read Signification, définition

Signification de read en français

• 0 to understand written words -- lire

  • children who are unable to read les enfants qui ne savent pas lire

  • I can’t read Arabic. Je ne sais pas lire l’arabe.

• 1 to speak or think the words in a book, magazine, letter, etc. -- lire

  • His mother reads to him every night. Sa mère lui fait la lecture tous les soirs.

  • I read the whole book in a day. J’ai lu le livre entier en une journée.

• 2 to obtain information from reading -- lire

  • I read it in an article I found online. Je l’ai lu dans un article que j’ai trouvé en ligne.

  • We were reading about the planets at school. Nous étudiions les planètes à l’école.

• 3 to be able to understand easily -- comprendre

  • She’s very good at reading people. Elle excelle à comprendre les gens.

  • The team failed to read the situation on the field. L’équipe n’a pas réussi à interpréter la situation sur le terrain.

• 4 to have sth short written on -- dire

  • The sign read “No entry.” Le panneau disait “Entrée interdite”.

• 5 to look at and understand numbers, symbols, etc. on an instrument, map, etc. -- lire

  • I’m not very good at reading maps. Je ne suis pas très doué pour déchiffrer/lire les cartes.

  • How do you read this table? Comment déchiffres-tu cette table ?

• 6 (of an instrument, machine, or device) to show a particular number -- indiquer

  • The gas gauge read full. La jauge du niveau d’essence indiquait que le réservoir était plein.

• 7 to understand a meaning that is not stated directly -- lire entre les lignes

  • Reading between the lines, I could see the situation was going to get worse. En lisant entre les lignes, je vis que la situation empirait.

• 8 to look at and understand (printed or written words or other signs) -- lire

  • Have you read this letter?

  • Can your little girl read yet?

  • Can anyone here read Chinese?

  • She can read music.

  • I can read (= understand without being told) her thoughts/mind.

• 9 to learn by reading -- lire

  • I read in the paper today that the government is going to cut taxes again.

• 10 to read aloud, usually to someone else -- faire la lecture à

  • I read my daughter a story before she goes to bed

  • I read to her before she goes to bed.

• 11 to pass one’s time by reading books etc for pleasure etc -- lire

  • I don’t have much time to read these days.

• 12 to study (a subject) at a university etc -- étudier

  • He’s reading history at Oxford.

• 13 to look at or be able to see (something) and get information from it -- voir, lire

  • I can’t read the clock without my glasses

  • The nurse read the thermometer.

• 14 to be written or worded; to say -- être rédigé

  • His letter reads as follows: ‘Dear Sir, …’

• 15 (of a piece of writing etc) to make a (good, bad etc) impression -- se lire

  • This report reads well.

• 16 (of dials, instruments etc) to show a particular figure, measurement etc -- indiquer

  • The thermometer reads –5C.

• 17 to (cause a word, phrase etc to) be replaced by another, eg in a document or manuscript -- au lieu de…, lire

  • There is one error on this page – For ‘two yards’, read ‘two metres’

  • ‘Two yards long’ should read ‘two metres long’.

• 18 the act, or a period, of reading -- lecture

  • I like a good read before I go to sleep.