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A n surtout GB to have a read of jeter un coup d'œil sur , lire [article, magazine] ; I enjoy a quiet read j'aime bien lire tranquillement ; I've already seen the newspaper, do you want a read? j'ai déjà regardé le journal, est-ce que tu veux le lire? ; to be an easy/exciting read être facile/passionnant à lire ; this book is a good read c'est un bon livre.
B vtr (prét, pp read)
1 (in text etc) lire [book, instructions, map, music, sign] (in dans) ; I read somewhere that j'ai lu quelque part que ; to read sth to sb, to read sb sth lire qch à qn ; to read sth aloud lire qch à haute voix ; to read sth to oneself lire qch ; she can read elle sait lire ; I can read German je lis l'allemand ;
2 (say) the card reads ‘Happy Birthday Dad’ sur la carte il est écrit ‘bon anniversaire Papa’ ; the thermometer reads 20 degrees le thermomètre indique 20 degrés ; the sentence should read as follows la phrase correcte est ;
3 (decipher) lire [braille, handwriting] ; ⇒ lip-read ;
4 (interpret) reconnaître [signs] ; interpréter [intentions, reactions] ; voir [situation] ; to read sb's thoughts ou mind lire dans les pensées de qn ; to read sb's mood connaître les humeurs de qn ; to read sb's tea-leaves lire dans le marc de café ; to read palms lire les lignes de la main ; to read a remark/statement as considérer une remarque/déclaration comme ; don't read his comments as proof of his sincerity ne considère pas ses commentaires comme une preuve de sa sincérité ; the book can be read as a satire le livre peut se lire comme une satire ; to read sth into lire qch derrière [comment, message, sentence] ; don't read too much into his reply ne va pas imaginer des choses qu'il n'a pas dites ;
5 GB Univ étudier ; she is reading history at Oxford elle fait des études d'histoire à Oxford ;
6 (take a recording) relever [meter] ; lire [dial, barometer, gauge] ; I can't read what the dial says je n'arrive pas à lire le cadran ;
7 Radio, Telecom recevoir [person, pilot] ; I can read you loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq ;
8 Publg lire ; for ‘cat’ in line 12 read ‘cart’ au lieu de ‘cat’ à la ligne 12, (il faut) lire ‘cart’ ;
9 Comput [computer] lire [data, file].
C vi (prét, pp read)
1 (look at or articulate text) lire (to sb à qn) ; to read aloud lire à haute voix (to sb à qn) ; to read about sth lire quelque chose sur [accident, discovery] ; I read about it in the ‘Times’ j'ai lu quelque chose là-dessus dans le ‘Times’ ; I read about him yesterday j'ai lu quelque chose à son sujet hier ; to read to sb from sth lire qch à qn ;
2 GB (study) to read for a degree préparer une licence (in de) ; to read for the Bar GB Jur préparer son entrée au barreau ;
3 (create an impression) the document reads well/badly le document se lit bien/mal ; the translation reads like the original la traduction est aussi bonne que l'original.
D read pp adj to take sth as read considérer qch comme lu [minutes, report] ; the press took it as read that he was lying pour la presse il était évident qu'il mentait ; can we take it as read that everybody will agree? pouvons-nous considérer que tout le monde sera d'accord?
Idiom
to read between the lines lire entre les lignes.
Phrasal verbs
read back :
read [sth] back relire [message, sentence] (to à).
read in :
read [sth] in, read in [sth] [computer] enregistrer [data].
read off :
read off [sth], read [sth] off annoncer [names, scores].
read on continuer à lire.
read out :
read [sth] out, read out [sth] lire [qch] à haute voix.
read over, read through :
read over ou through [sth], read [sth] over ou through (for the first time) lire [article, essay] ; (reread) relire [notes, speech].
read up : to read up on sth/sb étudier qch/qn à fond, potasser .

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