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transits

/ˈtrænzɪts/ /ˈtrænsɪts/

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noun

Transit, passage

The act of passing over, across, or through something.

Examples :

"The transits of the planets Venus and Mercury across the face of the Sun are rare astronomical events. "

Les transits des planètes Vénus et Mercure devant le Soleil sont des événements astronomiques rares.

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noun

Transport, transit

The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.

Examples :

"the transit of goods through a country"

Le transit de marchandises à travers un pays.

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noun

Transit

The passage of a celestial body across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.

Examples :

"The transit of the moon across the sun was visible from our classroom window this morning. "

Le transit de la lune devant le soleil était visible depuis la fenêtre de notre classe ce matin.

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noun

Transit, théodolite

A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

Examples :

"The construction crew used transits to precisely measure the angles needed for the new building's foundation. "

L'équipe de construction a utilisé des transits pour mesurer avec précision les angles nécessaires aux fondations du nouveau bâtiment.

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noun

Alignement, ligne de mire

An imaginary line between two objects whose positions are known. When the navigator sees one object directly in front of the other, the navigator knows that his position is on the transit.

Examples :

"The sailor used the two distant trees as transits; when they lined up perfectly, he knew his boat was safely within the harbor channel. "

Le marin utilisa les deux arbres lointains comme alignement ; lorsqu'ils s'alignèrent parfaitement, il sut que son bateau était en sécurité dans le chenal du port.

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noun

Un fourgon Ford Transit, voir Transit

A Ford Transit van, see Transit.

Examples :

"Beufort road, Birkenhead, about 17.15 June 19 2013, white transit overtakes and swerves left into junction almost taking my front wheel."

Beufort Road, Birkenhead, vers 17h15 le 19 juin 2013, un fourgon Ford Transit blanc dépasse et déboîte sur la gauche pour s'engager dans une intersection, manquant de peu de percuter ma roue avant.

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noun

Transports en commun

Public transport system.

Examples :

"I always take the transit to work."

Je prends toujours les transports en commun pour aller travailler.

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verb

Traverser, passer

To pass over, across or through something.

Examples :

"The bus transits the city every hour, making stops along its route. "

Le bus traverse la ville toutes les heures, en s'arrêtant le long de son itinéraire.

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verb

Faire pivoter un instrument autour de son axe horizontal afin d'inverser sa direction

To revolve an instrument about its horizontal axis so as to reverse its direction.

Examples :

"The surveyor transits the theodolite to take a back reading on the benchmark. "

L'arpenteur fait pivoter le théodolite pour prendre une lecture arrière sur le repère.

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verb

Effectuer un transit

To make a transit.

Examples :

"The bus transits the city every 30 minutes. "

Le bus effectue un transit dans la ville toutes les 30 minutes.

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verb

Transiter le trafic de communications

Examples :

"The internet service provider transits the email traffic from my home network to the university's network. "

Le fournisseur d'accès à Internet fait transiter le trafic de courriels de mon réseau domestique vers le réseau de l'université.

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