send

send
send vtr (prét, pp sent)
1 (dispatch) gen envoyer [letter, parcel, goods, message, person] ; Radio envoyer [signal] ; to send help envoyer des secours ; to send sth to sb, to send sb sth envoyer qch à qn ; to send sth to the cleaner's faire nettoyer qch ; to send sb to do sth envoyer qn faire qch ; she sent him to the supermarket for some milk elle l'a envoyé au supermarché acheter du lait ; they'll send a car for you ils enverront une voiture vous chercher ; to send sb home (from school, work) renvoyer qn chez lui ; to send sb to bed envoyer qn se coucher ; to send sb to prison mettre qn en prison ; send her my love! embrasse-la de ma part ; send them my regards/best wishes transmettez-leur mes amitiés/meilleurs vœux ; Kirsten sends her regards tu as le bonjour de Kirsten ; (more formally) vous avez les amitiés de Kirsten ; to send word that faire dire que ;
2 (cause to move) envoyer ; the explosion sent debris in all directions l'explosion a envoyé des débris dans toutes les directions ; the blow sent him crashing to the ground le coup l'a envoyé rouler par terre ; the noise sent people running in all directions le bruit a fait courir les gens dans toutes les directions ; to send share prices soaring/plummeting faire monter/s'effondrer le cours des actions ; the impact sent the car over the cliff le choc a fait basculer la voiture du haut de la falaise ; the collision sent the car straight into a wall/into a hedge la collision a été si forte que la voiture a embouti un mur/est rentrée dans une haie ; the fire sent flickers of light across the room le feu lançait des lueurs à travers la pièce ; to send shivers down sb's spine donner froid dans le dos à qn ;
3 (cause to become) rendre ; to send sb mad/berserk rendre qn fou/fou furieux ; to send sb into a rage mettre qn dans une rage folle ; to send sb to sleep endormir qn ; to send sb into fits of laughter faire éclater de rire qn ;
4 ○ (excite) she really sends me! elle me botte ○ or m'emballe ○ vraiment! ; this music really sends me! cette musique me botte ○ or me plaît vraiment!
Idiom
to send sb packing ○ , to send sb about her/his business ○ envoyer balader qn ○
Phrasal verbs
■ send along :
▶ send [sb/sth] along, send along [sb/sth] envoyer ; send him/the documents along to room three envoyez-le/les documents à la salle trois.
■ send around US = send round.
■ send away :
▶ send away for [sth] commander [qch] par correspondance ;
▶ send [sb/sth] away faire partir, renvoyer [person] ;
▶ to send a child away to boarding school envoyer un enfant en pension ; to send an appliance away to be mended envoyer un appareil chez le fabricant pour le faire réparer.
■ send down :
▶ send [sb/sth] down, send down [sb/sth] envoyer ; send him down to the second floor dites-lui de descendre au deuxième étage ; can you send it down to me? pouvez-vous me le faire parvenir? ;
▶ send [sb] down
1 GB Univ renvoyer [qn] de l'université (for pour ; for doing pour avoir fait) ;
2 ○ GB (put in prison) mettre or envoyer qn en prison ; he was sent down for ten years for armed robbery il a été condamné à dix ans pour vol à main armée.
■ send for :
▶ send for [sb/sth] appeler, faire venir [doctor, taxi, plumber] ; demander [reinforcements] ; the headmaster has sent for you le directeur te réclame.
■ send forth :
▶ send forth [sb/sth] littér envoyer [messenger, army, ray of light].
■ send in :
▶ send [sb/sth] in, send in [sb/sth] envoyer [letter, form] ; envoyer [police, troops] ; faire entrer [visitor] ; to send in one's application poser sa candidature.
■ send off :
▶ send off for [sth] commander [qch] par correspondance ;
▶ send [sth] off, send off [sth] (post) envoyer, expédier [letter, parcel, form] ;
▶ send [sb] off, send off [sb] Sport expulser [player] (for pour ; for doing pour avoir fait) ;
▶ send [sb] off to envoyer [qn] à [shops, school] ; to send [sb] off to do envoyer [qn] faire.
■ send on :
▶ send [sb] on (ahead) Mil (as scout) envoyer [qn] en éclaireur ; send him on ahead to open up the shop dites-lui de partir devant ouvrir le magasin ;
▶ send [sth] on, send on [sth]
1 (send in advance) expédier [qch] à l'avance [luggage] ;
2 (forward) faire suivre [letter, mail].
■ send out :
▶ send out for [sth] envoyer quelqu'un chercher [sandwich, newspaper] ;
▶ send [sth] out, send out [sth]
1 (post) envoyer [letters, leaflets] ;
2 (emit) émettre [light, heat, flames] ; (produce) [tree, plant] produire [leaf, bud, creeper] ;
▶ send [sb] out faire sortir [pupil] ;
▶ send [sb] out for envoyer [qn] chercher [pizza, sandwich].
■ send round GB :
▶ send [sb/sth] round, send round [sb/sth]
1 (circulate) faire circuler [letter, memo etc] ;
2 (cause to go) envoyer [person, object] ; I've sent him round to my neighbour's je l'ai envoyé chez le voisin.
■ send up :
▶ send [sth] up (post) envoyer ; send your ideas up to the BBC envoyez vos idées à la BBC ;
▶ send [sb] up ○ US (put in prison) mettre or envoyer [qn] en prison ;
▶ send [sb/sth] up, send up [sb/sth]
1 (into sky, space) envoyer [astronaut, probe] ;
2 (to upper floor) you can send him up now vous pouvez lui dire de monter maintenant ; can you send it up to me? pouvez-vous me le faire parvenir? ;
3 ○ GB (parody) parodier [person, institution].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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