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1 cable
['keibl] 1. noun1) ((a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.) câble2) ((a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals: They are laying (a) new cable.) câble3) ((a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.) câble4) ((also cablegram) a telegram sent by cable.) câblogramme5) (cable television.) (télévision par) câble2. verb(to telegraph by cable: I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada.) câbler- cable television - cable TV -
2 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pôle2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pôle3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pôle4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pôle•- polar- polar bear - the pole star - be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) poteau, mât -
3 cable
A n1 ( rope) câble m ; anchor/steel/suspension cable câble d'ancre/d'acier/de suspension ; accelerator/brake cable câble d'accélérateur/de frein ;2 ( electric) câble m ; to lay a cable poser un câble ; fibre-optic cable GB, fiber-optic cable US câble en fibres optiques ; high-voltage cable câble à haute tension ; overhead/power cable câble aérien/électrique ;3 ( television) câble m ;4 ( telegram) câble m.B vtr2 ( provide with cables) câbler [house, area]. -
4 cable
cable ['keɪbəl]1 noun(a) (rope, wire) câble m;∎ electric cable câble m électrique(b) (telegram) télégramme m;∎ we'll send you a cable nous t'enverrons un télégramme(e) Television le cable;∎ it's only available on cable ça n'existe que sur le câble(a) (lay cables in) câbler(b) (telegraph) télégraphier à;∎ I cabled them to say I needed more money je leur ai télégraphié que j'avais encore besoin d'argent►► cable car téléphérique m;Television cable company câblo-opérateur m;Television cable distribution câblo-distribution f, distribution f par câble;Computing cable modem modem-câble m;Knitting cable needle aiguille f à torsades;Television Cable News Network réseau m d'information américain par câble et satellite;Television cable operator câblo-opérateur m;cable railway funiculaire m;cable release déclencheur m;Telecommunications & Nautical cable ship câblier m;Knitting cable stitch point m de torsade;cable telephone téléphone m par câble;cable television câble m, télévision f par câble;cable transfer (of money) virement m télégraphique;cable TV câble m, télévision f par câble
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