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monter des mailles   The above french words translate into English as to cast on stitches.What is cast on stitches?

Haoqide · Accepted Answer

Hmmm....I can't say for sure, but it seems like it could be related to the English phrase "to leave in stitches" which means "to make someone laugh very, very hard"

I hope that's right or at least helps. You might try a Google search on the term...search for something like "monter des mailles definition" or "monter des mailles meaning"

Andrei · Answer

haoguide

Thanks for the answer.

Your answer is inconsistent with the French meaning. If you know some French, you will understand the meaning. The French word 'monter' has some different meaning. It connotes rise or go up depending on the context.

I will write a few meaning here so you will notice the meaning to some extent. I understand and speak French to a certain extent.

monter

to go up
to assemble
to climb up/into
to edit
(jewelry) to mount
to organize, set up
to put up
to rise
(theater) to stage
to take up
to turn up
to well up

monter dans un avion -> to board a plane
monter dans un train -> to board a train
monter l'escalier -> to go up the stairs

Ça fait monter les prix. It makes prices go up.
C'est l'artiste qui monte. He's an up-and-coming artist.
C'est l'homme qui monte. He's on the way up (to fame).
C'est une histoire montée de toutes pièces. It's a complete fabrication.

Haoqide · Answer

Je peux parler un pe de francais aussi.  mais je suis etudie 6 ans il y a.  desole.  I was just taking a wild guess. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/4.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/4.gif' alt='Emotion: stick out tongue'/>  It doesn't seem to fit in with the French meaning of the words, but at the same time, in English "leaving someone in stitches" has nothing to do with laughing at first glance.

Guest · Answer

A non qualified but native British speaker suggests:

'Cast on stitches' would seem to be a reference to knitting! You get different styles of knitting, i.e. pearl, but as I'm not a knitter I'm not sure if they are called stitches, as that might just be for sewing?

But you definately 'cast on' when you are knitting. This is the process of setting up a new piece of knitting and creating the right number of stitches? across your knitting needle with the new wool.

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