tailor

adapter, personnaliser

Créer ou modifier quelque chose pour répondre aux besoins d’une personne ou d’une situation précise.

En anglais simple : To make or change something so it fits a particular person or need.

• We tailor lessons to your needs.
• He tailored the suit to my measurements.
• Can you tailor the plan for a smaller team?

Comment l'utiliser : tailor something to something (We tailor each course to the student’s needs.); tailor something for someone (They tailor their services for older customers.)

Synonymes : adapt, customize

Expressions courantes : tailor something to something, tailor a suit, tailor a course

confectionner, retoucher

Fabriquer, réparer ou retoucher des vêtements pour qu’ils soient bien ajustés.

En anglais simple : To make, repair, or change clothing so it fits well.

• She can tailor a suit.
• He tailored the trousers for a better fit.
• We had the jacket tailored before the wedding.

Comment l'utiliser : tailor something for someone (She tailored a jacket for her brother.)

Synonymes : alter

Expressions courantes : tailor a jacket, tailor a suit, tailor something for someone

circonscrire, adapter

Limiter précisément quelque chose pour ne traiter qu’un besoin ou un objectif particulier.

En anglais simple : To limit something carefully so it only deals with a particular need or purpose.

• They tailored the rule to one problem.
• The law was narrowly tailored to prevent fraud.
• Officials must tailor these restrictions to the actual risk.

Comment l'utiliser : tailor something to something (The restriction was tailored to the specific security risk.)

Synonymes : shape

Expressions courantes : narrowly tailor something, tailor the law, tailor the restriction

tailleur, couturier

Personne qui fabrique, répare ou retouche des vêtements, surtout des costumes.

En anglais simple : A person whose job is making, repairing, or changing clothes, especially suits.

• The tailor made my suit.
• She took her trousers to a tailor.
• Our tailor shortened the jacket sleeves.

Synonymes : needleworker, tailorer

Expressions courantes : a skilled tailor, visit a tailor, tailor shop