costume

costume, déguisement

Vêtements portés pour ressembler à une autre personne, à un animal ou à un personnage.

En anglais simple : Clothes worn to look like a different person, animal, or character.

• I wore a pirate costume.
• The actors changed their costumes between scenes.
• What costume will you wear to the party?

Synonymes : outfit, disguise

Expressions courantes : wear a costume, pirate costume, Halloween costume, fancy costume

costume, tenue

Vêtements et apparence caractéristiques d’un pays, d’un groupe ou d’une époque.

En anglais simple : The typical clothes and appearance of people from a particular country, group, or period.

• The dancers wore traditional costume.
• The museum displays costumes from the eighteenth century.
• Each region has its own national costume.

Synonymes : dress, attire

Expressions courantes : national costume, traditional costume, period costume

costumer, habiller

Habiller quelqu’un selon son personnage, son spectacle ou une occasion particulière.

En anglais simple : To dress someone in clothes suitable for a character, performance, or special occasion.

• She costumed the entire cast.
• The children were costumed as birds.
• Who will costume the actors for the new play?

Comment l'utiliser : costume someone as something (They costumed the children as woodland animals.); costume someone in something (The designer costumed the actors in period clothes.)

Synonymes : dress, dress up

Expressions courantes : costume the cast, costume someone as something