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Meaning of "taille" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAILLE

From French, from Old French taillier to shape.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TAILLE

taille  [taɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAILLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taille is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAILLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

taille

Taille

The taille was a direct land tax on the French peasantry and non-nobles in Ancien Régime France. The tax was imposed on each household and based on how much land it held.

Definition of taille in the English dictionary

The definition of taille in the dictionary is a tax levied by a king or overlord on his subjects.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAILLE

tailer
taileron
tailfin
tailfly
tailgate
tailgater
tailgating
tailhopping
tailing
tailings
tailless
taillessness
tailleur
taillie
tailor
tailor-made
tailor-make
tailor´s
tailor´s chalk
tailor´s dummy

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAILLE

Braille
caille
canaille
faille
famille
fille
grille
grisaille
Huntsville
Jacksonville
Knoxville
Lille
Louisville
marseille
mitraille
Nashville
rascaille
rocaille
tenaille
trouvaille

Synonyms and antonyms of taille in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «taille» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAILLE

Find out the translation of taille to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of taille from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taille» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

taille
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taille
570 millions of speakers

English

taille
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Taille
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

taille
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Taille
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

taille
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Taille
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Taille
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

taille
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タイユ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

taille
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taille
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Taille
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

taille
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेलले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taille
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

taille
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taille
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Taille
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taille
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

taille
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

taille
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

taille
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

taille
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taille

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILLE»

The term «taille» is very widely used and occupies the 5.586 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «taille» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «taille» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about taille

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAILLE»

Discover the use of taille in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taille and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rethinking Grigny's "Recit de Tierce en Taille" in the ...
Informed performance of this piece demands a thorough working knowledge of the Organ Mass with alternatim practice in the Catholic liturgy.
Namhee Han, 2007
2
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae Rhamnoides L.): Production and ...
L'information et l'expérience en matière de taille de l'argousier sont très limitées. Pour pratiquer des interventions de taille dans un verger, il faut comprendre les techniques de régie employées ainsi que les variations dues à l'emplacement ...
Thomas S. C. Li, 2003
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The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English ...
sait de certaines provinces ou terres qui étaient sujettes à la taille), a. province or estate subject to direct taxation. Gens taillables et corve'ables à volonte', people liahle to be taxed at will. Les gentil' et les "' 'astiques n'(taient pas taillables, the ...
John Charles Tarver, 1867
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Louis XIV's Assault on Privilege: Nicolas Desmaretz and the ...
offices called elections), of which there were nineteen during the reign of Louis XIV.22 Most of these were part of the pays de taille personnelle, where the status of the head of the household determined whether or not he paid the taille. In other ...
Gary B. McCollim, 2012
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Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering: English/French ...
taillant taquet taillant m bit [for ground/rock drilling], cutting edge [of a tool] taillant m au tungstène tungsten (tipped) bit taillant m en tarière auger-type bit taille/ cutting, dressing or shaping [of stone, brick, etc], dimensions, size [of an object], ...
Don Montague, 2003
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Direct Taxation on Property and Income: Read Before the ...
1 La distinction de la taille en réelle et personnelle qui reposait ainsi sur la nature de l'objet direct et principal de chacune de ces taxes a été rattachée quelquefois à d'autres origines. D'après l'auteur de Y Estai sur la nature et la répartition de ...
Robert Dudley Baxter, 1856
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Rapport Du Groupe de Travail de la FAO Sur L'évaluation Des ...
Ces donnees incluent la mensuration de la taille et la relation taille-poids. Les tailles sont mesurees a la longueur totale (LT) au Vi cm inferieur. La distribution de taille de la sardine capturee dans la zone A+B presente trois modes (15,5 cm,  ...
‎2006
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The Anti-courtier Trend in Sixteenth Century French Literature
La Taille's adaptation of Guevara's discussion of the merits of country versus court acquires thus a more profound significance and a greater relevance. For we know from the account of La Noue that many members of the French court, at the  ...
Pauline M. Smith, 1966
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Modern France. A Companion to French Studies
The evils of the taille were felt worse in country districts than in the towns ; worse in the pays d' flection than in the pays d'etat. The government always preferred not to deal directly with taxpayers, and was generally prepared to strike a bargain  ...
Arthur Tilley, 1967
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Privilege and the Politics of Taxation in Eighteenth-Century ...
1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 Figure 2.6 The capitation and the tailleon commoners in the generality of Caen easiest and fastest resource."41 As figure 2.6 illustrates, both the taille and the capitation increased ...
Michael Kwass, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAILLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taille is used in the context of the following news items.
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Le transport aérien veut harmoniser la taille du bagage de cabine
L'association internationale du transport aérien a décidé de réduire la taille des bagages à main. Les compagnies aériennes pourraient bientôt adopter un ... «RTBF, Jun 15»
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Trop de bruit pourrait augmenter le tour de taille
réagir La pollution sonore urbaine a un lien sur le tour de taille et l'obésité selon cette étude suédoise. Philip Lange/shutterstock.com ... «Le Parisien, May 15»
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"Pulp Fashion Week" : les mannequins grande taille prennent le …
Pulpeuse et élégante ? C'est possible et les mannequins grande taille de la "Pulp Fashion Week" qui se tient ces jours-ci à Paris le prouvent. Une équipe de ... «Francetv info, Apr 15»
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Maintenant, on sait pourquoi les Néerlandais sont si grands
Les Pays-Bas ont une histoire remarquable en ce qui concerne la taille de ses habitants », selon l'étude qui rappelle que les Néerlandais étaient les plus petits ... «Les Échos, Apr 15»
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Maladies cardiaques : un adulte de petite taille court plus de risques
La taille qu'une personne atteint à l'âge adulte aurait une influence sur la santé de son cœur, d'après une nouvelle étude britannique. Des chercheurs de ... «Santé Magazine, Apr 15»
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Stefania Ferrario et ces mannequins "grande taille" qui ne veulent …
"Je suis mannequin, point barre. Malheureusement dans l'industrie du mannequinat si vous faites plus qu'une taille 36 vous êtes considérée comme 'plus-size', ... «Le Huffington Post, Mar 15»
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Quelle est la taille "normale" d'un pénis ?
Ce travail, publié dans la revue d'urologie spécialisée, le BJU International, pourrait être utile pour conseiller des hommes inquiets de la taille de leur sexe. «L'Obs, Mar 15»
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Hourglass Skyscraper Reduces Wind Damage, Creates Sky-High …
Dutch architectural firm MVRDV has won a design competition to build a multi-use tower for Vienna. The 'Turm mit Taille' (which translates as 'tower with waist') ... «PSFK, Feb 15»
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A New Building Design That's Like Jenga IRL
Caption: Dutch architecture firm MVRDV designed a new building for Vienna. It's called the Turm mit Taille building, which means “tower with waist." MVRDV. «Wired, Feb 15»
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Ashley Graham dans Sports Illustrated: un premier mannequin …
Le top américain de taille 16, est l'égérie de la griffe "Addition Elle" depuis quelques saisons. Elle a également fait la couverture du Elle Québec en 2014 ... «Le Huffington Post, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Taille [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/taille>. Apr 2024 ».
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