tailor

tai·lor  (tlr)

n.

One that makes, repairs, and alters garments such as suits, coats, and dresses.

v. tai·lored, tai·lor·ing, tai·lors

v.tr.

1. To make (a garment), especially to specific requirements or measurements.

2. To fit or provide (a person) with clothes made to that person's measurements.

3. To make, alter, or adapt for a particular end or purpose: a speech that was tailored to an audience of business leaders.

v.intr.

To pursue the trade of a tailor.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, to cut, from Late Latin tlire, from Latin tlea, a cutting.]

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tailor

Noun

a person who makes, repairs, or alters outer garments, esp. menswear Related adjective sartorial

Verb

1. to cut or style (a garment) to satisfy specific requirements

2. to adapt (something) so as to make it suitable: activities are tailored to participants' capabilities [Old French taillier to cut]

tailored adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tailor - a person whose occupation is making and altering garments sartor, seamster fitter - someone who fits a garment to a particular person garment worker, garment-worker, garmentmaker - a person who makes garments
Verb	1.	tailor - adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" orient adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
	2.	tailor - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" cut fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior gore - cut into gores; "gore a skirt" design - create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
	3.	tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" tailor-make, sew fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" run up - make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt" quilt - create by stitching together

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tailor

noun 1. outfitter, couturier, dressmaker, seamstress, clothier, costumier, garment maker

verb 2. adapt, adjust, modify, cut, style, fit, fashion, shape, suit, convert, alter, accommodate, mould, customize >> adjective sartorial

Translations

tailor [ˈteɪləʳ] n → sastre m

vt to tailor sth (to) → confeccionar algo a medida (para);

tailor's (shop) → sastrería

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tailor [ˈteɪləʳ] n → tailleur m (artisan)

vt to tailor sth (to) → adapter qch exactement (à);

tailor's (shop) → (boutique f de) tailleur m

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tailor [ˈteɪləʳ] n → Schneider(in) m(f)

vt to tailor sth (to) → etw abstimmen (auf +acc);

tailor's shop → Schneiderei f

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tailor [ˈteɪləʳ] n → sarto

vt to tailor sth (to) → adattare qc (alle esigenze di);

tailor's (shop) → sartoria (da uomo)

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tailor

n tailor [ˈteilə]

a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc He has his clothes made by a London tailor. kleremaker خَيّاط шивач krejčí skrædder der/die Schneider(in) ράφτης sastre rätsep خیاط räätäli tailleur, couturière חַייָט दर्जी krojač szabó penjahit klæðskeri sarto 洋服屋 재봉사 siuvėjas drēbnieks tukang jahit kleermaker skredder krawiec alfaiate croitor портной krajčír krojač krojač skräddare ช่างตัดเสื้อ terzi 裁縫 кравець درزي، خياط thợ may 裁缝

v

1 to make and fit (suits, coats etc) He has his suits tailored in London. maak, sny يُخيط кроя и шия (u)šít na míru skræddersy schneidern ράβω confeccionar, hacer a medida (tellimustööna) õmblema خیاطی کردن ommella mittatilaustyönä sur mesure faire לִגזוֹר וְלִתפּוֹר सिलाई करना krojiti készít(tet) membuat sníða og sauma eftir máli confezionare, (su misura fare) 仕立てる (옷을) 맞추다 siūti []šūt menjahit maken sy etter mål, skreddersy szyć na miarę fazer (fatos) a ajusta шить (u)šiť na mieru krojiti krojiti skräddarsy ตัดเสื้อ elbise dikmek 裁制(衣服) шити سلائي کرنا may đo 裁制（衣服）

2 to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt He tailored his way of living to his income. aanpas يُلائِم приспособявам přizpůsobit tilpasse zuschneiden προσαρμόζω adaptar/amoldar (a) sobitama سازگار کردن sopeuttaa adapter (à) לְהַתאִים के अनुकूल करना तैयार करना prilagoditi vmilyen célnak megfelelően alakít menyesuaikan laga að kringumstæðum adattare 合わせる 적응시키다 pritaikyti piemērot; pielāgot menyesuaikan aanpassen tilpasse, skreddersy przystosować adaptar a adapta приспосабливать prispôsobiť prilagoditi prilagoditi skräddarsy, anpassa ปรับ uyarlamak, düzenlemek (定做某一目的而)製作 пристосовувати ہم آہنگ کرنا thích nghi 定做某一目的而）制作

adj tailor-ˈmade

1 (especially of women's clothes) made by a tailor to fit a person exactly. pasgemaak تَفْصيل لدى الخَيّاط ушит по поръчка šitý na míru skræddersyet maßgeschneidert φτιαγμένος κατά παραγγελία, ραμμένος στα μέτρα κπ. hecho a medida rätsepa- خیاط دوخته mitan mukaan tehty fait sur mesure לְפִי מִידָה दर्जी द्वारा सिले हुए skrojiti po mjeri mérték után készült buatan penjahit klæðskerasaumaður su misura fatto 注文仕立ての 맞춤의 pasiūtas pagal užsakymą pēc pasūtījuma šūts buatan tukang jahit op maat gemaakt skreddersydd szyty na miarę feito sob medida făcut la comandă шитый на заказ šitý na mieru narejen po meri šiveno po meri skräddarsydd ที่ตัดเสื้อผ้าตามสั่ง ısmarlama 定做的，特製的 пошитий на замовлення درزي کا سلا ہوا، بالکل فٹ may đo 定做的，特制的

2 very well suited or adapted for some purpose His new job seems tailor-made for him. pas hom perfek, uitgeknip يُلائِم جَيِّدا подходящ dělaný pro skræddersyet maßgeschneidert κομμένος και ραμμένος στα μέτρα του hecho a medida nagu loodud, nagu valatud ساخته شده joka sopii kuin nakutettu fait pour מַתאִים מְאוֹד तदनुकूल izrađen po mjeri testre szabott cocok sem hentar einkar vel/er eins og sniðinn ad hoc ぴったりの (목적·조건에 맞도록) 맞춘; 안성맞춤의 kaip pagal užsakymą kā radīts; ļoti piemērots sesuai geknipt skreddersydd w sam raz, akurat feito de encomenda făcut (special) pentru сделанный по заказу ušitý pre kot nalašč kao skrojen skräddarsydd ที่ทำขึ้นเฉพาะสำหรับคนใดคนหนึ่ง biçilmiş kaftan 非常合適的 спеціально пристосований بالکل فٹ hoàn toàn phù hợp 非常合适的