madras

madʁas

madra

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Definition of madras - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Antillescoiffe traditionnelle des femmes antillaises en tissu coloré

Elle portait un magnifique madras rouge et jaune.

tissuétoffe avec chaîne de soie et trame de coton

Cette robe est faite en madras importé d'Inde.

tissu madras

bordeaux

Dated

coiffe traditionnelle des femmes bordelaises

Dated

Le madras bordelais fait partie du costume folklorique.

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Images of madras

coiffe traditionnelle des femmes antillaises en tissu coloré
étoffe avec chaîne de soie et trame de coton

Expressions with madras

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curry madras

plat épicé indien à base de viande ou légumes avec épices rouges

Le curry madras était très pimenté et délicieux avec le riz basmati.

tissu madras

textile de coton léger avec des motifs à carreaux colorés

Elle porte une robe en tissu madras aux couleurs éclatantes.

Origin of madras

tamoul, madras (ville en Inde)

Examples of madras in a sentence

Son madras était noué de façon élégante pour la cérémonie.
Le madras coloré orne la table du salon.
Elle porte un foulard en madras traditionnel.
Elle porte un madras coloré lors des fêtes.
Le madras est soigneusement noué sur sa tête.

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English:madras, Bordeaux headdress, ...
German:Madras, traditionelle Kopfbedeckung aus Bordeaux, ...
Italian:madras, madras bordolese, ...
Spanish:madras, tela madras, ...
Portuguese:madras, lenço madras, ...
Chinese:马德拉斯头巾, 马德拉斯布, ...
Japanese:マドラス, マドラス布, ...
Arabic:مِدْرَاس, مَدْرَس, ...
Hebrew:מַדְרַס, מַדְרָס, ...
Russian:мадрас, традиционный бордосский головной убор, ...
Ukrainian:мадрас, традиційний бордоський головний убір, ...
Catalan:madras, ...
Danish:antillansk hovedtørklæde, madras, ...
Dutch:madras, bordeauxhoed, ...
Greek:μαντήλι μαδράς, ύφασμα madras, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាដ្រាស, ក្រណាត់សូត្រលាយកប្បាស, ...
Korean:앤틸리스 전통 머리장식, 보르도 전통 머리장식, ...
Polish:madras, tkanina madras, ...
Portuguese (BR):madras, tecido de madras, ...
Romanian:madras, pânză de madras, ...
Swedish:traditionell antillisk huvudduk, madras, ...
Thai:ผ้ามัดราส, ผ้ามัดรัส, ...
Turkish:madras başörtüsü, madras kumaşı, ...
Vietnamese:khăn madras, vải madras, ...

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