Translation of "Habit" in English

Son habit était gris et sa cravate jaune.

His suit was gray and his tie was yellow.

Elle acheta six yards de tissu pour un habit.

She bought six yards of cloth for a dress.

L’astronome refit sa démonstration en 1920, dans un habit très élégant.

In 1920 the astronomer gave his demonstration all over again, dressed with impressive style and elegance.

" Ces honneurs, dit Vénus, pour moi ne sont pas faits. / Cet habit, ce carquois, cet arc, cette chaussure, / sont des filles de Tyr l'ordinaire parure. "

"Nay, nay, to no such honour I aspire." / Said Venus, "But a simple maid am I, / and 'tis the manner of the maids of Tyre / to wear, like me, the quiver, and to tie / the purple buskin round the ankles high."

Combien de gens ont un habit de cent francs, un diamant à la pomme de leur canne, et dînent à vingt-cinq sous ! Il semble que nous n'achetions jamais assez chèrement les plaisirs de la vanité.

How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity.

Il avait espéré qu’on le présenterait à ces demoiselles, dont il avait ouï vanter la beauté ; mais il ne vit que le père. Ces dames furent plus heureuses ; elles eurent l’avantage de s’assurer, par une des fenêtres, qu’il portait un habit bleu et montait un cheval noir.

He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father. The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse.

Pareil est son habit, pareil est son carquois ; / sa flèche semble attendre un habitant des bois ; / un souple brodequin compose sa chaussure ; / au-dessus du genou, les nœuds de sa ceinture / de ses légers habits serrent les plis mouvants / et ses cheveux épars flottent au gré des vents.

Bare were her knees, and from her shoulders hung / the wonted bow, kept handy for the prey / her flowing raiment in a knot she strung, / and loosed her tresses with the winds to play.