tailler

A. vtr

• 1 to cut [glass, marble]; to sharpen [pencil]; to prune [tree, shrub]; to trim [hair, beard] Definition of cut in the British & World English dictionary Definition of cut in the US English dictionary Translate cut | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to cut [steak]; to carve [sculpture]; to cut out [garment] taillé sur mesure [garment] = custom-made; (figurative) [role] = tailor-made; [role] = tailor-made Definition of cut in the British & World English dictionary Definition of cut in the US English dictionary Translate cut | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. vi

• tailler grand/petit [garment] = to be cut on the large/small side

C. v refl (+ v être) (se tailler)

• 1 to carve out [sth] for oneself [career, empire]; to make [sth] for oneself [reputation]

• 2 (pop) to beat it (colloq) Definition of beat it in the British & World English dictionary Definition of beat it in the US English dictionary