine to sew by hand/by machine2. intransitive verbto sew* * *kudʀ
1.
verbe transitif (en couture) to sew [ourlet]; (en reliure) to stitch; to sew [something] on [bouton, pièce]; to stitch [something] on [semelle]; to stitch (up) [robe, plaie]
2.
verbe intransitif to sew••leur histoire est cousue de fil blanc — you can see through their story
* * *kudʀ1. vt[bouton] to sew on, [robe] to sewIl ne sait même pas coudre un bouton. — He can't even sew a button on.
2. vito sewJ'aime coudre. — I like sewing.
* * *coudre verb table: coudreA vtr (en couture) to sew [ourlet]; (en reliure) to stitch; to sew [sth] on [bouton, pièce]; to stitch [sth] on [semelle]; to stitch (up) [robe, plaie]; coudre un ourlet à la main/à la machine to sew a hem by hand/by machine; coudre des morceaux de tissu ensemble to sew pieces of material together; coudre un bouton/une pièce à or sur qch to sew a button/a patch on sth; coudre qch dans l'ourlet to sew sth inside the hem.B vi to sew; elle sait très bien coudre she's very good at sewing.Idiomesleur histoire est cousue de fil blanc you can see through their story; être cousu d'or† to be rolling in money; c'est du cousu main○ that's an expert job.[kudr] verbe transitif1. COUTURE [robe] to make up (separable)[morceaux] to sew ou to stitch together (separable)[bouton] to sew on (separable)[semelle] to sew ou to stitch on (separable)cousu (à la) machine machined(en usage absolu)j'aime coudre I enjoy sewingcoudre à la main/machine to sew by hand/machinecousu (à la) main hand-stitcheddu cousu main (familier) top-quality stuffêtre (tout) cousu d'or to be extremely wealthyc'est cousu de fil blanc it's plain for all to seemensonge cousu de fil blanc transparent lie2. [plaie] to stitch up (separable), to sew up (separable)3. [livre] to stitch (together)————————à coudre locution adjectivalesewing
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.