What does costume in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word costume in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use costume in French.

The word costume in French means suit, costume, costume, fancy-dress, dress up, put a costume on, wear fancy dress, put on fancy dress, be in fancy dress, suit and tie, suit, suit, swimsuit, bathing suit, business attire, sailor suit, Prince of Wales check suit, tailor-made suit, custom-made suit, three-piece suit, academic dress. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word costume

suit

nom masculin (homme : pantalon et veste assortis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour aller travailler, Pierre met un costume.
Peter wears a suit to work.

costume

nom masculin (vêtement régional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour les fêtes, les Alsaciennes portent le costume régional.
Alsatians wear regional costumes for their fetes.

costume

nom masculin (déguisement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour le carnaval, Antoine portait un costume de magicien.
Anthony was wearing a magician's costume for the carnival.

fancy-dress

adjectif (déguisé) (UK)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Ils ont fait une soirée costumée au nouvel an.

dress up, put a costume on

verbe transitif (déguiser)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Elle a costumé sa fille pour un bal masqué.

wear fancy dress, put on fancy dress, be in fancy dress

verbe pronominal (se déguiser) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pour aller à un bal masqué, il faut se costumer

suit and tie

nom masculin (familier (tenue vestimentaire professionnelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

suit

nom masculin (argot, péjoratif (col blanc) (slang, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

suit

nom masculin (argot ([qqn] portant un costume cravate) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

swimsuit

nom masculin (Can, Suisse (maillot de bain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comme Catherine a oublié son costume de bain, elle ne pourra pas aller se baigner.

bathing suit

nom masculin (France, vieilli (maillot de bain long) (dated)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur cette photo, c'est mon arrière-grand-père qu'on voit en costume de bain rayé.

business attire

nom masculin (costume-cravate)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sailor suit

nom masculin (vêtement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Prince of Wales check suit

nom masculin (tissu à petits carreaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un costume Prince de Galles est un ensemble veste et pantalon faits d'un tissu généralement de laine, présentant des effets de carreaux.

tailor-made suit, custom-made suit

nom masculin (vêtement personnalisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

three-piece suit

nom masculin (ensemble veste, pantalon, gilet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le costume trois-pièces est de rigueur dans la banque.

academic dress

nom masculin (robe, toge porté par les universitaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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