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wires

/waɪəz/ /waɪɹz/

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noun

Fils métalliques

Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

Examples :

"The electrician connected the wires to the light switch. "

L'électricien a connecté les fils métalliques à l'interrupteur.

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Fils, câbles

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

Examples :

"The electrician connected the wires to the new light fixture. "

L'électricien a connecté les fils au nouveau luminaire.

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Fils électriques

A metal conductor that carries electricity.

Examples :

"The lamp wouldn't turn on because the wires inside the base were loose. "

La lampe ne s'allumait pas parce que les fils électriques à l'intérieur du socle étaient lâches.

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Clôture en fil de fer barbelé

A fence made of usually barbed wire.

Examples :

"The farmer fixed the wires around the pasture to keep the cows from escaping. "

L'agriculteur a réparé la clôture en fil de fer barbelé autour du pâturage pour empêcher les vaches de s'échapper.

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Ligne d'arrivée

A finish line of a racetrack.

Examples :

"The horse surged forward and crossed the wires to win the race. "

Le cheval a bondi en avant et a franchi la ligne d'arrivée pour gagner la course.

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Fils, câbles

A telecommunication wire or cable

Examples :

"The telephone company uses wires to connect our houses to the internet. "

La compagnie de téléphone utilise des câbles pour connecter nos maisons à Internet.

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Télégramme

(by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.

Examples :

""I'll send the news by wires tonight, as the phone lines are down." "

J'enverrai les nouvelles par télégramme ce soir, car les lignes téléphoniques sont en panne.

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Un micro, un dispositif d'écoute

A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

Examples :

"The detective wore wires during the meeting with the suspect to record their conversation. "

Le détective portait un micro lors de la réunion avec le suspect pour enregistrer leur conversation.

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Échéance, date limite

A deadline or critical endpoint.

Examples :

"This election is going to go right to the wire"

Cette élection va aller jusqu'à la date limite.

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Compteur de score

A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.

Examples :

"After each round of the game, we moved beads on the wires to keep track of our scores. "

Après chaque manche du jeu, nous déplacions les billes sur le compteur de score pour suivre nos points.

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Fils, ficelles

(usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.

Examples :

"to pull the wires for office"

Tirer les ficelles pour le bureau.

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Pickpocket, voleur à la tire

(thieves' slang) A pickpocket who targets women.

Examples :

"The police are investigating a series of thefts at the local mall, and suspect a group of wires is responsible. "

La police enquête sur une série de vols au centre commercial local et soupçonne un groupe de pickpockets d'être responsable.

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Signaux secrets, ententes

A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.

Examples :

"During the poker game, Tony kept coughing a certain way, and Maria suspected they were sending wires to each other about their hands. "

Pendant la partie de poker, Tony toussait d'une certaine manière, et Maria a soupçonné qu'ils se faisaient des signaux secrets sur leurs mains.

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Aiguille à tricoter

A knitting needle.

Examples :

"My grandmother used her wires to knit me a warm scarf for the winter. "

Ma grand-mère utilisait ses aiguilles à tricoter pour me tricoter une écharpe chaude pour l'hiver.

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Tige de plume

The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a collection of hummingbird wings, showing the delicate wires supporting their iridescent feathers. "

Le musée a exposé une collection d'ailes de colibris, montrant les délicates tiges de plumes soutenant leurs plumes iridescentes.

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verb

Filer, attacher avec du fil de fer

To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.

Examples :

"We need to wire that hole in the fence."

Nous devons filer ce trou dans la clôture.

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verb

câbler

To string on a wire.

Examples :

"wire beads"

Câbler des perles

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verb

Câbler

To equip with wires for use with electricity.

Examples :

"Do you know how to wire a plug?"

Savez-vous comment câbler une prise ?

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verb

Câbler, câbler

To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.

Examples :

"The electrician will wire the new security camera into the house's existing system tomorrow. "

L'électricien va câbler la nouvelle caméra de sécurité dans le système existant de la maison demain.

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Influencer, manipuler

(usually passive) To fix or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour) in a particular way.

Examples :

"Growing up in a family of doctors, he felt wired to follow the same path, even though his passion was art. "

Ayant grandi dans une famille de médecins, il se sentait influencé à suivre la même voie, même si sa passion était l'art.

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Transférer, câbler

To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.

Examples :

"The detective wired ahead, hoping that the fugitive would be caught at the railway station."

Le détective a câblé à l'avance, espérant que le fugitif serait arrêté à la gare.

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verb

Énerver, exciter

To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.

Examples :

"Coffee late at night wires me good and proper."

Le café tard le soir m'énerve bien comme il faut.

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verb

Mettre sur écoute

To install eavesdropping equipment.

Examples :

"The detective suspected the office was being wired, so he carefully checked for hidden microphones. "

Le détective soupçonnait que le bureau était mis sur écoute, alors il a soigneusement vérifié s'il y avait des microphones cachés.

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verb

câbler

To snare by means of a wire or wires.

Examples :

"The poachers tried to wire the rabbit, but it escaped their trap. "

Les braconniers ont essayé de câbler le lapin, mais il s'est échappé de leur piège.

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verb

Placer (une balle) de manière à ce que le fil d'un guichet empêche un coup réussi

To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.

Examples :

"The experienced bowler wired the ball close to the leg stump, making it nearly impossible for the batsman to score. "

Le lanceur expérimenté a placé la balle près du guichet de la jambe, rendant presque impossible pour le batteur de marquer.