the geyser was spouting jets of water

projeter [pʀɔʒ(ə)te]

➭ TABLE 4

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = envisager) to plan ( de faire to do)

   b. ( = jeter) [+ gravillons] to throw up ; [+ étincelles] to throw off

   c. ( = envoyer) [+ ombre, reflet] to cast ; [+ film, diapositive] to show

• on nous a projeté des diapositives we were shown some slides

   d. (Mathematics, psychology, psychiatry) to project ( sur onto)

2. reflexive verb

► se projeter [ombre] to be cast ( sur on)

• il se projette sur ses enfants he projects his own feelings onto his children

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1) ( lancer) [véhicule] to throw [gravillon] ( sur up against)

2) ( jeter) to cast [ombre, reflet] ( sur on)

3) Cinéma, Photographie to show [film, diapositives] ( sur onto)

4) ( prévoir) to plan

5) Mathématique, Psychologie to project ( sur onto)

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1) (= envisager) to plan

2) (sur écran, mur) [images] to project, [film] to show

3) [ombre, lueur] to throw, to cast

4) (= jeter) to throw

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projeter verb table: jeter vtr

1 ( lancer) en nous doublant, le camion a projeté des gravillons sur notre voiture when it passed us the truck threw some gravel up against the car; projeter du sable sur des bâtiments pour les nettoyer to sandblast buildings; le geyser projetait des gerbes d'eau the geyser was spouting jets of water; le volcan projetait de la fumée the volcano was belching smoke; projeter du vitriol au visage de qn to throw acid in sb's face; le choc l'a projeté par terre/par-dessus bord/hors de son véhicule the shock sent him hurtling to the ground/overboard/out of his vehicle; le feu/chalumeau projette des étincelles the fire/blowtorch throws out sparks;

2 ( jeter) to cast [ombre, reflet] (sur on);

3 Cin, Phot to show, to project [film, diapositives] (sur onto); un documentaire sera projeté a documentary will be shown;

4 ( prévoir) to plan [voyage, vacances, mariage]; je projette de faire le tour du monde I'm planning to go round the world;

5 Math, Psych to project (sur onto).

[prɔʃte] verbe transitif

1. [prévoir] to plan, to arrange

2. [lancer] to throw, to hurl

3. [faire apparaître - ombre, lumière] to project, to cast, to throw

4. CINÉMA & PHOTOGRAPHIE to show, to project

5. PSYCHOLOGIE to project

6. MATHÉMATIQUES to project

7. [voix] to project

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se projeter verbe pronominal intransitif

[ombre] to be outlined ou silhouetted

son ombre se projetait sur l'écran he was silhouetted against the screen