-
1 refer
rɪˈfə: гл.
1) направлять;
отсылать( за какой-л. информацией и т. п.;
к какому-л. факту, событию и т. п., к кому-л., чему-л. to, back to) the footnote refers to page 26 ≈ сноска отсылает к странице 26 they referred me to the manager ≈ меня отослали к менеджеру refer a patient to a specialist ≈ направлять к специалисту refer a bill back to a committee ≈ отправлять законопроект обратно в комитет для нового рассмотрения Syn: send, direct
3.
2) а) передавать (вопрос, дело, проблему и т. п.) на рассмотрение или для подтверждения (to) б) юр. передавать (дело) рефери или в другую инстанцию ∙ Syn: commit, submit, hand over
3) обращаться( за помощью, советом и т. п.) he referred to me for an advice ≈ он обратился ко мне за советом
4) справляться, поглядывать( в шпаргалку, словарь и т. п.) ;
наводить справку, узнавать referred frequently to his notes while speaking ≈ часто справлялся в тексте по ходу доклада Refer to the dictionary when you don't know how to spell a word. ≈ Когда не знаешь, как слово пишется, смотри в словарь.
5) а) приписывать( чему-л.) ;
относить на счет( чего-л.) he referred his ill temper to indigestion ≈ он объяснил свое дурное настроение несварением желудка he referred his fast recovery to this new medicine he had been taking ≈ свое быстрое выздоровление он приписывал новому лекарству, которое он принимал б) относить, приписывать ( какому-л. классу, периоду, течению и т. п.) This style of music is generally referred to the 18th century. ≈ Музыку такого стиля обычно относят к XVIII-му веку. allot
6) иметь отношение, относиться;
касаться what's happened never referred to none of us ≈ то, что произошло, никоим образом не относилось ни к одному из нас The new law does not refer to land used for farming. ≈ Земля, используемая под сельскохозяйственные работы, не подпадает под действие этого закона.
7) а) ссылаться, опираться( на кого-л., на что-л., чьи-л. слова и т. п. to) For my proof I refer to your letter. ≈ В качестве доказательства сошлюсь на твое письмо. Syn: cite б) говорить, упоминать, обмолвиться( о чем-л.) ;
намекать( на что-л.) no one referred to yesterday's quarrel ≈ никто словом не обмолвился о вчерашней ссоре In her autobiography she never referred to her parents. ≈ В своей автобиографии она ни словом не обмолвилась о своих родителях. Syn: mention
2. ∙ refer back refer to drawer посылать, отсылать ( к кому-л., чему-л.) ;
направлять (за справкой, помощью и т. п.) ;
адресовать( за указаниями) - to * a patient to a specialist направить больного к специалисту - to * smb. to the Inquiry Office направить кого-л. в справочное бюро - to * students to books on a subject отсылать учащихся к книгам по какому-л. предмету, рекомендовать учащимся литературу по какому-л. вопросу - I *red him to the secretary я послал его к секретарю - I have been *red to you мне посоветовали обратиться к вам;
меня направили к вам - if they come I shall * them to you если они придут, я их пошлю к вам - the reader is *red to... рекомендуем читателю обратиться к...;
отсылаем читателя к... - we * you to... (официальное) просим обратиться к...;
вам следует адресоваться к... - an asterisk *s to a footnote звездочка отсылает к примечанию обращаться (за помощью и т. п.) - I shall have to * to the Board мне придется обратиться в правление наводить справку, справляться( где-л.) ;
пользоваться справочником и т. п. - to * to a map посмотреть на карту, справиться по карте - to * to an authority навести справки у авторитетного специалиста - to * to a former employer for a character навести справки (о ком-л.) на старом месте работы - he *red to his watch for the exact time он взглянул на часы, чтобы уточнить время - the speaker *red to his notes оратор заглянул в конспект /в текст/ приписывать (чему-л.) ;
объяснять( чем-л.), относить на счет( чего-л.) - to * ill temper to indigestion отнести дурное настроение на счет несварения желудка - to * miraculous tales to ignorance рассказы о чудесах приписывать невежеству - he *red his success to the good teaching he had had свой успех он объясняет тем, что его хорошо учили относить (к эпохе, классу и т. п.) - to * an upheaval to the ice age отнести смещение платов к ледниковому периоду - minute organisms which some * to animals, others to plants одни относят микроорганизмы к животным, другие - к растениям - the discovery of gunpowder is usually *red to China принято считать, что порох был изобретен в Китае ссылаться (на кого-л., что-л.) - *ring to your letter( официальное) ссылаясь на ваше письмо - to * to smth. for proof приводить что-л. в доказательство;
ссылаться на что-л. как на доказательство - for my proof I * to the document quoted в доказательство я ссылаюсь на процитированный документ упоминать (что-л., кого-л.) ;
говорить (о чем-л., ком-л.) ;
намекать;
подразумевать( в речи) - he several times *red to the increase in expenditure он на раз упоминал об увеличении расходов - he never *s to it он об этом никогда не упоминает /не говорит/ - we will not * to it again об этом мы больше вспоминать не будем - I've already *red to his services to the Party я уже говорил /упоминал/ об его заслугах перед партией - whom /who/ are you *ring ti? кого вы имеете в виду?;
о ком вы говорите? - I * to you я имею в виду вас, я говорю о вас - I am not *ring to you речь идет не о вас - *red to as Smith именуемый Смитом - in cases *red to above в случаях, указанных выше - the declarations *red to above вышеуказанные заявления - specialized agencies *red to in Article 57 специализированные учреждения, упомянутые в статье 57 (редкое) рассказывать, сообщать, докладывать - he *red in detail on their corrupt practices он подробно остановился на их злоупотреблениях (юридическое) передавать на рассмотрение - to * a matter to a tribunal передать дело в суд - the dispute was *red to the United Nations спор был передан на рассмотрение ООН передать на чье-л. усмотрение - to * a question to smb.'s decision предоставить кому-л. вынести суждение по какому-л. вопросу - let us * the dispute to Socrates! пусть наш спор решит Сократ! иметь отношение, относиться ( к чему-л., кому-л.) - these remarks * only to deliberate offences эти замечания относятся только к умышленным нарушениям - the regulation *s only to children это правило относится только к детям - "* /(red/) to drawer" "обратитесь к чекодателю" (отметка банка на неоплаченном чеке) - there are few workers to whom this order does not * это распоряжение касается почти всех рабочих (редкое) вверять - to * oneself полагаться;
вверяться - I * myself to your generosity полагаюсь на ваше великодушие the asterisk refers to the footnote звездочка отсылает к подстрочному примечанию ~ обращаться;
he referred to me for help он обратился ко мне за помощью ~ иметь отношение, относиться;
his words referred to me only его слова относились только ко мне ~ посылать, отсылать (to - к кому-л., чему-л.) ;
направлять (за информацией и т. п.) ;
I was referred to the secretary меня направили к секретарю refer говорить (о чем-л.), упоминать ~ иметь отношение, относиться;
his words referred to me only его слова относились только ко мне ~ иметь отношение ~ наводить справки ~ наводить справку, справляться;
the speaker often referred to his notes оратор часто заглядывал в текст ~ направлять, отсылать ~ направлять ~ обращаться;
he referred to me for help он обратился ко мне за помощью ~ обращаться ~ относить (к классу, периоду и т. п.) ;
refer to drawer обратитесь к чекодателю (отметка банка на неоплаченном чеке) ~ относиться, иметь отношение ~ относиться ~ передавать на рассмотрение ~ передавать (дело) рефери ~ посылать, отсылать (to - к кому-л., чему-л.) ;
направлять (за информацией и т. п.) ;
I was referred to the secretary меня направили к секретарю ~ приписывать (чему-л.), объяснять (чем-л.) ~ ссылаться, давать ссылку ~ ссылаться (to - на кого-л., на что-л.) ~ указывать ~ упоминать ~ to иметь в виду ~ to обратиться к ~ to обращаться ~ to относить на счет ~ to относиться к ~ to отсылать ~ to передавать на рассмотрение ~ to приписывать ~ to ссылаться ~ относить (к классу, периоду и т. п.) ;
refer to drawer обратитесь к чекодателю (отметка банка на неоплаченном чеке) ~ to drawer "обратитесь к чекодателю" (отметка банка на неоплаченном чеке) ~ to drawer cheque (R/D cheque) чек с отметкой "обратитесь к чекодателю" ~ наводить справку, справляться;
the speaker often referred to his notes оратор часто заглядывал в текст -
2 refer back
фраз. гл. возвращать для нового рассмотрения -
3 refer
1. intransitive verb,- rr-1)refer to — (allude to) sich beziehen auf (+ Akk.) [Buch, Person usw.]; (speak of) sprechen von [Person, Problem, Ereignis usw.]
2)does that remark refer to me? — gilt diese Bemerkung mir?
3)2. transitive verb,refer to — (consult, cite as proof) konsultieren (geh.); nachsehen in (+ Dat.)
refer somebody/something to somebody/something — jemanden/etwas an jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) verweisen
refer a patient to a specialist — einen Patienten an einen Facharzt überweisen
refer somebody to a paragraph/ an article — jemanden auf einen Absatz/Artikel aufmerksam machen
* * *[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) hinweisen2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) sich beziehen3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) verweisen4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) nachschlagen•- academic.ru/61056/referee">referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) Schiedsrichter sein bei- reference- reference book
- reference library* * *re·fer<- rr->[rɪˈfɜ:ʳ, AM -ˈfɜ:r]I. vt1. (to an authority/expert)▪ to \refer sb/sth to sb/sth jdn/etw an jdn/etw überweisenthe patient was \referred to a specialist der Patient wurde an einen Facharzt überwiesen; (to hospital)▪ to \refer sb jdn verlegento \refer a case to sb/sth LAW jdm/etw einen Fall übertragento \refer a cheque FIN einen Scheck zurückschickento \refer a decision to sb jdm eine Entscheidung übergebento \refer a problem to sb ein Problem an jdn weiterleiten2. (for guidance)the reader is \referred to the Bible der Leser möge die Bibel [zum Vergleich] heranziehento \refer sb to an article jdn auf einen Artikel hinweisen [o verweisen3. (send)to \refer an application/a letter/a request eine Bewerbung/einen Brief/eine Bitte weiterleitenII. vi1. (allude)▪ to \refer to sb/sth auf jdn/etw hinweisenwho are you \referring to? wen meinst du?, von wem sprichst du?it's you I am \referring to dich meine ich\referring to your letter/phone call,... Bezug nehmend auf Ihren Brief/Anruf...2. (concern)▪ to \refer to sb/sth jdn/etw betreffen; law, rule für jdn/etw akk gelten; criticism sich akk auf jdn/etw beziehen3. (consult)he \referred to a history book er schlug in einem Geschichtsbuch nachto \refer to one's notes seine Aufzeichnungen zu Hilfe nehmen* * *[rɪ'fɜː(r)]1. vtit was referred to us for (a) decision — es wurde uns (dat) zur Entscheidung übergeben
I referred him to the manager — ich verwies ihn an den Geschäftsführer
the doctor referred him to a specialist — der Arzt überwies ihn an einen Spezialisten or schickte ihn zu einem Spezialisten
to refer sb to the article on... — jdn auf den Artikel über (+acc)... verweisen
2. vi1)what can he be referring to? — was meint er wohl?, wovon spricht er wohl?
referring to your letter (Comm) — mit Bezug auf Ihren Brief
2)3)(= consult)
to refer to (to notes, book) — nachschauen in (+dat), konsultieren (geh); to person sich wenden an (+acc)* * *A v/t1. verweisen, hinweisen ( beide:to auf akk)refer a bill to a committee PARL eine Gesetzesvorlage an einen Ausschuss überweisen;refer a patient to a specialist einen Patienten an einen Facharzt überweisen;“refer to drawer” WIRTSCH „an Aussteller zurück“5. zuordnen, zuweisen ( beide:to einer Klasse etc)6. eine Bemerkung etc, auch einen Wert beziehen (to auf akk):referred to 100 degrees centigrade bezogen auf 100° CB v/irefer to sth briefly eine Sache streifen oder kurz erwähnen;referring to my letter Bezug nehmend oder mit Bezug auf mein Schreiben;the point referred to der erwähnte oder betreffende Punktto sb auf jemanden)* * *1. intransitive verb,- rr-1)refer to — (allude to) sich beziehen auf (+ Akk.) [Buch, Person usw.]; (speak of) sprechen von [Person, Problem, Ereignis usw.]
2)refer to — (apply to, relate to) betreffen; [Beschreibung:] sich beziehen auf (+ Akk.)
3)2. transitive verb,refer to — (consult, cite as proof) konsultieren (geh.); nachsehen in (+ Dat.)
- rr- (send on to)refer somebody/something to somebody/something — jemanden/etwas an jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) verweisen
refer somebody to a paragraph/ an article — jemanden auf einen Absatz/Artikel aufmerksam machen
* * *(to) v.hinweisen (auf) v.verweisen (auf) v.übergeben v.überweisen (an)(Patienten) v.überweisen (an) v. v.berichten v.zuordnen v.zuweisen v. -
4 refer
rə'fə: 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) vise til, nevne2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) (hen)vise til, angå, vedrøre3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) henvise til4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) slå opp i, se etter•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) dømme- reference book
- reference libraryverb \/rɪˈfɜː\/1) henvise, remittere2) henvise noen til, sende\/dirigere noen til, råde noen til å vende seg til, gi noen henvisning til3) henføre, regne med blant, plassere• organisms which some scientists refer to animals, some refer to plants• historians refer the fall of Rome to 410 A.D.historikere mener at Roma falt i 410 e.Kr.4) tilskrive, legge skylden på5) angå, vedrøre6) overføre til7) (skolevesen, om prøve) strykeabove referred to ovennevnt, tidligere nevntrefer to henvise til, referere til, påberope (seg på), appellere til, vende seg tilsikte til, referere seg til, med hensyn til hentyde til, tilsikte, mene, antyde, omtale• are you referring to me?referred pain ( medisin) overført smerte -
5 ♦ (to) refer
♦ (to) refer /rɪˈfɜ:(r)/A v. t.1 indirizzare; mandare (q.): My doctor referred me to a specialist, il mio medico mi ha mandato da uno specialista; They referred me to another office, mi hanno indirizzato a un altro ufficio2 deferire; (leg.) rinviare: Let's refer the question to arbitration, deferiamo la questione a un arbitro; The case has been referred to the Court of Appeal, il caso è stato rinviato alla Corte d'Appello; (polit.) to refer a bill to a committee, rinviare un disegno di legge a una commissione ( per ulteriore esame)5 (bot., zool.) assegnare: to refer the subclass of barnacles to the crustaceans, assegnare la sottoclasse dei cirripedi ai crostaceiB v. i.1 alludere: Don't refer to the accident again, non alludere più all'incidente; She never referred to him in her letters, non lo ha mai menzionato nelle sue lettere; I wouldn't refer to myself as a writer, non mi definirei uno scrittore2 riferirsi: His remark refers only indirectly to you, la sua osservazione si riferisce a te soltanto indirettamente; referring to what I said just now, rifacendomi a quanto ho appena detto; The term communism refers to a variety of political movements, il termine comunismo designa una serie di movimenti politici3 – to refer to, consultare: Candidates should refer to our website for information, i candidati devono consultare il nostro sito Internet per informazioni; to refer to a map [a dictionary], consultare una carta geografica [un dizionario]● to refer back, rifarsi, richiamarsi: His paintings refer back constantly to his childhood, i suoi dipinti si richiamano continuamente alla sua infanzia; Please refer back to the answer we gave earlier, si rimanda alla risposta già data in precedenza □ ( banca) «refer to drawer» (abbr. R.D.), «rivolgersi all'emittente» ( formula con cui una banca rifiuta il pagamento di un assegno scoperto) □ ( anche comm.) referring to, in riferimento a; riguardo a.FALSI AMICI: to refer non significa riferire nel senso di riportare fatti o mettere in relazione -
6 ♦ (to) refer
♦ (to) refer /rɪˈfɜ:(r)/A v. t.1 indirizzare; mandare (q.): My doctor referred me to a specialist, il mio medico mi ha mandato da uno specialista; They referred me to another office, mi hanno indirizzato a un altro ufficio2 deferire; (leg.) rinviare: Let's refer the question to arbitration, deferiamo la questione a un arbitro; The case has been referred to the Court of Appeal, il caso è stato rinviato alla Corte d'Appello; (polit.) to refer a bill to a committee, rinviare un disegno di legge a una commissione ( per ulteriore esame)5 (bot., zool.) assegnare: to refer the subclass of barnacles to the crustaceans, assegnare la sottoclasse dei cirripedi ai crostaceiB v. i.1 alludere: Don't refer to the accident again, non alludere più all'incidente; She never referred to him in her letters, non lo ha mai menzionato nelle sue lettere; I wouldn't refer to myself as a writer, non mi definirei uno scrittore2 riferirsi: His remark refers only indirectly to you, la sua osservazione si riferisce a te soltanto indirettamente; referring to what I said just now, rifacendomi a quanto ho appena detto; The term communism refers to a variety of political movements, il termine comunismo designa una serie di movimenti politici3 – to refer to, consultare: Candidates should refer to our website for information, i candidati devono consultare il nostro sito Internet per informazioni; to refer to a map [a dictionary], consultare una carta geografica [un dizionario]● to refer back, rifarsi, richiamarsi: His paintings refer back constantly to his childhood, i suoi dipinti si richiamano continuamente alla sua infanzia; Please refer back to the answer we gave earlier, si rimanda alla risposta già data in precedenza □ ( banca) «refer to drawer» (abbr. R.D.), «rivolgersi all'emittente» ( formula con cui una banca rifiuta il pagamento di un assegno scoperto) □ ( anche comm.) referring to, in riferimento a; riguardo a.FALSI AMICI: to refer non significa riferire nel senso di riportare fatti o mettere in relazione -
7 take
take [teɪk]prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)A.∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qchB.(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatifC.(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?∎ American take a right prenez à droiteD.∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique□(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le matchE.(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercierF.∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là(b) (accept as valid) croire;∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!□∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids(e) (experience, feel)∎ to take fright prendre peur;∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personneG.(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais direH.∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au plurielI.(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);∎ to take drugs se droguer;∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;∎ to take the air prendre l'air∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?∎ I'll take it je le prends;∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths∎ to take a service célébrer un office;∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions(k) (contract, develop)∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion(l) (direct, aim)∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès3 noun(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin□, palper(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surprisressembler à, tenir de;∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère(a) (dismantle) démonter;∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves(b) (criticize) critiquerprendre à part, emmener à l'écart;∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonterse démonter(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue(d) (air, water, food etc)∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes(h) (attend, go to) aller à;∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges□ ;∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement➲ take off(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans□ ;∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent(c) (lead away) emmener;∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi(a) (aeroplane) décoller;∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir➲ take on(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre significationfamiliar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant□ ;∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout□ ;∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn□ ;∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme□ ;∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!□(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir(c) (make for, head for)∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;∎ to take to the road prendre la route;∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage➲ take up∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron(k) (shares, stock) souscrire àreprendre, continuer∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion(a) (accept offer, advice of)∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économieⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.
См. также в других словарях:
refer — verb (referred; referring) Etymology: Middle English referren, from Anglo French referer, referir, from Latin referre to bring back, report, refer, from re + ferre to carry more at bear Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to think of,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Refer — Re*fer (r[ e]*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Referred} (r[ e]*f[ e]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Referring}.] [F. r[ e]f[ e]rer, L. referre; pref. re re + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to carry.] 1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bill Clinton — William Clinton redirects here. For other uses, see William Clinton (disambiguation). Bill Clinton … Wikipedia
Bill Blaikie — Infobox CanadianMP honorific prefix = The Honourable Reverend name = William Alexander Blaikie honorific suffix = PC, MP riding = Elmwood Transcona parliament = Canadian term start = 2004 term end = predecessor = new riding successor = riding2 =… … Wikipedia
To refer one's self — Refer Re*fer (r[ e]*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Referred} (r[ e]*f[ e]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Referring}.] [F. r[ e]f[ e]rer, L. referre; pref. re re + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to carry.] 1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management — The United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management (also known as the McClellan Committee) was a select committee created by the United States Senate on January 30, 1957,[1] and dissolved on March 31,… … Wikipedia
Act of Parliament — An Act of Parliament is a law as primary legislation by a national or sub national parliament. It is broadly equivalent to an Act of Congress in the United States.In Commonwealth English the term is used both in a narrow sense, as the formal… … Wikipedia
Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom — This article discusses types of Acts and the process of law making in Parliament. For a list of legislation see List of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom United Kingdom … Wikipedia
recommit — transitive verb Date: 1621 1. to refer (as a bill) back to a committee 2. to entrust or consign again • recommitment noun • recommittal noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Referred — Refer Re*fer (r[ e]*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Referred} (r[ e]*f[ e]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Referring}.] [F. r[ e]f[ e]rer, L. referre; pref. re re + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to carry.] 1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Referring — Refer Re*fer (r[ e]*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Referred} (r[ e]*f[ e]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Referring}.] [F. r[ e]f[ e]rer, L. referre; pref. re re + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to carry.] 1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
