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WIND-SUIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports and Casual Wear
DEF

A short outdoor jacket of wool, leather, nylon, etc. that closes to the neck and has close-fitting cuffs and waist.

OBS

The windbreaker is made of wind-resistant material.

Key term(s)
  • wind-breaker
  • wind-cheater
  • wind-suit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de sport et de loisirs
DEF

Veste courte, fermée au cou et resserrée aux poignets et aux hanches dont le tissu protège contre le vent.

OBS

Le blouson est un générique du coupe-vent, ce dernier étant en fait «un blouson qui protège contre le vent».

OBS

Le coupe-vent est à l'origine un régionalisme du Canada, mais il semble maintenant être adopté en France.

OBS

Pluriel : des coupe-vent ou des coupe-vents.

OBS

coupe-vents (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

coupe-vent : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 mai 2008.

Spanish

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