- tailor
- 'teilə
1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) sastre
2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) confeccionar, hacer a medida2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) adaptar/amoldar (a)•tailor n sastretailortr['teɪləSMALLr/SMALL]noun1 sastre,-atransitive verb1 confeccionar2 figurative use adaptartailor ['teɪlər] vt1) : confeccionar o alterar (ropa)2) adapt: adaptar, ajustartailor n: sastre m, -tra ftailorn.• sastre s.m.v.• confeccionar un traje v.• entallar v.
I 'teɪlər, 'teɪlə(r)noun sastre mhe went to the tailor's — fue al sastre or a la sastrería
II
transitive verb1) (Clothing)a) (make) confeccionarb) tailored past p (before n) <jacket/skirt> (fitted) entallado; (lined, structured etc) armado, tipo sastre2) (adapt) adaptar['teɪlǝ(r)]1.N sastre mtailor's (shop) — sastrería f
2.VT [+ suit] confeccionar, hacer; (fig) adaptara well-tailored suit — un traje bien hecho, un traje que entalla bien
3.CPDtailor's chalk N — jabón m de sastre
tailor's dummy N — maniquí m
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I ['teɪlər, 'teɪlə(r)]noun sastre mhe went to the tailor's — fue al sastre or a la sastrería
II
transitive verb1) (Clothing)a) (make) confeccionarb) tailored past p (before n) <jacket/skirt> (fitted) entallado; (lined, structured etc) armado, tipo sastre2) (adapt) adaptar
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.