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taille

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nounfeminine
  1. the act of cutting, pruning, trimming
  2. size
  3. waist
  4. waistline
  5. a direct tax levied during the Ancien Régime; tallage

Used in the library

  • Son geste indiquait la taille d'un enfant.His gesture indicated the size of a child.B1Maria Chapdelaine
  • La ceinture fléchée, que les voyageurs portaient autour de la taille, est encore un symbole du Québec.The arrow sash, which the voyageurs wore around their waist, is still a symbol of Québec.B1Les coureurs des bois — The runners of the woods
  • — De haute taille?- High?B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
  • C'était une personne de trente-six à quarante ans, de taille moyenne et d'un air fort distingué.She was a thirty-six to forty-year-old, medium-sized and highly distinguished person.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac

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