suit

costume, tailleur

Ensemble composé d’une veste et d’un pantalon ou d’une jupe assortis, souvent porté au travail ou lors d’occasions spéciales.

En anglais simple : A matching jacket and trousers or skirt, often worn for work or special occasions.

• He wore a blue suit.
• I need a new suit for work.
• Her suits always look smart.

Expressions courantes : business suit, wear a suit, a dark suit, a wool suit

combinaison

Vêtement conçu pour une activité particulière ou pour protéger le corps.

En anglais simple : Clothes designed for a particular activity or to protect your body.

• The astronaut put on her space suit.
• Workers wore protective suits inside the factory.
• His diving suit kept him warm.

Expressions courantes : protective suit, space suit, diving suit

procès, action en justice

Procédure par laquelle on demande à un tribunal de régler un désaccord ou d’accorder une indemnisation.

En anglais simple : A legal case in which someone asks a court to settle a disagreement or award money.

• She filed a suit against her employer.
• The company settled the suit last year.
• Several suits followed the accident.

Comment l'utiliser : suit against someone/something (They brought a suit against the company.)

Synonymes : lawsuit, legal action

Expressions courantes : file a suit, civil suit, suit against someone

couleur

L’un des quatre groupes de cartes à jouer : cœur, carreau, trèfle ou pique.

En anglais simple : One of the four groups of playing cards, marked with hearts, diamonds, clubs, or spades.

• Hearts are my favorite suit.
• All five cards were of the same suit.
• Which suit did you choose as trumps?

Expressions courantes : same suit, trump suit, follow suit

convenir

Correspondre aux besoins ou aux préférences de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : If something is right for your needs or preferences, it is a good choice for you.

• Does Friday suit you?
• This job suits my needs perfectly.
• The earlier train suited us better.

Synonymes : be suitable for, work for

Expressions courantes : suit someone well, suit your needs, suit everyone, suit the occasion

aller à

Bien s’accorder avec l’apparence ou le style habituel d’une personne.

En anglais simple : To look right with a person’s appearance or usual style.

• That colour suits you.
• Her short haircut suited her face.
• Do these glasses suit me?

Synonymes : look good on, become

Expressions courantes : suit your style, suit someone perfectly, suit your face