Earlier, England could hardly be called a trendsetter. They focused on the fashion houses of Italy, France and Spain. Over time, everything changed. Nowadays it is difficult to find a person who has not heard of Burberry, Topshop or Paul Smith.

Fashionistas and women of fashion from all over the world are eager to buy elegant English clothing. These are usually low-key suits, dark raincoats, or plaid clothing. The British are famous for their quality and thoroughness, so you need to choose the right one English clothing sizes to carry them for several seasons.

How to translate Russian size into English? Clothing sizes vary greatly from country to country. This is due to the characteristics of the parameters of people, their preferences, and so on. Correspondence tables will help us to accurately determine the English clothing sizes. The article is divided into several sections (links are clickable):

English sizes for women

Women have always been attracted to fashionable clothes. Visiting British boutiques and leaving a lot of money there is every girl's dream. If this is not possible, you can buy original items in English online stores. In order not to throw out the purchased item when it reaches you by mail, correctly determine your size according to the tables below.

Size chart for blouses, dresses, tunics, jackets

Size chart for trousers, skirts, shorts

Some English manufacturers strive to stand out, so they produce clothes in sizes that differ from the rest. Be sure to check the dimensional grid with the seller or look for them on the website.

Jeans size chart

UK size women's underwear

The sizes of women's bras are determined in a standard way. With a tape measure, measure the girth under the bust and the girth of the chest. Find the resulting sizes in the ranges presented in the table. The resulting English bra size should be 34A, 36F, 42E and so on.

Bra size chart

These tables are suitable for translating clothing sizes into English from Russian. Women's sizes are suitable for standard figures. If you have non-standard parameters, it is better to try on the item in the store before buying.

English sizes for men

English clothes look very good on men. Check out the collections of famous designers and you will undoubtedly want to buy a couple of things in the online store. Before buying, be sure to take all measurements from your body. This will help you not to make a mistake when choosing the right size. If you order clothes in an English online store, see the dimensional charts on their website, they may not coincide with ours.

Size chart for shirts, sweaters, vests, robes, jackets

Size Chart Pants, Shorts

Jeans size chart

UK size men's underwear

It is very easy to determine the size of your underwear. Use a centimeter to measure your waist and hips. Compare the obtained values ​​with the table below. Thus, it is possible to get English, Russian and international sizes of men's underwear.

Lingerie Size Chart

This completes the sizing. Nothing complicated about translation of Russian clothing size into English no. When using tables on our website, always measure your parameters accurately. There is no need to flatter yourself or exaggerate the size, otherwise you will have to exchange the item.

Never miss an opportunity to try something on before buying. If this is not possible (buy an item on the Internet), consult with the seller about English clothing sizes.

Nowadays it is not necessary to travel abroad to buy imported clothing. One has only to go to a foreign website and after a couple of clicks, the purchased items are already formed into a parcel. British Internet shops are famous for the decent quality of goods and affordable prices, the only stumbling block is determining the correct size of clothing.

Clothing from the UK is somewhat different in size from the European one, and so that the long-awaited purchase does not become a disappointment, you need to responsibly choose the size of the purchased items.

British women's clothing sizes: general parameters

In order for the items purchased from imported online stores to fit perfectly, you need to accurately measure with a measuring tape, starting from the following parameters:

• Bust. When measuring the volume of the chest, the measuring tape must be put under the arms, through the shoulder blades and fixed at the most "peak" point of the chest.
  Waist. We measure the waistline in the narrowest place, without pulling in the stomach - otherwise the thing will be small.
• Hips. Hip circumference is measured at a distance of 20 cm from the waistline, at the most "convex" parts of the buttocks.

During the measurement, the measuring tape should not cut into the body, but should fit snugly around it. In order to determine the indicated parameters as accurately as possible, it is desirable to get rid of bulky clothing during measurements.

All parameters in "English sizes of women's clothing" are indicated in inches, which is 2.54 centimeters. To obtain British parameters, the measurements obtained as a result of measuring the tape should be divided by 2.54.

Most American and British manufacturers produce clothes, focusing not only on the above body parameters, but also on height, which makes it possible for an online buyer to determine the appropriate size with maximum accuracy.

Basic English clothing size chart

The length parameter in the UK is calculated in feet, which is 30.48 centimeters. Based on this, there are such length variations:

• Small or Petite (small), indicated by capital letters S or P, and is designed to be 5'3 "(less than 160 cm);
• Regular (medium), abbreviated R, indicated for heights 5'3 "- 5'6" (from 161 to 170 cm);
• Long (long), abbreviated L, for a height of 5'7 "(over 171 cm).

UK Women's Bra and Swimwear Sizes

To purchase a suitable bra or swimsuit on British Internet sites, two measurements should be taken. The first - we determine the girth of the chest immediately UNDER the chest, the second - we measure the volume of the chest, fixing the measuring tape at the most prominent points. The results obtained in centimeters, are transformed into inches (divided by 2.54) and, focusing on the size chart, we choose the appropriate size.

UK women's clothing sizes: belts

On English Internet trading platforms, the dimensions of the belts are indicated in letter designations, which are determined by calculating the distance from the belt plate to the first and last hole.

• XS is the smallest belt size, with the first hole at 26 inches (65 cm) and the last at 33 (82.5 cm);
• S (small) - the distance to the first hole is 33 inches (82 cm), to the last - 39 (97 cm);
• M (middle) - the first hole is 36 inches (90.5 cm) from the plaque, the last is 42 (105.5 cm) inches;
• L (large) - defines the distance of the first hole at 40 inches (100.5 cm), the last 46 (115.5 cm) from the plaque.

For the correct choice of belt, you should be guided by the dimensional grid presented on the seller's website.

You may be interested

Size: Numerical value of a linear quantity (diameter, length, etc.) in the selected units of measurement. [GOST 25346 89, article 1.1.1] Source ... Dictionary-reference book of terms of normative and technical documentation

THE SIZE- SIZE, size, husband. 1. The magnitude of something in one dimension. The line is five centimeters in size. The stick size is half a meter. || the size of an object in all dimensions. The house is huge. Plot size. Body measurements. 2. Quantity, ... ... Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary

The size- in the jargon of the exchange, a large number of securities offered for sale or requested for purchase. The size is the size of the trade. In English: Size Synonyms: Number, Number See also: Stock jargon Financial dictionary Finam ... Financial vocabulary

the size- See the size of the impressive size, the distance of the huge size, significant size ... Dictionary of Russian synonyms and expressions similar in meaning. under. ed. N. Abramova, M .: Russian dictionaries, 1999. size 1. size, volume, dimensions, measure / ... ... Synonym dictionary

THE SIZE- (1) units of physical quantities are a measure of a certain physical. value, which is its quantitative characteristic, which is considered equal to 1. The R. of the basic units (length, mass, time, etc.) of any system (see) are set when they ... ... Big Polytechnic Encyclopedia

THE SIZE- (musical), quantitative characteristic of the time meter. In musical notation, it is indicated by a fraction without a line, where the numerator expresses the number of rhythmic units (beats) in a measure, and the denominator expresses their duration (for example, 24, 38, etc.); sometimes size ... ... Modern encyclopedia

The size- see Meter, Composition. Literary encyclopedia. In 11 volumes; M .: Publishing House of the Communist Academy, Soviet Encyclopedia, Fiction. Edited by V.M. Fritsche, A.V. Lunacharsky. 1929 1939 ... Literary encyclopedia

the size- SIZE, meter ... Dictionary-thesaurus of synonyms for Russian speech

size X- The specified width of narrow elements of a barcode symbol and single elements or cells in a matrix symbology symbol. Note In linear and multi-line barcode symbologies, the X dimension is equal to the modulus of the barcode character. [GOST ... ...

size Z- Average width of applied narrow elements in a linear symbology symbol or a multi-line symbology symbol string. Note The Z dimension is half the sum of the average width of narrow strokes and average width of narrow spaces for symbols with two ... ... Technical translator's guide

THE SIZE- in music, a specific expression of a particular musical meter in fractions of a certain duration. Expressed as a fraction, where the numerator denotes the meter, and the denominator of the fraction in which it is realized (eg, 2/4, 3/8, etc.). See also Tact ... Big Encyclopedic Dictionary

Books

• Size Matters, Astley J. Is it better to be fat and happy or thin and unhappy? Not an easy choice, especially for a woman. Even the owner of the most perfect figure is seized by a real mania from time to time - ... Buy for 183 rubles
• Size, shape, account. 3-4 years old, Ekaterina Vasilievna Smirnova. This book will help your child learn the numbers from 1 to 10, learn how to determine the size and shape of objects, compare objects with each other, and also remember the names of the colors of the rainbow. Book…

Examples:

The examples do not show all possible meanings of words, but only one or two basic ones related to this part of speech and topic. For more meanings and examples, check out online dictionaries and translators.

• big- big

San-Francisco is a big city. - San Francisco is a big city.

We are going to need a bigger boat. “We're going to need a bigger boat.

• large, great, huge, enormous- big, huge

The Great Lakes are really great. “The Great Lakes are really great.

Pinocchio has a huge nose. - Pinocchio has a huge nose.

Godzilla is an enormous lizard. “Godzilla is a huge lizard.

He was wearing large boots. - He wore huge boots.

• small- small

You have a small chance to win. - You have a small chance of winning.

She moved from the capital city to a small town. - She moved from the capital to a small town.

• little- small

The little girl said that she got lost. - The little girl said she was lost.

• tiny- tiny

The coins are so tiny, it's hard to find them on the sand. “The coins are so tiny, it's hard to find them in the sand.

• long- long, long

The fisher had a very long pole. - The fisherman had a very long rod.

I've been waiting for too long. “I've waited too long.

• tall- high

Emma is the tallest girl in the school. - Emma is the tallest girl in the school.

He was standing on the roof of a very tall building. “He was standing on the roof of a very tall building.

• high- high

The door knob was too high for the girl, she couldn’t reach it. - The doorknob was too high for the girl to reach.

There are two high mountains and a lower one. - There are two large (high) mountains and one smaller mountain.

• short- short

The distance is too short for a plane. - The distance is too short for an airplane.

Let me tell you a story, don’t worry, it’s short. - Let me tell you a story, don't worry, it's short.

• thin- thin

The walls are tall and thin. - The walls are high and thin.

• thick- thick

This is a very thick fabric. - This is a very thick fabric.

• wide, broad- wide

This used to be the broadest (widest) street in the city. - It used to be the widest street in the city.

• narrow- narrow

The rabbit hole was too narrow for Alice. - The rabbit hole was too narrow for Alice.

• heavy- heavy (about weight)

The boy was wearing heavy boots. - The boy wore heavy boots.

Don’t lift anything heavy. - Do not lift anything heavy.

• light, lightweight- light (about weight)

The fabric is as light as web. - The fabric is as light as a spider's web.

Synonyms of big: large, great, huge, enormous

The words big, large, great, huge, enormous are similar in meaning, but are used in different ways, they cannot be accurately translated into Russian out of context.

Big- it's big in a general sense, not only about size, but also the scale of something, even weight.

a big house - big House.

a big baby - large child.

a big business - big business (large-scale).

Also big can be used in compound words, for example: big-hearted- generous (literally: a person with a big heart).

Large Is about the same as big, usually in relation to size, capacity or quantity:

We need a larger cup. - We need a cup more(more roomy).

I wear large size clothing. - I wear clothes big size.

a large room - big room (spacious, spacious).

a large amount of something - big the amount of something.

Difference between big and large may be present, but it is subtle and highly dependent on context, such as the difference between the Russian words “big” and “large”.

There is also a difference in the collocation of words, for example large amount(large amount) is a stable combination. Big amount - the meaning is clear, but they don't say that. Big-hearted person- this is a generous, kind person, and a large-hearted person is, apparently, a person in need of medical care due to heart problems.

Great- is more often used in the sense of “great”, “excellent” in relation to the qualities of something or in relation to the merits of a person, sometimes it can refer to physical size.

He is a great warrior. - He great warrior.

Lucy is a great musician. - Lucy - fabulous musician.

Ben achieved a great success. - Ben made huge success.

The Great Lakes - Great lakes.

Huge, enormous- huge, outstanding size. They can be used literally, but often used as a figure of speech, exaggeration. It can also be used figuratively about outstanding qualities.

He's got a huge nose! - Him huge nose!

Nowadays you can store huge amount of data on a tiny device. - Nowadays, you can keep huge the amount of information on a tiny device.

I'm not afraid of dogs, but this one is enormous! - I'm not afraid of dogs, but this dog - huge!

Being a parent is enormous responsibility. - Being a parent is huge a responsibility.

Difference between tall and high

The words tall and high both mean "high" (physically), but are used on different occasions.

High talk about objects, things that are high from the ground:

Put the book on the high shelf. - Put the book on upper shelf (located high off the floor).

The light switch is too high for a child to use. - Switch too high so that the child can use it.

It is also customary to say high about mountains: This is a high mountain. - It's a high mountain.

Tall talk about tall people, about tall buildings, objects.

My sister is taller than you. - My sister above you.

You are not so tall... - You are not like that high.

The building is very tall... - The building is very high.

A tall person is never spoken of high, only tall... Slang expression to be high means "to be high", under the influence of drugs.

You are so tall... - You are so high.

Are you high? - What are you, Be high?

The difference between tall and high can be easily understood with an example with a window: