Usage Note
Coudre is an irregular verb — its present tense is je couds, tu couds, il coud, and past participle is cousu. The phrase c'est cousu de fil blanc ('it's obvious') literally means 'it's sewn with white thread', referring to sloppy visible stitching. Related noun: couture ('sewing', 'seam', 'fashion').
Examples
"Elle sait coudre à la main."
Natural Translation
She knows how to sew by hand.
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