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1 address
address [ə'dres]∎ the letter is addressed to you cette lettre vous est adressée;∎ it's incorrectly addressed l'adresse est incorrecte∎ address all complaints to the manager adressez vos doléances au directeur;∎ his remarks were addressed to you ses remarques vous étaient adressées∎ she stood up and addressed the audience elle s'est levée et a pris la parole devant l'assistance;∎ a judge should be addressed as "your honour" on devrait s'adresser à un juge en disant "votre honneur";∎ to address the chair s'adresser au président∎ to address oneself to a problem aborder un problème;∎ to address oneself to a task s'attaquer ou se mettre à une tâche(e) (take position facing) faire face à2 noun(a) (of building, person, letter) adresse f;∎ a Glasgow address une adresse à Glasgow;∎ what is your address? quelle est ton adresse?;∎ we've changed our address nous avons changé d'adresse;∎ have you notified him of any change of address? lui avez-vous fait part d'éventuels changements d'adresse?;∎ they left no (forwarding) address ils n'ont pas laissé d'adresse;∎ not known at this address (on returned letter) inconnu à cette adresse∎ form of address titre m;∎ what's the correct form of address for a bishop? comment doit-on s'adresser à un évêque?∎ she showed considerable address in her handling of the situation elle fit preuve d'une grande habileté dans la façon dont elle traita l'affaire∎ addresses galanteries fpl;∎ to pay one's addresses to sb faire la cour à qnComputing address bus bus m d'adresse;Computing address file fichier m d'adresses;address label étiquette f d'adresse -
2 wrongly
1) (incorrectly: The letter was wrongly addressed.) mal2) (unjustly: I have been wrongly treated.) injustement
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