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Définition et signification de « read » en anglais

to read

VERBE

lire

to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

Transitive: to read written words

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

simple

verbe d’action

irrégulier

présent

read

3e personne du singulier

reads

participe présent

reading

passé simple

read

participe passé

read

Exemples

I can read this book easily.

Je peux lire ce livre facilement.

1.1

lire, faire la lecture

to go through a written or printed text and say that out loud to others so that they can hear it

Ditransitive: to read a text to sb | to read sb a text

Exemples

Reading a bedtime story to your child is a lovely tradition.

Lire une histoire à votre enfant avant de dormir est une belle tradition.

1.2

remplacer

used for saying that a certain word, etc. in a text should be replaced with another word

Transitive: to read a word

Exemples

It's a typo; we should read "their" not "there."

C'est une faute de frappe ; nous devrions lire "their" et non "there".

1.3

indiquer

(of a sign, text, or letter) to be in a specific wording

Transitive: to read a particular content

Exemples

The label on the box reads "Fragile - Handle with care."

L'étiquette sur la boîte indique "Fragile - Manipuler avec soin."

lire

to discover information from something written

Intransitive

Transitive: to read that

Exemples

Don't trust everything you read on the internet.

Ne fais pas confiance à tout ce que tu lis sur Internet.

2.1

interpréter, comprendre, lire

to interpret a particular thing in a specific way

Transitive: to read sth in a specific manner

Exemples

I read his smile as a sign of approval.

J'ai interprété son sourire comme un signe d'approbation.

2.2

se lire, donner l'impression

(of a text) to give a certain impression

Intransitive: to read in a specific manner

Exemples

The novel reads as if it were written by a seasoned author.

Le roman se lit comme s'il avait été écrit par un auteur chevronné.

indiquer, marquer

(of a piece of measuring equipment) to indicate a specific amount or number

Transitive: to read an amount or number

Exemples

The fuel gauge in the car reads half full.

La jauge de carburant dans la voiture indique la moitié pleine.

3.1

lire, relever

to obtain information from what is indicated on a piece of measuring equipment

Transitive: to read a measuring equipment

Exemples

The technician will read the water meter today.

Le technicien lira le compteur d'eau aujourd'hui.

recevoir, comprendre

to hear and understand what someone is saying on a radio transmitter

Transitive: to read sb

Exemples

'Roger, this is Alpha Team. Do you read us, over?'

'Roger, ici l'équipe Alpha. Vous nous lisez, terminé ?'

lire, interpréter

(with reference to computers) to interpret, copy, or move information

Transitive: to read computer data

Exemples

The software can read various file formats, making it versatile.

Le logiciel peut lire divers formats de fichiers, ce qui le rend polyvalent.

étudier, suivre des cours de

to be a student of a specific subject, particularly at a university

Dialect

British

Transitive: to read a subject

Exemples

They read economics at the London School of Economics.

Ils étudient l'économie à la London School of Economics.

lire, interpréter

to observe and interpret signs, movements, or behavior in order to anticipate what will happen next

Exemples

The fighter could read his opponent's body language and dodge punches before they landed.

Le combattant pouvait lire le langage corporel de son adversaire et esquiver les coups avant qu'ils ne touchent.

défoncer, descendre en flammes

to criticize, point out, or call out someone's flaws, often in a clever, witty, or cutting way

argot

Exemples

He read her outfit; it was a total disaster.

Il a critiqué sa tenue ; c'était un désastre total.

Read

NOM

lecture, lu

something that is read

informations grammaticales

statut d’animéité

inanimé

composition morphologique

composé

dénombrable

forme plurielle

reads

Arbre Lexical

misread

reader

reading

read

Mots Proches

read between the lines

read from the same page

read in

read into

Définition et signification de « read » en anglais

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