le smoking

tuxedo, dinner jacket

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noun · masculine Rare #37,254
tuxedo, dinner jacket In French, this means a formal suit, not the act of smoking.
FR: Il porte un smoking pour la soirée.
EN: He’s wearing a tuxedo for the evening.

Tu devrais porter un smoking plus souvent.

You should wear a tuxedo more often.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Non, je ne veux pas de smoking; j'ai demandé un costume !

No, I don’t want a tuxedo; I asked for a suit!

Il y a smoking et smoking.

There are tuxedos and there are tuxedos.

C'était la première fois que je mettais un smoking.

It was the first time I had worn a tuxedo.

— Hothead (1979)

Pourquoi portes-tu un smoking ?

Why are you wearing a tuxedo?

Si c'est Tommy le patron, autant mettre un smoking à un cochon !

If Tommy’s the boss, we might as well put a tuxedo on a pig!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il me faut un smoking.

I need a tuxedo.

Un smoking.

A tuxedo.