L'uniforme (en. The uniform)

[lyniform]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Definition: Identical clothing intended for a particular group.

Example_sentence: Students wear the uniform every day at school.

Les élèves portent l'uniforme tous les jours à l'école.

Definition: Military or service clothing.

Example_sentence: Soldiers must wear their uniform during parades.

Les soldats doivent porter leur uniforme pendant les parades.

Definition: Official attire of a profession.

Example_sentence: Firefighters wear a specific uniform for interventions.

Les pompiers portent un uniforme spécifique pour les interventions.

Etymology_origin: From Latin 'uniformis', meaning 'same form'.

Common_phrase: school uniform

Common_phrase: Standard clothing worn by students, often at school.

uniforme scolaire

Common_phrase: to put on uniform

Common_phrase: To don the regulatory clothing of a profession or service.

se mettre en uniforme

Common_phrase: to be in uniform

Common_phrase: To be clad in uniform, especially in a professional context.

être en uniforme

Related_word: uniformity

Related_word: description: State of being identical or similar.

uniformité

Related_word: standard

Related_word: description: Quality or measurement criterion.

standard

Related_word: regulation

Related_word: description: Set of rules to follow within an organization.

règlement

Slang_meaning: unif

Slang_example: All the guys in the neighborhood wear their unif on Saturdays.

Tous les gars dans le quartier portent leur unif le samedi.

Slang_meaning: tuni

Slang_example: He forgot his tuni at home this morning.

Il a oublié sa tuni à la maison ce matin.