EU sizes to French sizes
38 EU = 38 FR. Type your own value in EU below.
That is a waist of about 71.12 cm (28 in). Labels run from W27 to W29 between brands.
Convert the other way: FR to EU
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert EU to FR
Women: EU = 2 × W − 18, US = EU − 32, UK = EU − 28, Italian = EU + 4. Men: EU = W + 16, French = W + 8, US and UK = W.
Example: 38 EU = 38 FR.
The table below uses Women’s sizes. Switch above and the EU, French, US and UK columns shift.
In practice
When you’d convert EU sizes to French sizes
Women: nothing changes, an EU 38 is a French 38. Men: subtract 8, so EU 48 is a French 40, EU 50 is a 42 and EU 52 is a 44.
Common mistake: Taking 8 off a woman’s size: an EU 38 stays a 38 in France, it does not become a 30. The gap applies to men’s trousers only.
Men: EU 46 is FR 38, EU 48 is FR 40, EU 50 is FR 42, EU 52 is FR 44 and EU 54 is FR 46. A French men’s 40 is about 81 cm of waist.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
EU to FR conversion table
| EU | FR |
|---|---|
| 24 EU | 24 FR |
| 26 EU | 26 FR |
| 28 EU | 28 FR |
| 30 EU | 30 FR |
| 32 EU | 32 FR |
| 34 EU | 34 FR |
| 36 EU | 36 FR |
| 38 EU | 38 FR |
| 40 EU | 40 FR |
| 44 EU | 44 FR |
FR to EU conversion table
| FR | EU |
|---|---|
| 24 FR | 24 EU |
| 26 FR | 26 EU |
| 28 FR | 28 EU |
| 30 FR | 30 EU |
| 32 FR | 32 EU |
| 34 FR | 34 EU |
| 36 FR | 36 EU |
| 38 FR | 38 EU |
| 40 FR | 40 EU |
| 44 FR | 44 EU |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many FR is 1 EU?
- 1 EU is 1 FR.
- How many FR is 10 EU?
- 10 EU is 10 FR.
- How many FR is 38 EU?
- 38 EU is 38 FR.
The units
About these units
EU sizes (EU)
Continental European size: two numbers per inch of waist for women, the waist plus 16 for men.
French sizes (FR)
French size: the same as EU for women, eight below EU for men.
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