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source

/sɔːs/ /sɔɹs/

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noun

Source, origine

The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

Examples :

"The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling."

L'accusée a refusé de révéler la source des drogues illégales qu'elle vendait.

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noun

Source, origine

Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.

Examples :

"The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers."

Les principales sources du fleuve Euphrate sont les rivières Karasu et Murat.

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noun

Source, informateur

A reporter's informant.

Examples :

"The reporter's source told her that the school principal was resigning. "

La source du journaliste lui a dit que le directeur de l'école allait démissionner.

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noun

Code source

Source code.

Examples :

"The programmer studied the source code to fix the errors in the software. "

Le programmeur a étudié le code source pour corriger les erreurs dans le logiciel.

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noun

Source

The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

Examples :

"The technician carefully connected the positive source of the FET to the power supply. "

Le technicien a soigneusement connecté la source positive du transistor à effet de champ à l'alimentation électrique.

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verb

Se procurer, obtenir

To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.

Examples :

"The company is sourcing new equipment for the factory. "

L'entreprise se procure de nouveaux équipements pour l'usine.

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verb

Trouver la source de (une citation), citer

To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

Examples :

"To understand where the quote came from, I need to source it. "

Pour comprendre d'où vient la citation, je dois en trouver la source.

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