La toile → Mock‑up garment/muslin (lah twahl)
Les ciseaux (plural) → Scissors (lay see‑zo)
L’endroit /L’envers → Right side / Wrong side of fabric (lahn‑drwah / lah‑nvair)
Bâtir → To tack / baste (bah‑teer)
Repasser → To iron / press (ruh‑pah‑say)
Dégarnir → To trim seams (day‑gar‑neer)
Cranter → To notch / clip seams (krahn‑tay)
Faire une pince → To make a dart (fair oon panss)
Reprendre → To take in (ruh‑pran‑dr)
Raccourcir → To shorten (rah‑koor‑seer)
Allonger → To lengthen (ah‑lon‑zhay)
Piqûre → Stitch/machine stitch (pee‑kyoor)
Surfiler → To overcast (finish edges to prevent fraying) (sur‑fee‑lay)
La fermeture éclair → Zipper (lah fair‑meh‑toor ay‑klair)
Poser → To apply/attach (poh‑zay)
Assembler → To assemble/sew pieces together (ah‑sahm‑blay)
Example:
Un tailleur a besoin d’un fil et d’une aiguille pour coudre.
→ A tailor needs a thread and a needle to sew. (uhn tai‑yeur ah buh‑zwahn duh feel ay doon ay‑gee‑yuh poor coo‑dr)
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