[cantsleep]

petit is small
moyen is medium
grand is large
T. grand is extra large

then is T. petit extra small?
how do they label extra small in french?
i tried to google it but nothing

thanks,

 

[kjpmkjp]

Yes, 'Très Petit(e)' would be what I'd assume.

 

[cantsleep]

super. thanks

 

[tintin47]

tres petit is very small btw.

 

[BMWWW]

Or... Tres TRES petit

 

[larryminator]

"miniature" is the appropriate word.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

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Originally Posted by larryminator /img/forum/go_quote.gif "miniature" is the appropriate word.

That's French?

 

[HD_Dude]

The word 'extra' exists in French...so you could say 'extra petit....'

Or, 'en plus petit,' or 'de plus petit' depending on use.

 

[cantsleep]

im using the word for the label, care label for Tshirts, btw

 

[Lil' Knight]

I think I should change my screen name to "Très Petite Knight"

 

[qqn]

well, knight is not exactly french is it?

it would be "très petit chevalier"

sounds nice to me

 

[Lil' Knight]

wow, that's cool

 

[Wildsurfer]

Haha, "très petit", that's french but it doesn't sound very good.
If you're talking about something in a conversation, you can use "tout petit", or "minuscule" (synonym for miniature, but miniature is only used for scale models).
But if you're about talking about shirt sizes, we use the same letters as you : XS, S, M, L, XL. No french equivalent. And I have never seen "T.Grand", you may ask the salesperson for a "très grand t-shirt" because you only know you need a very large size but don't know the exact size, and he/she will give you an XL size.

 

[Calexico]

Tres petit is how I learned it (am learning it still) in french... from a Parisian. I don't think French people have any qualms with saying tres petit.

 

[Wildsurfer]

Of course not, but personnally, being a 22 year old french (born and raised in Paris), I would say "c'est très petit", but would tend to avoid saying "c'est une très petite voiture". That's perfect french, but the sentence is just not very beautiful.