What does décolleté in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word décolleté in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use décolleté in French.

The word décolleté in French means low-cut neckline, chest, chest area, upper chest, low-necked, low-cut, reveal, cut a plunging neckline into , give a plunging neckline, cut, V neck, plunging neckline. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word décolleté

low-cut neckline

nom masculin (échancrure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le décolleté de sa robe laisse voir sa poitrine.
The low-cut neckline of her dress makes her cleavage visible.

chest, chest area, upper chest

nom masculin (partie allant des épaules aux seins)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Christine a pris un vache de coup de soleil sur son décolleté !
Christine caught one heck of a sunburn on her chest!

low-necked, low-cut

adjectif (échancrée)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est une robe d'été décolletée.
It is a low-necked summer dress.

reveal

verbe transitif (découvrir une partie du corps)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette robe décollette la poitrine de la jeune femme.

cut a plunging neckline into , give a plunging neckline

verbe transitif (couper une encolure)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La couturière décollette la robe.

cut

verbe transitif (détourer l'extérieur de pièce)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Dans cette usine les ouvriers décollettent des boulons et des bouchons.

V neck

nom masculin (col en V)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les décolletés en V sont adaptés aux belles poitrines.

plunging neckline

nom masculin (col très ouvert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les décolletés plongeants découvrent une partie de la poitrine.

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