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[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) mesurer2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) évaluer2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) jauge2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) calibre3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) écartement -
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wire ['waɪə(r)]1 noun(a) (of metal) fil m (métallique ou de fer);∎ a wire fence un grillage;∎ they've cut the telephone wires ils ont coupé les fils téléphoniques;∎ figurative he got his application in just under the wire sa candidature est arrivée juste à temps;∎ familiar we got our wires crossed nous ne nous sommes pas compris□, il y a eu un malentendu□∎ news has just come through on the wire that… (on telex) on vient de nous informer par télex que…∎ figurative down to the wire jusqu'à la dernière minute;∎ figurative to just get in under the wire (of application etc) arriver de justesse;∎ figurative the peace talks went right down to the wire les pourparlers de paix se sont poursuivis jusqu'à la toute dernière minute(a) (attach with wire) relier avec du fil de fer; (jaw) mettre en place avec du fil de fer; (flowers etc) monter sur fil de fer; (opening, fence) grillager(b) Electricity (building, house) mettre l'électricité dans, faire l'installation électrique de; (connect electrically) brancher;∎ the lamp is wired to the switch on the wall la lampe est branchée sur ou reliée à l'interrupteur placé sur le mur;∎ the room had been wired (up) for sound la pièce avait été sonorisée(c) (send telegram to → person) envoyer un télégramme à, télégraphier à; (send by telegram → money, information) envoyer par télégramme, télégraphier►► wire brush brosse f métallique;wire gauge calibre m pour fils métalliques;wire gauze toile f métallique;wire glass verre m armé;wire mesh, wire netting grillage m, treillis m métallique;wire photo phototélégraphie f, bélinogramme m;wire rope câble m métallique;American wire service agence f de presse (envoyant des dépêches télégraphiques);Cars wire wheel roue f avec jante à rayons;wire wool éponge f métallique∎ to wire into sb (scold) engueuler qn;∎ to wire into sth attaquer qch;∎ he wired into his colleagues about their failure to keep him informed il a engueulé ses collègues parce qu'ils ne l'avaient pas tenu au courant;∎ they wired into the food as if they hadn't eaten for days ils ont attaqué la nourriture comme s'ils n'avaient pas mangé depuis des jours;∎ they got wired into the backlog of work ils se sont attaqués au travail en retardrelier avec du fil de fer(a) (attach with wire) relier avec du fil de fer; (jaw) mettre en place avec du fil de fer; (flowers etc) monter sur fil de fer; (opening, fence) grillager∎ he gets all wired up before exams il est à cran avant les examens -
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1 noun(a) (instrument) jauge f, indicateur m;∎ water/oil gauge indicateur m ou jauge f de niveau d'eau/d'huile;∎ pressure gauge manomètre m;∎ Cars (petrol or fuel) gauge jauge f d'essence∎ the survey provides a gauge of current trends le sondage permet d'évaluer les tendances actuelles∎ to gauge the wind mesurer la vitesse du vent;∎ to gauge the temperature of the political situation jauger la situation politique;∎ she tried to gauge how much it would cost her elle a essayé d'évaluer combien ça lui coûterait;∎ to gauge a situation évaluer une situation;∎ it was difficult to gauge how interested they were/their enthusiasm il était difficile de juger dans quelle mesure ils étaient intéressés/de juger de leur enthousiasme∎ he tried to gauge what her reaction would be il essaya de prévoir sa réaction(c) (standardize) normaliser -
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