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ports

/pɔːts/ /pɔɹts/

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noun

Ports

A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.

Examples :

"Many ships arrive at the busy ports to deliver goods from all over the world. "

De nombreux navires arrivent dans les ports animés pour livrer des marchandises du monde entier.

nautical geography place sailing ocean environment vehicle

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Ville portuaire

A town or city containing such a place, a port city.

Examples :

"Many busy ports contribute significantly to international trade. "

De nombreuses villes portuaires animées contribuent de manière significative au commerce international.

geography nautical place sailing ocean

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Babord

The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.

Examples :

"The pilot carefully navigated the plane, keeping the ports clear of the approaching storm clouds. "

Le pilote a navigué prudemment l'avion, gardant le babord dégagé des nuages d'orage approchant.

nautical sailing direction vehicle position part

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Rameur de bâbord

A sweep rower that primarily rows with an oar on the port side.

Examples :

"Each eight has four ports and four starboards."

Chaque huit a quatre rameurs de bâbord et quatre rameurs de tribord.

nautical sport sailing person

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Ports, entrées

An entryway or gate.

Examples :

"The city ports bustled with activity as ships arrived, unloading goods from all over the world. "

Les ports de la ville étaient animés alors que les navires arrivaient, déchargeant des marchandises du monde entier.

architecture nautical

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Ouvertures, hublots

An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.

Examples :

"The sailors opened the ports on the ship to load the cargo. "

Les marins ont ouvert les hublots du navire pour charger la cargaison.

nautical sailing military vehicle ocean architecture

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Le couloir

(bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.

Examples :

"The player aimed carefully, hoping to send her bowl through the ports created by the positioning of the other stones. "

Le joueur visait avec soin, espérant envoyer sa boule dans le couloir créé par le positionnement des autres pierres.

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Orifice, ouverture

An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.

Examples :

"The plumber checked all the water ports under the sink to find the leak. "

Le plombier a vérifié tous les orifices d'eau sous l'évier pour trouver la fuite.

part technical machine technology

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Port

A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port (hardware)

Examples :

"The computer has several ports on the back to connect devices like the printer and mouse. "

L'ordinateur possède plusieurs ports à l'arrière pour connecter des périphériques comme l'imprimante et la souris.

computing electronics device technology system internet communication machine signal technical part function

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Port, connecteur femelle

A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.

Examples :

"The computer has several USB ports where you can plug in your mouse, keyboard, and printer. "

L'ordinateur possède plusieurs ports USB où vous pouvez brancher votre souris, votre clavier et votre imprimante.

electronics device part technology machine computing

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Porte-mèche

Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.

Examples :

"The candle maker carefully arranged the wicks into the ports before dipping them in wax. "

Le fabricant de bougies a soigneusement disposé les mèches dans les porte-mèches avant de les tremper dans la cire.

utensil item material

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Manière, maintien

The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.

Examples :

"Her confident ports as she addressed the crowd suggested years of public speaking experience. "

Son maintien confiant lorsqu'elle s'est adressée à la foule suggérait des années d'expérience en prise de parole en public.

appearance style human character person

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La position d'une arme lorsqu'elle est portée; une position de fusil exécutée en jetant l'arme en diagonale devant le corps, la main droite saisissant la crosse et le canon étant incliné vers le haut et croisant l'épaule gauche.

Examples :

"The drill sergeant barked, "Execute ports!," and the cadets quickly brought their rifles into the specified diagonal position. "

Le sergent-instructeur aboya : « Présentez vos armes ! », et les cadets ont rapidement mis leurs fusils dans la position diagonale spécifiée.

military weapon position war action

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Portages

A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.

Examples :

"Many classic video games now have ports for smartphones, allowing people to play them on the go. "

De nombreux jeux vidéo classiques ont désormais des portages pour smartphones, ce qui permet aux gens d'y jouer en déplacement.

computing technology

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Ensemble de fichiers utilisés pour construire et installer un fichier exécutable binaire

(BSD) A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.

Examples :

"To install the latest version of Firefox on FreeBSD, I used the ports collection instead of compiling the source code myself, as the ports handle all the dependencies and build process automatically. "

Pour installer la dernière version de Firefox sur FreeBSD, j'ai utilisé l'ensemble de fichiers utilisés pour construire et installer un fichier exécutable binaire au lieu de compiler moi-même le code source, car cet ensemble gère automatiquement toutes les dépendances et le processus de construction.

computing technology

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Porto

A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.

Examples :

"After dinner, my grandfather enjoyed a glass of ports with a piece of dark chocolate. "

Après le dîner, mon grand-père a savouré un verre de porto avec un morceau de chocolat noir.

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Valise, sac

A suitcase or schoolbag.

Examples :

"After decades of use, her old leather ports were finally starting to show their wear and tear. "

Après des décennies d'utilisation, ses vieux sacs en cuir commençaient enfin à montrer des signes d'usure.

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