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1 rayon
rayon [ʀεjɔ̃]1. masculine nouna. ( = faisceau) rayb. [de cercle] radiusc. [de roue] spoked. ( = planche) shelfe. [de magasin] department• le rayon alimentation/parfumerie the food/perfume departmentf. [de ruche] honeycombg. ( = périmètre) radius2. compounds* * *ʀɛjɔ̃nom masculin1) Mathématique radius2) ( limite) radiusrayon d'action — lit range; fig sphere of activity ou activities
3) (de lumière, lune) rayun rayon de soleil — lit a ray of sunlight; fig ( personne) a ray of sunshine
être traité or soigné aux rayons — to undergo radiation treatment
5) ( de roue) spoke6) ( étagère) shelf7) Commerce ( dans un grand magasin) department8) (colloq) ( domaine)c'est mon rayon — ( responsabilité) that's my department (colloq)
ce n'est pas mon rayon — ( compétence) that's not (really) my line
9) Zoologie* * *ʀɛjɔ̃1. nm1) (lumineux, infrarouge, irradiant) rayun rayon de soleil — a sunbeam, a ray of sunlight
2) MATHÉMATIQUE, [cercle] radius3) [roue] spoke4) (= étagère) shelf pl5) [grand magasin] departmentmettre en rayon [produit, marchandise] — to put on the shelves
être en rayon [produit, marchandise] — to be on the shelves
Désolée, Madame, ils ne sont plus en rayon. — Sorry Madam, there are none left on the shelves.
6) fig (= domaine) responsibility, concernDemande à Sabine, c'est son rayon. — Ask Sabine, that's her department.
ce n'est pas mon rayon (cela ne me concerne pas) — it's not my concern, it's not my responsibility
7) [ruche] honeycomb2. rayons nmpl(= radiothérapie) radiation, radiation treatment* * *rayon nm1 Math radius; un rayon de 10 cm a radius of 10 cm; tracer un cercle de rayon r draw a circle with radius r;2 ( limite) radius; dans un rayon de 10 km within a 10 km radius; rayon d'action lit range; fig sphere of activity ou activities; rayon d'action d'une arme range of action of a weapon; avion à grand rayon d'action long-range aircraft;3 (de lumière, lune) ray; les rayons du soleil, les rayons solaires the sun's rays; un rayon de soleil lit a ray of sunlight; fig ( personne) a ray of sunshine; ma fille c'est mon rayon de soleil my daughter is the light of my life; j'ai profité qu'il y avait un rayon de soleil pour sortir I took advantage of a moment's sunshine to go out;4 Méd, Phys ( radiation) radiation ¢, ray; les rayons X X-rays; les rayons alpha/bêta/gamma/ultraviolets/infrarouges alpha/beta/gamma/ultraviolet/infrared rays; rayon laser laser beam; être traité or soigné aux rayons to undergo radiation treatment; avoir une série de rayons○ to undergo a course of radiation treatment; passer un objet aux rayons (X) to X-ray an object;5 ( de roue) spoke;6 ( étagère) shelf; rayon de bibliothèque (book)shelf;7 Comm ( dans un grand magasin) department; ( dans un petit magasin) section; aller voir au rayon alimentation to try the food section ou department; au rayon (des) jouets in the toy department; avoir des chemises en rayon to have shirts out on the shelves; tous nos modèles sont en rayons all our styles are on display; la littérature de second rayon top-shelf magazines;8 ( domaine) c'est mon rayon ( responsabilité) that's my department○; ce n'est pas mon rayon ( affaire) that's not my concern; ( compétence) it's ou that's not (really) my line; il en connaît un rayon à ce sujet he knows a lot about it;9 Zool un rayon (de ruche) a honeycomb.rayon de braquage Aut turning circle; rayon cathodique cathode ray; rayons cosmiques Astron cosmic rays; rayon lumineux light ray, ray of light; rayon de la mort death ray; rayon terrestre radius of the Earth; rayon vert green flash; rayon visuel visual ray.[rɛjɔ̃] nom masculinA.[du soleil] raya. a ray of sunshine, a sunbeam3. MATHÉMATIQUES [vecteur] radius vector[d'un cercle] radius4. [de roue] spoke5. [distance] radius6. AUTOMOBILE7. MILITAIREB.3. (familier) [domaine]demande à ton père, c'est son rayon ask your father, that's his department[d'abeilles] honeycomb————————rayons nom masculin pluriel2. PHYSIQUErayons bêta/gamma beta/gamma raysrayons infrarouges/ultraviolets infrared/ultraviolet light -
2 rayon de soleil
nmsunbeam, fig ray of sunlight* * *a. a ray of sunshine, a sunbeam -
3 ensoleiller
[ɑ̃sɔleje] verbe transitif1. [donner du soleil à] to bathe in ou to fill with sunlight
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