waistcoat

[US]/'weɪs(t)kəʊt/
[UK]/'wɛskət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. En tætt sitande klær som bæres over en skjorte, vanligvis som del av et kostüm.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

The ends of my waistcoat won’t meet.

Endene av min jakke vil ikke møte hverandre.

His waistcoat was riding up over his stomach.

Hans jakke gikk opp over maven hans.

The other, straight, thin and moustachioed, in a trilby and exotic waistcoat, was Lord Harris of High Cross, with a Meerschaum.

Den andre, rett, slank og med mustashe, i en trilby og eksotisk jakke, var Lord Harris av High Cross, med en Meerschaum.

A waistcoat of broadcloth or of fustian is alike to an aching heart, and we laugh no merrier on velvet cushions than we did on wooden chairs.

En jakke av bredt stoff eller fustian er lik en smerter hjerte, og vi ler ikke mer gladelig på sylt puder enn vi gjorde på tre stole.

If being a toastmaster, the usual dress would be crimson tails with a white waistcoat, and evening- suit trousers.

Hvis man er toastmaster, ville vanlige klær være røde svale med en hvit jakke og kveldskjoler.

Real-world Examples

What about anything else? Do I need a waistcoat or anything?

Hva med noe annet? Trenger jeg en jakke eller noe annet?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

Aligne's next drop includes several waistcoats with matching midi-skirts.

Aligne's neste utgivelse inkluderer flere jakker med tilsvarende midiskjorter.

Source: The Guardian Reading Selection

Maybe that explains the waistcoat you're wearing as well - to be fashionable?

Kanskje det forklarer jakken du også bærer - for å være trendig?

Source: BBC Authentic English

Fudge consulted the large gold pocket watch dangling from his waistcoat.

Fudge så på den store gylne lommeur i jakken sin som hengt ned.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Expect to see waistcoats paired with shorts for high summer and come autumn denim waistcoats with jeans.

Forvent å se jakker kombinert med bukser for høyste sommer og når høsten kommer denim jakker med bukser.

Source: The Guardian Reading Selection

Uncle Vernon was still staring appalled at the bulge in Dedalus's waistcoat pocket.

Onkel Vernon så fortsatt på den nakne buksepose i Dedalus' jakke med forbløffelse.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Hagrid stood there with his eyes red and swollen, tears splashing down the front of his leather waistcoat.

Hagrid stod der med røde og svellende øyne, tårer som spratt nedover foran på hans lærjakke.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

His capacious waistcoat was suggestive of a large heart underneath.

Den store jakken hans antydde en stor hjerte under.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

The waistcoat has always been a fixture of menswear.

Jakken har alltid vært en fast del av menns klær.

Source: The Guardian Reading Selection

But thanks to a new generation of devotees, the waistcoat is enjoying a comeback.

Men takket være en ny generasjon av tilhørere, har jakken en comeback.

Source: The Guardian Reading Selection

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