chausser
French → English
(clothing) To put on shoes: to dress one's feet with footwear or to wear a specific shoe size
Le randonneur a chaussé ses grosses bottes avant de grimper la montagne.
(English) The hiker put on his heavy boots before climbing the mountain.
Mon fils a grandi si vite qu'il chausse désormais du quarante-deux.
(English) My son grew so fast that he now wears size forty-two.
(agriculture) To earth up: to pile soil around the base of a plant or tree to support or protect it
Il est important de chausser les plants de poireaux pour qu'ils restent blancs.
(English) It is important to earth up leek plants so that they stay white.
Le jardinier doit chausser les jeunes arbres fruitiers avant l'arrivée du premier gel.
(English) The gardener must earth up the young fruit trees before the arrival of the first frost.
Entry ID: fr:en:chausser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary