How is the word gilet translated from French to English

English translation
Vest
noun

Une veste courte sans manches.

A short jacket with no sleeves.

Examples with “gilet”

See how the word “gilet” is used in sentences

  • Il portait un gilet gris. — He wore a grey vest.

  • En hiver, il porte un maillot de corps sous sa chemise. — He wears a vest under his shirt in winter.

  • Mon gilet a une poche pour les clés. — My vest has a pocket for keys.

  • Mets un maillot de corps, il fait froid. — Put a vest on, it's cold.

  • Dois-je emporter un gilet chaud ? — Should I bring a warm vest?

  • Au Royaume-Uni, « vest » désigne un sous-vêtement, pas un gilet. — In Britain a vest is underwear, not a waistcoat.

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