What does habit in French mean?

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

The word habit in French means item of clothing, frock coat, dressed, evening dress, evening wear, green habit, the clothes don't make the man, take the cloth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word habit

item of clothing

nom masculin (vêtement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les mois, je m'achète un nouvel habit. Comme il devrait faire beau ce week-end, je n'ai pas pris beaucoup d'habits.
As the weather should be good this weekend, I haven't brought a lot of clothes.

frock coat

nom masculin (vêtement de cérémonie) (formal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'Académie française, ces messieurs portent un habit vert.
The gentlemen of the Académie Française wear green frock coats.

dressed

locution adjectivale (soutenu (habillé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

evening dress, evening wear

nom masculin (vêtement de cérémonie) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le smoking est l'habit de soirée traditionnel.

green habit

nom masculin (France (habit des académiciens) (French Academy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les académiciens portent l'habit vert et une épée.

the clothes don't make the man

(Il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

take the cloth

locution verbale (rare (devenir religieux) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il prit l'habit à la suite de son rétablissement miraculeux.

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