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1 rectify
(to put right or correct (a mistake etc): We shall rectify the error as soon as possible.) rectifier- rectification -
2 rectify
1 rectifier [error, omission] ; réparer [oversight] ;3 Elec redresser. -
3 correct
correct [kə'rekt](a) (right → answer, spelling etc) correct;∎ do you have the correct time? avez-vous l'heure exacte?;∎ that is correct c'est exact;∎ to prove (to be) correct s'avérer juste;∎ correct to four decimal places exact à quatre chiffres après la virgule;∎ am I correct in thinking that…? ai-je raison de penser que…?;∎ you must be Mr Jones - that's correct vous devez être M. Jones - c'est exact;∎ she was quite correct elle avait tout à fait raison;∎ she was quite correct in her assumptions ses suppositions étaient parfaitement justes;∎ if my memory is correct si j'ai bonne mémoire;∎ figures correct at time of going to press chiffres exacts au moment de la publication(b) (suitable, proper → behaviour, manners etc) correct, convenable, bienséant; (→ person) correct, convenable;∎ the correct thing for him to do in the circumstances is to resign dans ces circonstances la bienséance veut qu'il démissionne;∎ she was quite correct to do what she did elle a fait ce qu'il convenait de faire;∎ the correct procedure la procédure d'usage;∎ as is only correct comme il se doit, comme il convient;∎ correct dress must be worn une tenue correcte est de rigueur(a) (rectify → mistake, spelling etc) corriger, rectifier; (→ squint, bad posture, imbalance) corriger; (→ situation) rectifier; (→ instrument setting) modifier(b) (mark errors in → exam, proofs, homework) corriger(c) (indicate error to → person) corriger, reprendre;∎ please correct me whenever I make a mistake veuillez me corriger ou me reprendre si je fais des erreurs;∎ to correct sb on or about sth corriger ou reprendre qn sur qch;∎ to correct sb's French corriger le français de qn, reprendre qn sur son français;∎ if I may correct you si vous permettez que je vous reprenne;∎ correct me if I'm wrong, but… corrigez-moi si je me trompe, mais…;∎ I stand corrected je reconnais mon erreur;∎ to correct oneself se reprendre, se corriger
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