lines Meaning | BeDict

noun

Lignes, traits

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

Examples :

"The arrow descended in a curved line."

La flèche est descendue en suivant une ligne courbe.

noun

Corde, ficelle

A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.

Examples :

"The sailor used thick lines to secure the boat to the dock. "

Le marin a utilisé d'épaisses cordes pour attacher le bateau au quai.

material nautical utility

noun

Tuyau, conduite

A hose or pipe, of any size.

Examples :

"a brake line"

Une conduite de frein.

utility technical machine

noun

Direction, chemin

Direction, path.

Examples :

"the line of sight"

la ligne de mire

direction way position

noun

Ligne, fil

The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.

Examples :

"I tried to make a call, but the line was dead."

J'ai essayé de passer un appel, mais la ligne était coupée.

technology communication internet electronics utility service signal device

noun

Corde à linge

A clothesline.

Examples :

"After washing the clothes, I hung them on the lines to dry in the sun. "

Après avoir lavé les vêtements, je les ai accrochés sur la corde à linge pour les faire sécher au soleil.

utility item

noun

Lettre

A letter, a written form of communication.

Examples :

"Drop me a line."

Écris-moi.

communication writing language

noun

Lignes, réseaux

A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.

Examples :

"a line of stages"

Une ligne de relais.

vehicle system business

noun

Tranchées, lignes

A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.

Examples :

"During the paintball game, the teams carefully advanced, trying to break through the enemy's lines to capture their flag. "

Pendant la partie de paintball, les équipes ont avancé prudemment, essayant de percer les lignes ennemies pour capturer leur drapeau.

military war position area

noun

Limite, contour, démarcation

The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully checked the lines of his fence to make sure no animals could escape. "

L'agriculteur a soigneusement vérifié les limites de sa clôture pour s'assurer qu'aucun animal ne puisse s'échapper.

area figure property geography

noun

Mètre ruban

A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the measuring lines to mark the length of the new table. "

Le charpentier a utilisé le mètre ruban pour marquer la longueur de la nouvelle table.

utility item

noun

Ligne, corde

A measuring line or cord.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a long string as lines to measure the length of the new shelf. "

Le charpentier a utilisé une longue corde comme ligne pour mesurer la longueur de la nouvelle étagère.

nautical

noun

Parcelle, terrain

That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.

Examples :

"My family has lived within these lines for generations, ever since our ancestors settled this land. "

Ma famille vit sur ces parcelles depuis des générations, depuis que nos ancêtres se sont installés sur cette terre.

property area place

noun

Ride, ligne

A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.

Examples :

"Years of laughter and worry etched fine lines around her eyes. "

Des années de rire et d'inquiétude ont gravé de fines rides autour de ses yeux.

appearance body age mark

noun

Traits, lignes

Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).

Examples :

"The sculptor studied the lines of the model's face, carefully noting the curve of the jaw and the set of the brow. "

Le sculpteur a étudié les traits du visage du modèle, notant attentivement la courbe de la mâchoire et la ligne des sourcils.

body appearance figure

noun

File, rangée

A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.

Examples :

"The line forms on the right."

La file se forme sur la droite.

group military organization position

noun

L'infanterie de ligne

The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery etc.

Examples :

"During the historical re-enactment, the actors portraying the "lines" wore simple uniforms and carried muskets, while the actors playing the artillery had elaborate cannons. "

Pendant la reconstitution historique, les acteurs incarnant l'infanterie de ligne portaient des uniformes simples et portaient des mousquets, tandis que les acteurs jouant l'artillerie avaient des canons élaborés.

military war group

noun

Lignée, lignage, descendance

A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.

Examples :

""He comes from a long lines of doctors; his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all physicians." "

Il est issu d'une longue lignée de médecins ; son arrière-grand-père, son grand-père et son père étaient tous médecins.

family race history

noun

Lignes, quelques mots

A small amount of text. Specifically:

Examples :

"The teacher asked us to write ten lines for our poem. "

Le professeur nous a demandé d'écrire dix lignes pour notre poème.

writing literature communication

noun

Ligne de conduite, domaine, secteur

Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.

Examples :

""Our company is expanding into new lines of business, including sustainable energy solutions." "

Notre entreprise se développe dans de nouveaux secteurs d'activité, notamment les solutions d'énergie durable.

way business job direction organization communication industry work philosophy action science theory

noun

Ligne, position

The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.

Examples :

"Remember, your answers must match the party line."

N'oubliez pas, vos réponses doivent correspondre à la ligne du parti.

politics religion government state doctrine organization position

noun

Gamme, offre

A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.

Examples :

"How many buses does the line have?"

Combien de bus la gamme compte-t-elle ?

business commerce

noun

Lignes, actions

A number of shares taken by a jobber.

Examples :

"The jobber bought several lines of stock in the new tech company, hoping they would increase in value quickly. "

Le cambiste a acheté plusieurs lignes d'actions de la nouvelle entreprise technologique, espérant qu'elles prendraient rapidement de la valeur.

business finance

noun

Lignes

A measure of length:

Examples :

"The carpenter measured the table's length and said it was thirty-six lines. "

Le charpentier a mesuré la longueur de la table et a dit qu'elle faisait trente-six lignes.

math unit number

noun

Maxwell

A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.

Examples :

"The powerful magnet created 500,000 lines of magnetic flux. "

L'aimant puissant a créé 500 000 maxwells de flux magnétique.

physics energy unit

noun

Le rectangle du frappeur

(1800s, with "the") The batter’s box.

Examples :

"The baseball player carefully stepped into the batter's box lines. "

Le joueur de baseball est entré prudemment dans le rectangle du frappeur.

sport area

noun

Lignes

The position in which the fencers hold their swords.

Examples :

"At the start of the fencing match, the fencers took their lines perfectly, blades pointing forward, ready to begin. "

Au début du match d'escrime, les escrimeurs ont pris parfaitement leurs lignes, les lames pointées vers l'avant, prêts à commencer.

sport position

noun

Alignement, réglage

Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).

Examples :

"the engine is in line / out of line"

Le moteur est aligné / désaligné.

machine technical function position

noun

Ligne, trace

A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.

Examples :

"The dealer offered him three lines of cocaine. "

Le dealer lui a proposé trois lignes de cocaïne.

substance police

noun

Instruction, doctrine

Instruction; doctrine.

Examples :

"The new manager gave us the lines we were to follow for the project. "

Le nouveau responsable nous a donné les instructions à suivre pour le projet.

doctrine philosophy religion theory theology

noun

Lignée cellulaire

Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.

Examples :

"In the lab, the scientists are studying different lines of cancer cells to understand how each responds to a new drug. "

En laboratoire, les scientifiques étudient différentes lignées cellulaires de cellules cancéreuses pour comprendre comment chacune réagit à un nouveau médicament.

biology medicine organism

noun

Ligne de perfusion

(perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.

Examples :

"During surgery, the nurse checked the lines to ensure the patient was receiving the correct fluids and medications. "

Pendant l'opération, l'infirmière a vérifié la ligne de perfusion pour s'assurer que le patient recevait les fluides et les médicaments corrects.

medicine device technical anatomy part

noun

Ligne d'avants

A group of forwards that play together.

Examples :

"The hockey coach shuffled the lines to try and score more goals. "

L'entraîneur de hockey a remanié la ligne d'avants pour essayer de marquer plus de buts.

sport group

noun

Cathéter

A vascular catheter.

Examples :

"line sepsis"

Sepsis liée au cathéter

medicine device

verb

Aligner, ranger

To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.

Examples :

"to line troops"

Aligner les troupes.

position action organization

verb

Aligner, renforcer, fortifier

To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.

Examples :

"to line works with soldiers"

Aligner des travaux avec des soldats.

military war

verb

Aligner, border

To form a line along.

Examples :

"The children lined up patiently for their lunch. "

Les enfants se sont alignés patiemment pour leur déjeuner.

appearance mark action

verb

Rayer, ligner

To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.

Examples :

"to line a copy book"

Ligner un cahier.

mark art

verb

Tracer des lignes, dessiner

To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.

Examples :

"The architect lined the building's design on the blueprint, showing the exact shape and placement of the walls. "

L'architecte a tracé le plan du bâtiment sur le plan, montrant la forme exacte et l'emplacement des murs.

art writing style

verb

Lire ligne par ligne

To read or repeat line by line.

Examples :

"to line out a hymn"

lire un hymne ligne par ligne

language literature communication

verb

Frapper une ligne directe

To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.

Examples :

"Jones lined to left in his last at-bat."

Jones a frappé une ligne directe vers la gauche lors de son dernier passage au bâton.

sport

verb

Suivre les abeilles, tracer leur vol

To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.

Examples :

""The beekeeper lines bees in the meadow to find their hive hidden in the woods." "

L'apiculteur suit les abeilles dans la prairie pour trouver leur ruche cachée dans les bois.

animal nature insect agriculture

verb

Mesurer

To measure.

Examples :

"The tailor lines the jacket before sewing it, ensuring the fabric sits properly. "

Le tailleur mesure la veste avant de la coudre, en s'assurant que le tissu est bien positionné.

math technical

verb

Doublurer, tapisser

To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.

Examples :

"The bird lines its nest with soft grass."

L'oiseau tapisse son nid d'herbe tendre.

material utility

verb

Renforcer (le dos d'un livre) avec de la colle et des matériaux collés comme du tissu ou du papier

To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.

Examples :

"The bookbinder carefully lines the spines of old textbooks to make them last longer. "

Le relieur renforce soigneusement les dos des anciens manuels scolaires pour les faire durer plus longtemps.

material writing

verb

Garnir, approvisionner

To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.

Examples :

"to line the shelves"

garnir les étagères

finance business

verb

S'accoupler avec

(of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate.

Examples :

"The farmer hoped his prize-winning sheepdog would line the neighbor's female collie to improve his breeding stock. "

L'agriculteur espérait que son chien de berger primé s'accouplerait avec la colley femelle du voisin pour améliorer son cheptel.

animal sex biology

noun

Répliques, texte

Words spoken by the actors.

Examples :

"I have yet to learn my lines."

Je dois encore apprendre mes répliques.

entertainment literature language communication

noun

Lignes, fortifications

(fortifications) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.

Examples :

"The army dug extensive lines of trenches and barbed wire to protect their position from the advancing enemy. "

L'armée a creusé de vastes lignes de tranchées et de barbelés pour protéger sa position de l'ennemi en progression.

military war position structure

noun

Lignes, formes

Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.

Examples :

"The naval architect carefully studied the lines of the ship's hull to ensure it was both seaworthy and efficient in the water. "

L'architecte naval a soigneusement étudié les formes de la coque du navire pour s'assurer qu'elle était à la fois navigable et efficace dans l'eau.

nautical vehicle sailing

noun

Lignes de punition

A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.

Examples :

"I had to write out 200 lines"

J'ai dû écrire 200 lignes de punition.

education writing law

noun

Rênes

The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.

Examples :

"The driver pulled gently on the lines, guiding the horse and carriage down the street. "

Le cocher tira doucement sur les rênes, guidant le cheval et la calèche dans la rue.

vehicle animal utensil

Meanings

Lignes, traits

Examples :

"The arrow descended in a curved line."

La flèche est descendue en suivant une ligne courbe.

Corde, ficelle

Examples :

"The sailor used thick lines to secure the boat to the dock. "

Le marin a utilisé d'épaisses cordes pour attacher le bateau au quai.

Tuyau, conduite

Examples :

"a brake line"

Une conduite de frein.

Direction, chemin

Examples :

"the line of sight"

la ligne de mire

Ligne, fil

Examples :

"I tried to make a call, but the line was dead."

J'ai essayé de passer un appel, mais la ligne était coupée.

Corde à linge

Examples :

"After washing the clothes, I hung them on the lines to dry in the sun. "

Après avoir lavé les vêtements, je les ai accrochés sur la corde à linge pour les faire sécher au soleil.

Lettre

Examples :

"Drop me a line."

Écris-moi.

Lignes, réseaux

Examples :

"a line of stages"

Une ligne de relais.

Tranchées, lignes

Examples :

"During the paintball game, the teams carefully advanced, trying to break through the enemy's lines to capture their flag. "

Pendant la partie de paintball, les équipes ont avancé prudemment, essayant de percer les lignes ennemies pour capturer leur drapeau.

Limite, contour, démarcation

Examples :

"The farmer carefully checked the lines of his fence to make sure no animals could escape. "

L'agriculteur a soigneusement vérifié les limites de sa clôture pour s'assurer qu'aucun animal ne puisse s'échapper.

Mètre ruban

Examples :

"The carpenter used the measuring lines to mark the length of the new table. "

Le charpentier a utilisé le mètre ruban pour marquer la longueur de la nouvelle table.

Ligne, corde

Examples :

"The carpenter used a long string as lines to measure the length of the new shelf. "

Le charpentier a utilisé une longue corde comme ligne pour mesurer la longueur de la nouvelle étagère.

Parcelle, terrain

Examples :

"My family has lived within these lines for generations, ever since our ancestors settled this land. "

Ma famille vit sur ces parcelles depuis des générations, depuis que nos ancêtres se sont installés sur cette terre.

Ride, ligne

Examples :

"Years of laughter and worry etched fine lines around her eyes. "

Des années de rire et d'inquiétude ont gravé de fines rides autour de ses yeux.

Traits, lignes

Examples :

"The sculptor studied the lines of the model's face, carefully noting the curve of the jaw and the set of the brow. "

Le sculpteur a étudié les traits du visage du modèle, notant attentivement la courbe de la mâchoire et la ligne des sourcils.

File, rangée

Examples :

"The line forms on the right."

La file se forme sur la droite.

L'infanterie de ligne

Examples :

"During the historical re-enactment, the actors portraying the "lines" wore simple uniforms and carried muskets, while the actors playing the artillery had elaborate cannons. "

Pendant la reconstitution historique, les acteurs incarnant l'infanterie de ligne portaient des uniformes simples et portaient des mousquets, tandis que les acteurs jouant l'artillerie avaient des canons élaborés.

Lignée, lignage, descendance

Examples :

""He comes from a long lines of doctors; his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all physicians." "

Il est issu d'une longue lignée de médecins ; son arrière-grand-père, son grand-père et son père étaient tous médecins.

Lignes, quelques mots

Examples :

"The teacher asked us to write ten lines for our poem. "

Le professeur nous a demandé d'écrire dix lignes pour notre poème.

Ligne de conduite, domaine, secteur

Examples :

""Our company is expanding into new lines of business, including sustainable energy solutions." "