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noun

Lecture, audition

A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.

Examples :

"After several reads, the actor finally understood the director's vision for the character. "

Après plusieurs lectures, l'acteur a finalement compris la vision du réalisateur pour le personnage.

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noun

Lecture, ouvrage

(in combination) Something to be read; a written work.

Examples :

"His thrillers are always a gripping read."

Ses thrillers sont toujours une lecture captivante.

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noun

Interprétation, lecture

A person's interpretation or impression of something.

Examples :

"Her reads of the company report were ultimately optimistic, despite the challenges mentioned. "

Ses interprétations du rapport de l'entreprise étaient finalement optimistes, malgré les défis mentionnés.

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noun

Lecture

An instance of reading.

Examples :

"The student finished all the reads for her literature class last night. "

L'étudiante a terminé toutes les lectures pour son cours de littérature hier soir.

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verb

Lit

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

Examples :

"Have you read this book?"

As-tu lu ce livre ?

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verb

Lit, lire

To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.

Examples :

"All right, class, who wants to read next?"

Très bien, la classe, qui veut lire ensuite ?

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verb

Lit

To read work(s) written by (a named author).

Examples :

""For her English class, Maria reads books by Jane Austen." "

Pour son cours d'anglais, Maria lit des livres de Jane Austen.

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verb

Interpréter, comprendre

To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.

Examples :

"I can read his feelings in his face."

Je peux lire ses sentiments sur son visage.

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verb

Comporte, contient

To consist of certain text.

Examples :

"On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance"."

Sur la porte était accrochée une pancarte qui disait « Accès interdit ».

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verb

Signifie, se lit

Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.

Examples :

"Arabic reads right to left."

L'arabe se lit de droite à gauche.

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verb

Remplace, se lit

To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.

Examples :

"The contract originally said "100 units," but the revised version reads "1,000 units" due to a printing error. "

Le contrat disait à l'origine « 100 unités », mais la version révisée se lit « 1 000 unités » en raison d'une erreur d'impression.

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verb

Signifie, veut dire

(usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.

Examples :

""My sister said she was 'experiencing some personal challenges' at work, which reads like she's quitting." "

« Ma sœur a dit qu'elle « rencontrait des difficultés personnelles » au travail, ce qui veut dire qu'elle démissionne. »

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verb

Reçoit

To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.

Examples :

"Do you read me?"

Me recevez-vous ?

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verb

Décrypter, interpréter

To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal)

Examples :

"A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance."

Un signal répéteur peut être utilisé lorsque la géométrie de la voie rend le signal principal difficile à décrypter à distance.

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verb

Étudie, lit

(except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.

Examples :

"I am reading theology at university."

J'étudie la théologie à l'université.

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verb

lit, extrait

To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).

Examples :

"to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard"

lire un disque dur ; extraire d'un port ; lire le clavier

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verb

Penser, croire, estimer

To think, believe; to consider (that).

Examples :

""The situation reads like a misunderstanding to me." "

La situation me semble être un malentendu.

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verb

Conseiller, recommander

To advise; to counsel. See rede.

Examples :

"The wise elder reads the young man on the importance of patience and respect. "

Le sage ancien conseille au jeune homme l'importance de la patience et du respect.

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verb

Dit, déclare, récite

To tell; to declare; to recite.

Examples :

"The teacher reads the names of the students who won awards. "

Le professeur dit les noms des élèves qui ont gagné des prix.

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verb

Reconnaître comme transgenre

To recognise (someone) as being transgender.

Examples :

"Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me."

Chaque fois que je sors, je crains que quelqu'un ne me reconnaisse comme transgenre.

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verb

Se moquer de, taquiner

To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.

Examples :

"During the friendly roast, Sarah reads John for always wearing mismatched socks, but he just laughs it off. "

Pendant le roast amical, Sarah s'est moquée de John parce qu'il portait toujours des chaussettes dépareillées, mais il a juste ri.

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