field

field
field
A n
1 Agric, Geog, gen champ m (of de) ; ice/lava/snow field champ de glace/de lave/de neige ; wheat field champ de blé ;
2 Sport (ground) terrain m ; football/sports field terrain de football/de sport ; to take to the field [team] arriver sur le terrain ;
3 ¢ Sport (competitors) (athletes) concurrents mpl ; (horses) partants mpl, champ m ; Hunt chasseurs mpl (à courre) ; to lead ou be ahead of the field Sport mener le peloton ; fig être en tête ;
4 (area of knowledge) domaine m (of de) ; it's outside his field ça ne rélève pas de sa compétence ;
5 Ling champ m sémantique ;
6 (real environment) to test sth in the field faire des essais de qch sur le terrain ; to work in the field travailler sur le terrain ;
7 Mil the field of battle le champ de bataille ; to die in the field tomber or mourir au champ d'honneur ; to take the field se mettre en campagne ; to hold the field se maintenir sur ses positions ; fig [theory] dominer ;
8 (range) champ m ; field of force Elec champ de force ; field of vision ou view champ de vision ; field of fire Mil secteur m de tir ;
9 Comput, Math, Phys champ m ;
10 Art, Herald champ m ;
11 (airfield) terrain m d'aviation.
B vtr
1 Sport attraper, réceptionner [ball] ;
2 Sport, gen (select) faire jouer [team, player] ; présenter [candidate] ;
3 (put at disposal) mettre [qn/qch] en action [equipment, nurses, soldiers] ;
4 (respond to) répondre à [questions].
C vi Sport jouer dans l'équipe de défense.
Idiom
to play the field sortir avec tout le monde.

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