refer

refer
refer (p prés etc -rr-)
A vtr
1 (pass on) renvoyer [task, problem, enquiry, matter] (to à) ;
2 Jur déférer [case] (to à) ; to refer a dispute to arbitration soumettre un litige à un arbitrage ;
3 Med Admin to be referred to a specialist/to a hospital être envoyé en consultation chez un spécialiste/dans un hôpital ;
4 (direct) to refer sb to [person] envoyer qn à [department] ; [critic, text] renvoyer qn à [article, footnote] ;
5 Comm, Fin the cheque has been referred le chèque ne peut être honoré pour l'instant.
B vi
1 (allude to, talk about) to refer to parler de, faire allusion à [person, topic, event] ; I wasn't referring to you je ne parlais pas de toi ;
2 (as name, label) she refers to him as Bob elle l'appelle Bob ; this is what I refer to as our patio c'est ce que j'appelle notre terrasse ; he's always referred to as ‘the secretary’ quand on parle de lui, on dit toujours ‘le secrétaire’ ; don't refer to him as an idiot ne le traite pas d'imbécile ;
3 (signify) to refer to [number, date, term] se rapporter à ; what does this date here refer to? à quoi se rapporte cette date? ;
4 (consult) [person] to refer to consulter [notes, article, system] ;
5 (apply) to refer to sb/sth s'adresser à qn/qch ; this refers to you in particular ceci s'adresse particulièrement à toi ;
6 Comm Fin ‘refer to drawer’ ‘voir le tireur’ ; ‘refer to bank’ (in cash machine) ‘adressez-vous à votre banque’.
Phrasal verb
■ refer back :
▶ refer back to [speaker] revenir sur [issue] ;
▶ refer [sth] back renvoyer [matter, decision, question] (to à).

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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