robe

peignoir

Un vêtement ample porté chez soi, surtout avant de s’habiller ou après le bain.

En anglais simple : A loose piece of clothing worn at home, especially before dressing or after a bath.

• I put on my robe after the shower.
• The hotel provided soft white robes.
• She answered the door in a robe and slippers.

Synonymes : bathrobe, dressing gown

Expressions courantes : bath robe, terry robe, wear a robe

robe, tunique

Un vêtement long et ample qui couvre une grande partie du corps.

En anglais simple : A long, loose piece of clothing that covers most of the body.

• She wore a long blue robe.
• Their loose robes moved in the wind.
• He tied a belt around his robe.

Synonymes : gown

Expressions courantes : flowing robe, silk robe, long robe

toge, robe de cérémonie

Un vêtement long porté pour indiquer une fonction officielle ou lors d’une cérémonie.

En anglais simple : A long piece of clothing worn to show an official position or for a ceremony.

• The judge wore a black robe.
• Graduates collected their robes before the ceremony.
• The bishop’s robe was decorated with gold thread.

Synonymes : gown, vestment

Expressions courantes : academic robe, judicial robe, ceremonial robe

revêtir une robe, revêtir une toge

Habiller quelqu’un ou s’habiller d’un vêtement long, ample ou officiel.

En anglais simple : To dress someone or yourself in a long, loose or official garment.

• The attendants robed the king before the ceremony.
• The judges robed in a small room.
• She was robed in white for the service.

Comment l'utiliser : robe someone in something (They robed the bishop in ceremonial silk.)

Expressions courantes : robe someone in something, robe for something

vêtir, envelopper

Habiller une personne ou couvrir une chose comme si on l’enveloppait d’un vêtement.

En anglais simple : To dress someone or cover something as if putting clothing around it.

• Snow robed the hills in white.
• Morning mist robed the valley.
• The poet described a queen robed in glory.

Comment l'utiliser : robe someone/something in something (Winter robed the forest in snow.)

Synonymes : clothe, drape, cover

Expressions courantes : robe in something, robe something in something