vest

gilet, débardeur

Vêtement qui couvre le haut du corps sans couvrir les bras.

En anglais simple : A piece of clothing covering your upper body, with no parts covering your arms.

• He wore a warm vest.
• These vests have no sleeves.
• She put a vest over her shirt.

Expressions courantes : wear a vest, cotton vest, warm vest

gilet

Vêtement sans manches qui se boutonne sur une chemise, souvent porté avec un costume.

En anglais simple : A piece of clothing without sleeves that buttons over a shirt, often worn with a suit.

• His vest matched his suit.
• The waiter wore a black vest over his shirt.
• She bought two vests for the wedding.

Synonymes : waistcoat

Expressions courantes : suit vest, buttoned vest, vest and tie

conférer, attribuer

Donner du pouvoir ou le contrôle à une personne ou à une organisation.

En anglais simple : To give power or control to a person or organization.

• They vest authority in the director.
• The constitution vested power in parliament.
• Control is vested in an elected committee.

Comment l'utiliser : vest something in someone/something (The law vests this power in the council.)

Synonymes : confer, assign

Expressions courantes : vest power in, vest authority in, vest someone with, vest a court

conférer un droit de propriété

Donner à quelqu’un un droit légal certain de posséder ou de recevoir un bien.

En anglais simple : To give someone a definite legal right to own or receive property.

• The deed vests him with ownership.
• The will vested the child with rights to the estate.
• These provisions vest beneficiaries with fixed property rights.

Comment l'utiliser : vest someone with something (The agreement vests her with ownership of the estate.)

Synonymes : endow

Expressions courantes : vest someone with, vest property rights