The Wordsmith Dictionary

Tail le ferre, Germaine |ˌtīəˈfer ˌtaɪəˈfɛr | (1892 –1983 ), French composer and pianist. A member of Les Six, she composed concertos for unusual combinations of instruments.

tailleur

tail leur |täˈyər tɑˈjər | ▶noun ( pl. same ) dated or formal a woman's tailor-made suit. ORIGIN French.

taillight

tail light |ˈtālˌ (l )īt ˈteɪlˌlaɪt |(also taillamp ) ▶noun a red light at the rear of a motor vehicle, train, or bicycle.

tail male

tail male ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law, historical the limitation of the succession of property or title to male descendants.

tail-off

tail-off ▶noun [ in sing. ] a decline or gradual reduction in something: a tail-off in customers.

tailor

tai lor |ˈtālər ˈteɪlər | ▶noun 1 a person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, pants, and jackets to fit individual customers. 2 (also tailorfish ) another term for bluefish. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be tailored ) (of a tailor ) make (clothes ) to fit individual customers: he was wearing a sports coat that had obviously been tailored in New York. • make or adapt for a particular purpose or person: arrangements can be tailored to meet individual requirements. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French taillour, literally ‘cutter, ’ based on late Latin taliare ‘to cut. ’ The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

tailorbird

tai lor bird |ˈtālərˌbərd ˈteɪlərˌbərd | ▶noun a small southern Asian warbler that makes a row of holes in one or two large leaves and stitches them together with cottony fibers or silk to form a container for the nest. [Genus Orthotomus, family Sylviidae: several species. ]

tailored

tai lored |ˈtālərd ˈteɪlərd | ▶adjective (of clothes ) smart, fitted, and well cut: a tailored charcoal-gray suit.

tailoring

tai lor ing |ˈtāləriNG ˈteɪlərɪŋ | ▶noun the activity or trade of a tailor. • the style or cut of a garment or garments.

tailor-made

tai lor-made |ˈˌteɪlər ˈmeɪd | ▶adjective (of clothes ) made by a tailor for a particular customer: tailor-made suits. • made, adapted, or suited for a particular purpose or person: he was tailor-made for the job. ▶noun a garment that has been specially made for a particular customer: a lady in a red tailor-made.

tailor's chalk

tai lor's chalk ▶noun hard chalk or soapstone used in tailoring and dressmaking for marking fabric.

tailor's twist

tailor's twist ▶noun [ mass noun ] strong thread used by tailors.

tailpiece

tail piece |ˈtālˌpēs ˈteɪlˌpis | ▶noun a final or end part of something, in particular: • a part added to the end of a story or piece of writing. • a small decorative design at the foot of a page or the end of a chapter or book. • the piece at the base of a violin or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.

tailpipe

tail pipe |ˈtālˌpīp ˈteɪlˌpaɪp | ▶noun the rear section of the exhaust system of a motor vehicle.

tailplane

tail plane |ˈtālˌplān ˈteɪlˌpleɪn | ▶noun Brit. another term for horizontal stabilizer.

tailrace

tail race |ˈtālˌrās ˈteɪlreɪs | ▶noun a water channel below a dam or water mill.

tail rhyme

tail rhyme ▶noun Prosody a rhyme involving couplets, triplets, or stanzas, each with a tag or additional short line.

tail rotor

tail ro tor ▶noun Aeronautics an auxiliary rotor at the tail of a helicopter designed to counterbalance the torque of the main rotor.

tail skid

tail skid ▶noun a support for the tail of an aircraft when on the ground.

tail slide

tail slide ▶noun a backward movement of an aircraft from a vertical stalled position.

tailspin

tail spin |ˈtālˌspin ˈteɪlˌspɪn | ▶noun an aircraft's diving descent combined with rotation. • a state or situation characterized by chaos, panic, or loss of control: the rise in interest rates sent the stock market into a tailspin. ▶verb ( tailspins, tailspinning; past and past participle tailspun ) [ no obj. ] become out of control: an economy tailspinning into chaos.

tailstock

tail stock |ˈtālˌstäk ˈteɪlstɑk | ▶noun the adjustable part of a lathe holding the fixed spindle.

tail-walk

tail-walk ▶verb [ no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction ] (of a fish ) move over the surface of water by propulsion with the tail. DERIVATIVES tail-walking noun

tailwater

tail wa ter |ˈtālˌwôtər, -ˌwätər ˈteɪlwɔtər | ▶noun the water in a tailrace.

tailwheel

tail wheel |ˈtālˌ (h )wēl ˈteɪlwil | ▶noun a wheel supporting the tail of an aircraft, designed to ease handling while on the ground.

tailwind

tail wind |ˈtālˌwind ˈteɪlˌwɪnd | ▶noun a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind.

Oxford Dictionary

tail

tail 1 |teɪl | ▶noun 1 the hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect. • a slender backward prolongation of each hindwing in some butterflies. 2 a thing resembling an animal's tail in its shape or position, typically extending downwards or outwards at the end of something: the tail of a capital Q. • the rear part of an aeroplane, with the tailplane and rudder. • the lower or hanging part of a garment, especially the back of a shirt or coat. • (tails ) informal a tailcoat, or a man's formal evening suit with such a coat: the men looked debonair in white tie and tails. • the luminous trail of particles following a comet. • the lower end of a pool or stream. • the exposed end of a slate or tile in a roof. • Mathematics an extremity of a curve approaching the horizontal axis of a graph, especially that of a frequency distribution. 3 the end of a long train or line of people or vehicles: a catering truck at the tail of the convoy. • the final, more distant, or weaker part of something: the tail of a hurricane. • Cricket the end of the batting order, with the weakest batsmen. 4 informal a person secretly following another to observe their movements. 5 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a person's buttocks. • vulgar slang a woman's genitals. • [ mass noun ] informal women collectively regarded in sexual terms: my wife thinks going out with you guys will keep me from chasing tail. 6 (tails ) the side of a coin without the image of a head on it (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner ). ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 informal follow and observe (someone ) closely, especially in secret: a flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over London. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] follow: they went to their favourite cafe —Owen and Sally tailed along. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] N. Amer. (of an object in flight ) drift or curve in a particular direction: the next pitch tailed in on me at the last second. 3 remove the stalks or ends of (fruit or vegetables ) in preparation for cooking. 4 pull on the end of (a rope ) after it has been wrapped round the drum of a winch a few times, in order to prevent slipping when the winch rotates. 5 archaic join (one thing ) to another. PHRASES chase one's ( own ) tail informal rush around ineffectually. on someone's tail following someone closely: a police car stayed on his tail for half a mile. the tail of one's eye dated the outer corner of one's eye. the tail wags the dog the less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed: the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog. with one's tail between one's legs informal in a state of dejection or humiliation. with one's tail up informal in a confident or cheerful mood. PHRASAL VERBS tail back Brit. (of traffic ) become congested and form a tailback: traffic tailed back fourteen miles after a chemical spillage. tail something in (or into ) insert the end of a beam, stone, or brick into (a wall ).tail off (or away ) gradually diminish in amount, strength, or intensity: the economic boom was beginning to tail off. DERIVATIVES tailed adjective [ in combination ] : a white-tailed deer, tailless adjective ORIGIN Old English tæg (e )l, from a Germanic base meaning ‘hair, hairy tail ’; related to Middle Low German tagel ‘twisted whip, rope's end ’. The early sense of the verb (early 16th cent. ) was ‘fasten to the back of something ’.

tail

tail 2 |teɪl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law, chiefly historical limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants: the land was held in tail general. See also fee tail. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a tallage ): from Old French taille ‘notch, tax ’, from taillier ‘to cut ’, based on Latin talea ‘twig, cutting ’.

tailback

tail |back |ˈteɪlbak | ▶noun 1 Brit. a long queue of stationary or slow-moving traffic extending back from a busy junction or similar obstruction on the road. 2 American Football the offensive back stationed furthest from the line of scrimmage.

tailboard

tail |board |ˈteɪlbɔːd | ▶noun Brit. a tailgate.

tail bone

tail bone ▶noun less technical term for coccyx.

tail boom

tail boom ▶noun a main spar of several making up the longitudinal framework carrying the tail of an aeroplane when not supported by the fuselage.

tailcoat

tail |coat |ˈteɪlkəʊt | ▶noun a man's formal morning or evening coat, with a long skirt divided at the back into tails and cut away in front.

tail comb

tail comb ▶noun a comb with a tapering tail or handle used in styling to lift, divide, or curl the hair.

tail covert

tail cov ¦ert ▶noun (in a bird's tail ) each of the smaller feathers covering the bases of the main feathers.

taildragger

tail |drag ¦ger ▶noun an aeroplane whose undercarriage includes a tailwheel or tail skid rather than a nose wheel.

tail end

tail end ▶noun the last or hindmost part of something: we joined the tail end of a queue. • Cricket the end of the batting order; the tail. DERIVATIVES tail-ender noun (Cricket )

tail-end Charlie

tail feather

tail fea ¦ther ▶noun a strong flight feather of a bird's tail.

tail fin

tail fin ▶noun 1 Zoology a fin at the posterior extremity of a fish's body, typically continuous with the tail. Also called caudal fin. 2 Aeronautics a projecting vertical surface on the tail of an aircraft, providing stability and typically housing the rudder. 3 an upswept projection on each rear corner of a car, popular in the 1950s.

tail gas

tail gas ▶noun [ mass noun ] gas produced in a refinery and not required for further processing.

tailgate

tail |gate |ˈteɪlgeɪt | ▶noun a hinged flap at the back of a truck which may be lowered or removed when loading or unloading the vehicle. • the door at the back of an estate or hatchback car. • [ as modifier ] N. Amer. relating to or denoting an informal meal served from the back of a parked vehicle: a tailgate picnic. • [ as modifier ] denoting a style of jazz trombone playing characterized by improvisation in the manner of the early New Orleans musicians. ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal drive too closely behind (another vehicle ): he started tailgating the motorist in front. DERIVATIVES tailgater noun

tailing

tail |ing |ˈteɪlɪŋ | ▶noun 1 (tailings ) the residue of something, especially ore. • [ mass noun ] grain or flour of inferior quality. 2 [ mass noun ] the action of cutting the stalks or ends off fruit or vegetables: the green beans only needed topping and tailing. 3 the part of a beam or projecting brick or stone embedded in a wall.

taille

taille |tɑːj, French taj | ▶noun ( pl. pronunc. same ) 1 (in France before 1789 ) a tax levied on the common people by the king or an overlord. 2 Music, historical the register of a tenor or similar voice, or an instrument of this register. 3 [ mass noun ] the juice produced from a second pressing of the grapes during winemaking. • low-quality wine made from a second pressing of the grapes. ORIGIN French, from Old French: see tail 2 .

Tailleferre, Germaine

Tailleferre, Germaine |tʌɪˈfɛː, French tajfɛʀ | (1892 –1983 ), French composer and pianist. A member of Les Six, she composed concertos for unusual combinations of instruments.

tailleur

tailleur |tɑːˈjəː | ▶noun ( pl. pronunc. same ) dated or formal a woman's tailor-made suit. ORIGIN French.

tail light

tail light (also tail lamp ) ▶noun a red light at the rear of a motor vehicle, train, or bicycle.

tail male

tail male ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law, historical the limitation of the succession of property or title to male descendants.

tail-off

tail-off ▶noun [ in sing. ] a decline or gradual reduction in something: a tail-off in customers.

tailor

tailor |ˈteɪlə | ▶noun 1 a person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers. 2 (also tailorfish ) another term for bluefish. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (of a tailor ) make (clothes ) to fit individual customers: he was wearing a sports coat which had obviously been tailored in London. 2 make or adapt for a particular purpose or person: arrangements can be tailored to meet individual requirements. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French taillour, literally ‘cutter ’, based on late Latin taliare ‘to cut ’. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

tailorbird

tailor |bird ▶noun a small southern Asian warbler that makes a row of holes in one or two large leaves and stitches them together with cottony fibres or silk to form a container for the nest. ●Genus Orthotomus, family Sylviidae: several species.

tailored

tailored |ˈteɪləd | ▶adjective (of clothes ) smart, fitted, and well cut: a tailored charcoal-grey suit.

tailoring

tailor |ing |ˈteɪlərɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the activity or trade of a tailor. • the style or cut of a garment or garments.

tailor-made

tailor-made ▶adjective 1 (of clothes ) made by a tailor for a particular customer: tailor-made suits. 2 made, adapted, or suited for a particular purpose or person: he was tailor-made for the job. ▶noun a garment that has been specially made for a particular customer: a lady in a red tailor-made.

tailor's chalk

tailor's chalk ▶noun [ mass noun ] hard chalk or soapstone used in tailoring and dressmaking for marking fabric.

tailor's twist

tailor's twist ▶noun [ mass noun ] strong thread used by tailors.

tailpiece

tail |piece |ˈteɪlpiːs | ▶noun 1 a part added to the end of a story or piece of writing. • a small decorative design at the foot of a page or the end of a chapter or book. 2 the piece at the base of a violin or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.

tailpipe

tail |pipe |ˈteɪlpʌɪp | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. the rear section of the exhaust pipe of a motor vehicle.

tailplane

tail |plane |ˈteɪlpleɪn | ▶noun Brit. a horizontal aerofoil at the tail of an aircraft.

tailrace

tail race |ˈtālˌrās ˈteɪlreɪs | ▶noun a water channel below a dam or water mill.

tail race

tail race ▶noun a fast-flowing stretch of a river or stream below a dam or watermill.

tail rhyme

tail rhyme ▶noun Prosody a rhyme involving couplets, triplets, or stanzas, each with a tag or additional short line.

tail rotor

tail rotor ▶noun Aeronautics an auxiliary rotor at the tail of a helicopter designed to counterbalance the torque of the main rotor.

tail skid

tail skid ▶noun a support for the tail of an aircraft when on the ground.

tail slide

tail slide ▶noun a backward movement of an aircraft from a vertical stalled position.

tailspin

tail |spin |ˈteɪlspɪn | ▶noun a spin by an aircraft. • a state of rapidly increasing chaos or panic: the rise in interest rates sent the stock market into a tailspin. ▶verb ( tailspins, tailspinning; past and past participle tailspun ) [ no obj. ] become increasingly chaotic and out of control: an economy tailspinning into chaos.

tailstock

tail |stock |ˈteɪlstɒk | ▶noun the adjustable part of a lathe holding the fixed spindle.

tail-walk

tail-walk ▶verb [ no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction ] (of a fish ) move over the surface of water by propulsion with the tail. DERIVATIVES tail-walking noun

tailwater

tail |water |ˈteɪlwɔːtə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the water in a mill race below the wheel, or in a canal below a lock.

tailwheel

tail |wheel |ˈteɪlwiːl | ▶noun a wheel supporting the tail of an aircraft while on the ground.

tailwind

tail |wind |ˈteɪlwɪnd | ▶noun a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind.

American Oxford Thesaurus

tail

tail noun 1 the dog's tail: brush, scut, dock; tail feathers; hindquarters. ANTONYMS head, front. 2 the tail of the plane: rear, end, back, extremity; bottom. ANTONYMS head, front. 3 the tail of the hunting season: close, end, conclusion, tail end. ANTONYMS beginning, start. 4 informal put a tail on that suspect: detective, investigator, shadow; informal sleuth, private eye, gumshoe. ▶verb informal the paparazzi tailed them: follow, shadow, stalk, trail, track, hunt, hound, dog, pursue, chase. PHRASES on someone's tail a police car stayed on his tail: close behind, following closely, (hard ) on someone's heels. tail off /away her voice tailed off: fade, wane, ebb, dwindle, decrease, lessen, diminish, decline, subside, abate, drop off, peter out, taper off; let up, ease off, die away, die down, come to an end. turn tail I was so shocked, I just turned tail: run away, flee, bolt, make off, take to one's heels, cut and run, beat a (hasty ) retreat; informal scram, skedaddle, vamoose. WORD LINKS caudal relating to an animal's tail Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

tailor

tailor noun the finest tailor in Memphis: outfitter, dressmaker, couturier, fashion designer, designer; clothier, costumer, seamstress. ▶verb services can be tailored to customer requirements: customize, adapt, adjust, modify, change, convert, alter, attune, mold, gear, fit, cut, shape, tune.

tailspin

tailspin noun the stock market went into a tailspin: nosedive, dive, plummet, plunge, fall, rapid descent, sharp decline.

Oxford Thesaurus

tail

tail noun 1 the dog's tail began to wag frantically: hindmost part, back end, appendage; brush, scut, dock; tailpiece, tail feathers; hind part, hindquarters; technical cauda, uropygium. ANTONYMS front, head. 2 new items are added on to the tail of the queue: rear, end, back, extremity, conclusion; bottom, lowest part; Brit. informal fag end. ANTONYMS head, front. 3 the tail of the hunting season: close, end, conclusion, termination, tail end. ANTONYMS beginning, start. 4 informal I can't put a tail on him, I don't know where he's gone: detective, investigator, private investigator, shadow; informal sleuth, private eye, tec; N. Amer. informal gumshoe, bogey, dick, private dick, shamus. 5 N. Amer. informal the coach kicked Ryan in his tail. See buttocks. PHRASES on someone's tail a police car stayed on his tail for half a mile: close behind someone, following someone closely, (hard ) on someone's heels, tailing someone. turn tail I was so shocked I just turned tail and ran home as fast as I could: run away, flee, bolt, make off, take to one's heels, show someone a clean pair of heels, cut and run, beat a (hasty ) retreat; informal scram, scarper, skedaddle, vamoose. ANTONYMS stand one's ground. ▶verb informal a flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over London: follow, shadow, stalk, trail, track, hunt, hound, dog, trace, pursue, chase, give chase to, run after, keep under surveillance. PHRASES tail back traffic tailed back fourteen miles: become congested, form a tailback, jam. tail off /away the old lady's voice tailed off: fade, wane, ebb, dwindle, decrease, lessen, get less, diminish, decline, subside, abate, drop off, drop away, fall away, peter out, taper off; let up, ease off, die away, die out, die down, go into decline, waste away, recede, relent, desist, weaken, come to an end. ANTONYMS increase, get more intense. WORD LINKS tail caudal, cercal relating to a tail Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

tailback

tailback noun traffic jam, queue, line, file; congestion.

tailor

tailor noun outfitter, dressmaker, garment-maker, couturier, fashion designer; clothier, costumier, seamstress; dated modiste. ▶verb both services can be tailored to customer requirements: customize, adapt, adjust, modify, change, convert, alter, attune, fashion, style, mould, gear, fit, cut, trim, suit, shape, reshape, tune. WORD LINKS tailor sartorial relating to tailoring Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Duden Dictionary

Tailgate

Tail gate Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈteːlgeːt |der Tailgate; Genitiv: des Tailgate [s ] englisch Posaunenstil im New-Orleans-Jazz

Taille

Tail le Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈtaljə österreichisch ˈta͜iljə |die Taille; Genitiv: der Taille, Plural: die Taillen französisch taille = (Körper )schnitt, Wuchs, zu: tailler = (zer )schneiden < spätlateinisch taliare, Teller 1 zwischen Hüfte und Brustkorb gelegener schmalster Abschnitt des Rumpfes 1 ; Gürtellinie a eine schlanke Taille | auf Taille (in der Taille eng anliegend ) sitzen, gearbeitet sein | das Kleid wird in der Taille von einem Gürtel zusammengehalten | jemanden um die Taille fassen | Frauen mit Taille 63 mit 63 cm Taillenweite 2 mehr oder weniger eng anliegender, die Taille bedeckender Teil von Kleidungsstücken ein Kleid in der Taille enger machen 3 veraltet Mieder 2 per Taille besonders berlinisch ohne Mantel per Taille gehen 4 französisch taille; diese Mittellage »trennt « die höheren von den tiefen Lagen Musik (vom 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert ) Tenorlage in der französischen Vokal- und Instrumentalmusik 5 französisch taille, eigentlich = Zuteilung Kartenspiele (besonders beim Pharo ) das Aufdecken der Karten, um Gewinn oder Verlust des Wettbetrages zu ermitteln 6 (in Frankreich von 1439 bis 1789 ) von den nicht privilegierten Ständen erhobene Steuer französisch taille, eigentlich = Zuteilung

taillenbetont

tail len be tont Adjektiv Mode mit betonter Taille eine taillenbetonte Jacke

Taillenhöhe

Tail len hö he Substantiv, feminin Schneiderei , die Höhe der Taille 2 (beim stehenden Menschen vom Boden aus gemessen ) in, bis zur Taillenhöhe

Taillenumfang

Tail len um fang Substantiv, maskulin , der Taillenweite

Taillenweite

Tail len wei te Substantiv, feminin Schneiderei , die Weite (eines Kleidungsstücks ) in der Taille 2

Tailleur

Tail leur Substantiv, Neutrum Fachsprache , das |Tailleur |das Tailleur (auch: der ); Tailleurs, Tailleurs eng anliegendes Schneiderkostüm; Jackenkleid

taillieren

tail lie ren schwaches Verb |ta (l )ˈjiːrən |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch tailler, Taille 1 Schneiderei auf Taille arbeiten ein tailliertes Kleid 2 Kartenspiele die Karten aufdecken

tailliert

tail liert taillieren |taill ie rt |

Tailor

Tai lor Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈteːlɐ |der Tailor; Genitiv: des Tailors, Plural: die Tailors lateinisch-vulgärlateinisch -französisch -englisch englische Bezeichnung für: Schneider

Tailormade

Tai lor made Substantiv, Neutrum , das |…meːt |im konventionellen Stil geschneidertes Kostüm

French Dictionary

taillable

taillable adj. anciennement Sujet à l ’impôt. : Les nobles n ’étaient point taillables. Être taillable et corvéable à merci. figuré Être soumis à toutes les corvées, à de multiples impôts.

taillader

taillader v. tr. verbe transitif Couper, faire des entailles dans. : Ne taillade pas la table avec ton couteau. SYNONYME entailler . aimer

taille

taille n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de tailler. : La taille des arbustes. SYNONYME coupe . 2 Dimension, grandeur. : Un pin de belle taille. 3 Hauteur du corps humain. : Taille: 1 m 80. Il est de grande taille. SYNONYME grandeur . 4 Partie du corps à la base du thorax. : Elle a la taille fine, une taille de guêpe. 5 Dimension standard dans une série de confection. : La taille 10 ans. SYNONYME grandeur . Note Technique Le nom taille se dit surtout de la grandeur d ’un vêtement; le nom pointure, de la dimension d ’une chaussure, d ’un gant, d ’une coiffure. LOCUTIONS De taille Important, considérable. : Tu as des appuis de taille. Être de taille à + infinitif. Être apte à. : Es-tu de taille à affronter ce concurrent? SYNONYME être capable de .

taille-crayon

taille-crayon n. m. (pl. taille-crayons ) nom masculin Instrument muni d ’une petite lame pour tailler les crayons. : À la rentrée, on cherche son taille-crayon (et non *aiguisoir ).

taille-douce

taille-douce n. f. (pl. tailles-douces ) nom féminin 1 Procédé de gravure. 2 Estampe produite par ce procédé.

taille-haie

taille-haie n. m. (pl. taille-haies ) Outil mécanique à moteur thermique ou électrique, muni d ’une barre de coupe constituée d ’une lame mobile à dents trapézoïdales coulissant sur une lame fixe par un mouvement alternatif, permettant de tailler les haies (GDT ).

taille-ongle(s)

taille-ongle (s ) n. m. (pl. taille-ongles ) nom masculin invariable Instrument tranchant servant à couper les ongles. : Un taille-ongle ou taille-ongles.

tailler

tailler v. tr. , intr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Rendre tranchant ou pointu. : Tailler un crayon. Note Technique On taille le bois, mais on aiguise le métal. 2 Couper, donner une forme. : Tailler un arbuste en forme de pyramide, tailler des pierres. 3 Couper dans une pièce d ’étoffe des morceaux pour confectionner un vêtement. verbe intransitif Faire une entaille. : Le cordonnier taille à même le cuir. verbe pronominal 1 S ’attribuer, obtenir. : Ils se sont taillé un beau succès. 2 familier S ’enfuir. : Les cambrioleurs ont réussi à se tailler. SYNONYME échapper ; fuir ; prendre la poudre d ’escampette ; sauver . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Les succès que l ’équipe s ’est taillés. Les prisonniers se sont taillés en creusant un tunnel. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Léa et Mélanie se sont taillé de jolies robes. Se tailler la part du lion. S ’attribuer la plus grosse part. Tailler en pièces. Anéantir, détruire complètement. Tailler une bavette. familier Bavarder. SYNONYME converser ; deviser ; jaser . aimer Conjugaison Les lettres ill sont suivies d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous taillions, (que ) vous tailliez.

tailleur

tailleur n. m. nom masculin 1 Personne qui fait des vêtements sur mesure pour hommes et, par extension, pour femmes. Note Technique En ce sens, le féminin est couturière. 2 Artisan, technicien qui taille quelque chose. : Un tailleur de pierres précieuses, de marbre. 3 Vêtement féminin composé d ’une veste et d ’une jupe de même tissu. : Un tailleur de tweed. LOCUTION Tailleur-pantalon. Vêtement féminin composé d ’une veste et d ’un pantalon. : Des tailleurs-pantalons sport.

taillis

taillis n. m. nom masculin Bois constitué de petits arbres. SYNONYME boisé . Prononciation Le s est muet, [taji ] Note Orthographique tai ll i s.

Spanish Dictionary

tailandés, -desa

tailandés, -desa adjetivo 1 Relativo a Tailandia, país del sudeste de Asia, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Tailandia .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tail

tail 1 /teɪl / (! taleと同音 ) 〖語源は「ふさ毛」〗名詞複～s /-z /1 C (動物鳥魚の )尾, しっぽ ▸ The dog is wagging its tail .犬がしっぽを振っている 2 C a. 尾に似たもの , たれているもの〘束髪シャツのすそ凧（たこ）のしっぽなど〙▸ a comet's tail 彗星（すいせい）の尾 .b. ｟くだけて｠〖～s 〗＝tailcoat .c. 〘印〙テール〘g, yなどの文字の (並び線の )下に出る部分〙; 〘楽〙(音符の )符尾 .3 C 〖通例the ～〗後部 ; 最後 ; 末尾 ; 〘建〙(瓦（かわら）などの )葦（ふ）き足〘露出した部分〙▸ the tail of a plane 飛行機の尾部 4 C 〖通例～s 〗(硬貨の )裏 (↔head )▸ heads or tails 表か裏か (!順序などを硬貨を投げて決めるときに言う ) 5 a. C ｟主に米俗｠けつ .b. U ｟英卑｠セックス ; (セックスの対象としての )女 .6 C ｟くだけて｠(犯人などの )尾行者〘刑事など〙▸ put a tail on A A 〈人〉に尾行をつける 7 C 従者 ;〘軍〙従軍連; (政党などの )下っぱ .ch à se one's (ò wn ) t á il ｟比喩的に｠(自分で自分のしっぽを追うような )むだな努力をする .fr ò m [ò ut of ] the t á il of one's [the ] é ye 横目で .g è t one's t á il d ò wn [ù p ]｟ややくだけて｠おじけづく [元気づく ].k è ep [h à ve ] one's t á il d ò wn [ù p ]｟ややくだけて｠しょげている [元気がいい ]; (先行き自分の能力などに )懸念を抱く [自信がある ].s ì t [be ] on A's t á il ｟英くだけて｠A 〈人〉の車のすぐ後ろを運転する (｟主に米｠tailgate ).The t à il is w à gging the d ó g .｟くだけて通例非難して｠主客転倒している, 下克上になる (!It's (a case of ) the tail wagging the dog. とも言う ) .t ù ck one's t á il 恥をかく, うろたえる .t ù rn t á il (背を向けて )逃げる .tw ì st A's t á il ｟ややくだけて｠A 〈人〉の気に障ることを言う .with one's [the ] t á il between one's [the ] l é gs ｟くだけて｠しっぽを巻いて ; すっかり参って, 恐れをなして, こそこそと〈逃げるなど〉.動詞他動詞 1 ｟くだけて｠〈人〉を尾行する, つける .2 〈野菜など〉の軸 [柄 ]を切り取る; 〈子羊など〉の尾を切る .3 «…に » 〈物〉を添付する, 尾部 [末端 ]につなぐ «onto , to » ; 〈凧（たこ）など〉に尾を付ける .自動詞 1 «…の » 後について行く (along ) «after » ; 列を成す ; ｟英｠〈車が〉列を成す, 渋滞する (back ).2 〈声などが〉小さくなる, 徐々に小さくなって消える ; 静かになる (away, off ); 〈利益などが〉減少してなくなる ; 〈話などが〉しりすぼみになる (off ).～̀ é nd ｟くだけて｠〖通例the ～〗(列などの )最後尾, 末端 ; 最後 .～̀ é nder (スポーツの )びり, 最下位 ; 〘クリケット〙下位打者 .～́ f ì n 1 (魚の )尾びれ .2 (自動車の )フィン〘後部フェンダーの上に取り付けるひれ状の装飾突起; 1950年代に流行〙.3 〘空〙(飛行機の )垂直安定板 .～́ pl à ne 〘空〙水平尾翼 .～̀ w í nd 追い風 .

tail

tail 2 名詞 U 形容詞〘法〙相続人限定 (の ).

tailback

t á il b à ck 名詞 C 1 ｟米｠〘アメフト〙テールバック, 後衛 .2 ｟英｠交通渋滞 (の長い列 ).

tailboard

t á il b ò ard 名詞 C 1 ｟主に英｠(トラックなどの )尾板, 後部ドア .2 ｟米｠＝tailgate .

tailbone

t á il b ò ne 名詞 C 尾てい骨 .

tailcoat

tail coat /-̀-́, -́-̀ /名詞 C モーニング, 燕尾（えんび）服 .

tailed

tailed /teɪld /形容詞〖複合語を作って〗尾が …の ▸ red- tailed 尾が赤い

tailgate

t á il g à te 名詞 C 1 ｟主に米｠(車の )後尾ドア ; (荷馬車などの )後板 .2 (川運河の )閘門（こうもん）の尾門 .動詞他動詞自動詞｟主に米くだけて｠(…の )すぐ後を運転する .～́ p à rty ｟米｠テールゲートパーティ〘フットボールの試合前などに駐車場で行う野外パーティ〙.

tailless

t á il less 形容詞尾のない .

taillight

t á il l ì ght 名詞 C (車の )テールランプ, 尾灯 (rear light ).

tailor

tai lor /téɪlə r /〖tail (切る )or (人 )〗名詞複～s /-z /C (紳士服コート類を注文で作る )洋服屋 , 仕立て屋, テーラー (!婦人服の仕立て屋はdressmaker ) ▸ a tailor ('s ) shop (注文 )洋服店 ▸ The tailor makes the man .｟ことわざ｠仕立て屋が人を作る ; 「馬子（まご）にも衣装」▸ Nine tailors make a man .｟ことわざ｠仕立て屋は9人で一人前 (!仕立て屋は非力だという俗説より ) 動詞他動詞 1 «要求目的などに /…するように » 〈計画など〉を合わせる «to , for /to do » ▸ tailor lessons to the student's needs 生徒の必要に応じた授業にする 2 〈洋服〉を仕立てる, あつらえる .自動詞服を仕立てる ; 仕立て屋である .

tailored

t á i lored 形容詞〖通例名詞の前で〗1 注文仕立ての, あつらえの〈服〉.2 紳士もの仕立ての〈婦人服〉; 直線断ちの .3 (目的に )合わせて作った, ぴったり合った .

tailor-made

t à ilor-m á de 形容詞 1 «…に » 適した, おあつらえ向きの «for » .2 注文仕立ての, あつらえの .

tailpiece

t á il p ì ece 名詞 C 1 付け足し .2 (弦楽器の )緒止板（おどめいた）.3 〘印〙(書物のページ下部や章末の )装飾図案 .

tailpipe

t á il p ì pe 名詞 C (車などの )排気管 .

tailspin

t á il sp ì n 名詞 C 1 〘空〙きりもみ急降下 .2 (状況の )悪化 ; 動揺, 意気消沈 ; ろうばい .

tailwind

t á il w ì nd 名詞 C 追い風 .