costard

kɔstaʁ

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Definition of costard - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

tenue de bureauvêtement masculin composé d'une veste et d'un pantalon assortis

Il a mis son costard pour aller au bureau ce matin.

costume

supérieurpersonne en position d'autorité portant un habit de ville

Le costard du cinquième étage veut nous voir dans son bureau.

chef

dirigeant

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vêtement masculin composé d'une veste et d'un pantalon assortis

Expressions with costard

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tailler un costard

dire du mal de quelqu'un pour lui nuire

Ils ont taillé un costard au nouveau directeur pendant la réunion.

costard-cravate

homme qui porte toujours un costume et une cravate

Ce costard-cravate ne comprend rien à notre travail manuel.

tailler un costard à

critiquer sévèrement quelqu'un, dire du mal de cette personne

Ils ont taillé un costard à leur ancien patron toute la soirée.

se faire tailler un costard

faire confectionner un costume sur mesure par un tailleur

Il va se faire tailler un costard chez le meilleur tailleur de la ville.

Origin of costard

français, costard (vêtement) d'origine argotique

Examples of costard in a sentence

Le costard bleu lui va à merveille.
Les costards décident toujours des grandes orientations de l’entreprise.
Un costard est venu inspecter le chantier ce matin.

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English:suit, boss, ...
German:Anzug, Anzugträger, ...
Italian:completo, il capo, ...
Spanish:traje, jefe con traje, ...
Portuguese:fato, fato de autoridade, ...
Chinese:西装, 西装领导, ...
Japanese:スーツ, 上司, ...
Arabic:بدلة, الرئيس ذو البدلة, ...
Hebrew:חָלִיפָה, מְמֻנֶּה, ...
Russian:костюм, начальник, ...
Ukrainian:костюм, начальник у костюмі, ...
Catalan:vestit, cap, ...
Danish:jakkesæt, chef, ...
Dutch:pak, zakenman, ...
Greek:κοστούμι, επίσημο ένδυμα, ...
Hungarian:öltöny, öltönyös főnök, ...
Khmer:ឈុត, ថៅកែ, ...
Korean:정장, 양복쟁이, ...
Polish:garnitur, garniturowiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):costard, costar, ...
Romanian:costum, șeful în costum, ...
Swedish:kostym, chef, ...
Thai:ชุดสูท, หัวหน้าในชุดสูท, ...
Turkish:takım elbise, patron, ...
Vietnamese:bộ vest, sếp, ...

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