To determine a womans clothing size you need to take measurements of the following body parts or areas. 1 chest 2 waist 3 first hip or low waist 4 hips or second hip 5 and height. You can complete the translation of body measurements given by the english french collins dictionary with other dictionaries such as. France has a unique history of units of measurement due to the radical decision to invent and adopt the metric system after the french revolution. Mondopoint shoe sizes it hasnt been widely adopted yet. Quantities weights and measures les quantités les poids et les mesures to begin the lesson lets look at easy french words that describe simple quantities weights and measurements.
Wikipedia lexilogos larousse dictionary le robert oxford grévisse. See your 3d body shape from measurements. However with a little study and practice any student of french can follow the lesson. In the ancien régime before 1795 france used a system of measures that had many of the characteristics of the modern imperial system of units. With reverso you can find the english translation definition or synonym for body measurements and thousands of other words. Womens french clothing size chart determine your general french fres clothing size in 1 2 3.
There was widespread abuse of the kings standards to the extent that the lieue could vary from 3268. The commission had been working on the standard since 1996 and like other sensible measurement systems eg. In 2007 the european standards commission launched en13402 to standardize clothes size labels based on body dimensions in centimetres cm. Vanity sizes size inflation are a common trend in fashion where a size number increases its corresponding measurement often in an attempt to make. En13402 is divided into 3 sections the first provides terms definitions and the body. Just take some simple body measurements determine your eu size with our size chart and you are ready to go shopping in france spain and portugal.