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cite [saɪt]∎ he cited it as an example il l'a cité en exemple∎ she was cited for bravery elle a été citée pour sa bravoure∎ they were cited to appear as witnesses ils étaient cités comme témoins -
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quote [kwəʊt](a) (cite → words, example, statistics) citer;∎ can I quote you on that? vous me permettez de citer ce que vous venez de dire?;∎ don't quote me on that (don't repeat it) ne le répétez pas; (don't say who told you) ne dites pas que c'est moi qui vous l'ai dit;∎ she quoted several passages from the book elle cita plusieurs passages du livre;∎ he said, quote, get lost, unquote il a dit, je cite, allez vous faire voir;∎ their leader was quoted as denying the allegation leur leader aurait rejeté l'accusation;∎ you are quoted as saying he's mad vous auriez dit qu'il était fou∎ please quote this reference (number) prière de mentionner cette référence;∎ in reply please quote this number prière de rappeler ce numéro dans toute correspondance ultérieure∎ gold prices were quoted at £500 l'or a été coté à 500 livres;∎ quoted on the Stock Exchange coté en Bourse;∎ Stock Exchange to quote an expiry coter une échéance;∎ can you quote me a price? pouvez-vous me donner ou m'indiquer un prix?∎ to quote from Yeats citer Yeats∎ to quote for a job faire un devis pour un travail3 noun∎ a quote from Shakespeare une citation de Shakespeare(b) (estimate) devis m(c) (quotation mark) guillemet m;∎ in quotes entre guillemets►► British Stock Exchange quoted company société f cotée en Bourse;Finance quoted investment valeur f cotée en Bourse;Finance quoted price cours m inscrit à la cote officielle;Finance quoted securities valeurs fpl de Bourse;Stock Exchange quoted share action f cotée, action f inscrite à la cote officielle -
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instance [ˈɪnstəns]* * *['ɪnstəns] 1.1) ( case) cas m2) ( example) exemple m2.transitive verb ( cite) citer [quelque chose] en exemple -
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A n1 ( case) cas m ; in the first instance en premier lieu ; in many instances dans bien des cas ; in this (particular) instance dans le cas présent ; as an instance of comme exemple de ;B vtr1 ( cite) citer [qch] en exemple ;2 ( illustrate) illustrer. -
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A n1 ( quotation) citation f (from de) ;2 ( statement to journalist) déclaration f ;3 ( estimate) devis m ;4 Fin cote f.C vtr1 (repeat, recall) citer [person, passage, proverb] ; rapporter [words] ; rappeler [reference number] ; to quote Shakespeare/the Bible citer Shakespeare/la Bible ; to quote sb/sth as an example citer qch/qn en exemple ; please quote this number in all correspondence veuillez rappeler ce numéro dans toute correspondance ; don't quote me on this, but… ne répète pas ce que je dis, mais… ; she was quoted as saying that elle aurait dit que ; to quote Plato,… pour citer Platon,… ;2 Comm ( state) indiquer [price, figure] ; they quoted us £200 for repairing the car dans leur devis, ils ont demandé £200 pour la réparation de la voiture ;3 ( on stock exchange) coter [share, price] (at à) ; quoted company/share société f/valeur f cotée en Bourse ; to be quoted on the Stock Exchange être coté à la Bourse ;4 Turf to quote odds of 3 to 1 proposer une cote de 3 à 1 ; to be quoted 6 to 1 être coté entre 6 et 1.D vi (from text, author) faire des citations ; to quote from Keats/the classics citer Keats/les classiques ; quote … unquote ( in dictation) ouvrez les guillemets … fermez les guillemets ; (in lecture, speech) je cite … fin de citation ; he's in Paris on quote ‘business’ unquote il est à Paris soi-disant pour affaires.
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cite — / sīt/ vt cit·ed, cit·ing [Latin citare to rouse, call on, summon] 1: to demand the appearance of in court: serve with a citation had been cited for contempt you are hereby cited to show cause in the Probate Court 2: to quote o … Law dictionary
cite — [saɪt] verb [transitive] to mention something as an example, especially in order to support, prove, or explain what you are saying : • The report cites the case of Sweden, where following the liberalization of the postal service, around 1,000 new … Financial and business terms
cite — [saıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: citer, from Latin citare to cause to move, excite, order to come ] 1.) to mention something as an example, especially one that supports, proves, or explains an idea or situation ▪ The judge… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cite — [v1] note, quote adduce, advance, allege, allude to, appeal to, enumerate, evidence, excerpt, exemplify, extract, get down to brass tacks*, give as example, illustrate with, indicate, instance, lay, mention, name, number, offer, point out,… … New thesaurus
cite — [sīt] vt. cited, citing [ME citen < OFr citer, to summon < L citare, to arouse, summon < ciere, to put into motion, rouse < IE base * kei > Gr kinein, to move, OE hatan, to command] 1. to summon to appear before a court of law 2.… … English World dictionary
example — n. 1) to cite, give, provide an example 2) to set an example for 3) to make an example of 4) to follow smb. s example 5) a classic; concrete; extreme; glaring, striking; illustrative; impressive; prime, shining; typical example 6) (misc.) to lead … Combinatory dictionary
cite — v. 1) (B) she cited an interesting passage to us 2) (D; tr.) to cite as (to cite smt. as an example) 3) (AE) (mil.) (D; tr.) to cite for (to cite smb. for bravery) * * * [saɪt] (B) she cited an interesting passage to us (AE) (mil.) (D; tr.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
example — noun 1 sth that is typical/demonstrates a point ADJECTIVE ▪ characteristic, classic, prime, quintessential, stellar (AmE), supreme, textbook, typical, ultimate … Collocations dictionary
example — Synonyms and related words: admonishment, admonition, alarm, archetype, as an example, benchmark, call to mind, case, case in point, caution, caveat, citation, cite, cite a particular, criterion, cross reference, cross section, demonstrate,… … Moby Thesaurus
example */*/*/ — UK [ɪɡˈzɑːmp(ə)l] / US [ɪɡˈzæmp(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms example : singular example plural examples 1) something that you mention in order to show the type of thing that you are talking about and to help to explain what you mean Many… … English dictionary
Example-based machine translation — The Example based machine translation (EBMT) approach to machine translation is often characterized by its use of a bilingual corpus with parallel texts as its main knowledge base, at run time. It is essentially a translation by analogy and can… … Wikipedia