broderie
French → English
(craft) Embroidery: the art of decorating fabric using a needle and thread or yarn
Sa grand-mère passait ses après-midis à faire de la broderie sur des nappes en lin.
(English) His grandmother spent her afternoons doing embroidery on linen tablecloths.
Le col de sa chemise est orné d'une magnifique broderie de fleurs dorées.
(English) Her shirt collar is decorated with a magnificent embroidery of golden flowers.
(figurative) Embellishment: the addition of imaginary or exaggerated details to a story
Il y a beaucoup de broderie dans son récit de voyage; tout n'est pas strictement vrai.
(English) There is a lot of embellishment in his travel story; not everything is strictly true.
Le témoin a ajouté quelques broderies à sa déclaration pour la rendre plus dramatique.
(English) The witness added a few embellishments to his statement to make it more dramatic.
Entry ID: fr:en:broderie · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary