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1 tea leaf
tea leaf n feuille f de thé ; to read the tea-leaves ≈ lire dans le marc de café ; to read sb's tea-leaves ≈ lire l'avenir de qn dans le marc de café. -
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A n surtout GB to have a read of ○ jeter un coup d'œil sur ○, lire [article, magazine] ; I enjoy a quiet read j'aime bien lire tranquillement ; I've already seen the newspaper, do you want a read? j'ai déjà regardé le journal, est-ce que tu veux le lire? ; to be an easy/exciting read être facile/passionnant à lire ; this book is a good read c'est un bon livre.1 ( in text etc) lire [book, instructions, map, music, sign] (in dans) ; I read somewhere that j'ai lu quelque part que ; to read sth to sb, to read sb sth lire qch à qn ; to read sth aloud lire qch à haute voix ; to read sth to oneself lire qch ; she can read elle sait lire ; I can read German je lis l'allemand ;2 ( say) the card reads ‘Happy Birthday Dad’ sur la carte il est écrit ‘bon anniversaire Papa’ ; the thermometer reads 20 degrees le thermomètre indique 20 degrés ; the sentence should read as follows la phrase correcte est ;4 ( interpret) reconnaître [signs] ; interpréter [intentions, reactions] ; voir [situation] ; to read sb's thoughts ou mind lire dans les pensées de qn ; to read sb's mood connaître les humeurs de qn ; to read sb's tea-leaves ≈ lire dans le marc de café ; to read palms lire les lignes de la main ; to read a remark/statement as considérer une remarque/déclaration comme ; don't read his comments as proof of his sincerity ne considère pas ses commentaires comme une preuve de sa sincérité ; the book can be read as a satire le livre peut se lire comme une satire ; to read sth into lire qch derrière [comment, message, sentence] ; don't read too much into his reply ne va pas imaginer des choses qu'il n'a pas dites ;5 GB Univ étudier ; she is reading history at Oxford elle fait des études d'histoire à Oxford ;6 ( take a recording) relever [meter] ; lire [dial, barometer, gauge] ; I can't read what the dial says je n'arrive pas à lire le cadran ;7 Radio, Telecom recevoir [person, pilot] ; I can read you loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq ;8 Publg lire ; for ‘cat’ in line 12 read ‘cart’ au lieu de ‘cat’ à la ligne 12, (il faut) lire ‘cart’ ;1 ( look at or articulate text) lire (to sb à qn) ; to read aloud lire à haute voix (to sb à qn) ; to read about sth lire quelque chose sur [accident, discovery] ; I read about it in the ‘Times’ j'ai lu quelque chose là-dessus dans le ‘Times’ ; I read about him yesterday j'ai lu quelque chose à son sujet hier ; to read to sb from sth lire qch à qn ;2 GB ( study) to read for a degree ≈ préparer une licence (in de) ; to read for the Bar GB Jur préparer son entrée au barreau ;3 ( create an impression) the document reads well/badly le document se lit bien/mal ; the translation reads like the original la traduction est aussi bonne que l'original.D read pp adj to take sth as read considérer qch comme lu [minutes, report] ; the press took it as read that he was lying pour la presse il était évident qu'il mentait ; can we take it as read that everybody will agree? pouvons-nous considérer que tout le monde sera d'accord?to read between the lines lire entre les lignes.■ read back:▶ read [sth] back relire [message, sentence] (to à).■ read in:▶ read [sth] in, read in [sth] [computer] enregistrer [data].■ read off:▶ read off [sth], read [sth] off annoncer [names, scores].■ read on continuer à lire.■ read out:▶ read [sth] out, read out [sth] lire [qch] à haute voix.■ read over, read through:▶ read over ou through [sth], read [sth] over ou through ( for the first time) lire [article, essay] ; ( reread) relire [notes, speech].■ read up: to read up on sth/sb étudier qch/qn à fond, potasser ○. -
3 tea leaf
noun feuille f de théto read the tea-leaves — ≈ lire dans le marc de café
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