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1 refer
A vtr1 ( pass on) renvoyer [task, problem, enquiry, matter] (to à) ;2 Jur déférer [case] (to à) ; to refer a dispute to arbitration soumettre un litige à un arbitrage ;3 Med Admin to be referred to a specialist/to a hospital être envoyé en consultation chez un spécialiste/dans un hôpital ;4 ( direct) to refer sb to [person] envoyer qn à [department] ; [critic, text] renvoyer qn à [article, footnote] ;B vi1 (allude to, talk about) to refer to parler de, faire allusion à [person, topic, event] ; I wasn't referring to you je ne parlais pas de toi ;2 (as name, label) she refers to him as Bob elle l'appelle Bob ; this is what I refer to as our patio c'est ce que j'appelle notre terrasse ; he's always referred to as ‘the secretary’ quand on parle de lui, on dit toujours ‘le secrétaire’ ; don't refer to him as an idiot ne le traite pas d'imbécile ;3 ( signify) to refer to [number, date, term] se rapporter à ; what does this date here refer to? à quoi se rapporte cette date? ;5 ( apply) to refer to sb/sth s'adresser à qn/qch ; this refers to you in particular ceci s'adresse particulièrement à toi ;6 Comm Fin ‘refer to drawer’ ‘voir le tireur’ ; ‘refer to bank’ ( in cash machine) ‘adressez-vous à votre banque’.■ refer back:▶ refer [sth] back renvoyer [matter, decision, question] (to à). -
2 refer
∎ the dispute has been referred to arbitration le litige a été soumis à arbitrage ou à l'arbitrage d'un médiateur;∎ I refer the matter to you for a decision je m'en remets à vous pour prendre une décision sur la question;∎ the question has been referred to Jane la question a été soumise à Jane;∎ to refer a case to a higher court renvoyer ou déférer une affaire à une instance supérieure;∎ the contract has been referred to us le contrat nous a été soumis;∎ Banking to refer a cheque to drawer refuser d'honorer un chèque;∎ refer to drawer (on cheque) voir le tireur(b) (send, direct → person) renvoyer;∎ my doctor referred me to the hospital/to a specialist mon docteur m'a envoyé à l'hôpital/chez un spécialiste;∎ the doctor's going to refer me le docteur va m'envoyer chez un spécialiste;∎ I refer you to Ludlow's book je vous renvoie au livre de Ludlow;∎ here the author refers us to 'Alice in Wonderland' ici l'auteur nous renvoie à 'Alice au pays des merveilles'∎ to refer the accused déférer l'accusé∎ the pain may be referred to another part of the body il peut y avoir irradiation de la douleur dans d'autres parties du corps(f) (attribute) attribuer;∎ to refer sth to an event attribuer qch à un événement(a) (put off → meeting, decision) ajourner, remettre (à plus tard)(b) (redirect → case) renvoyer;∎ the case was referred back to our office l'affaire a été renvoyée à notre service(a) (allude to) faire allusion ou référence à, parler de;∎ no one refers to it now personne n'en parle plus maintenant;∎ I don't know what you are referring to je ne sais pas à quoi vous faites allusion ou de quoi vous parlez;∎ we won't refer to it again nous n'en reparlons plus;∎ he keeps referring to me as Dr Rayburn il ne cesse de m'appeler Dr Rayburn;∎ the revolutionaries are referred to as Mantras ces révolutionnaires sont connus sous le nom de Mantras;∎ that comment refers to you cette remarque s'adresse à vous;∎ they refer to themselves as martyrs ils se qualifient eux-mêmes de martyrs(b) (relate to) correspondre à, faire référence à; (apply, be connected to) s'appliquer à, s'adresser à;∎ the numbers refer to footnotes les chiffres renvoient à des notes en bas de page;∎ these measures only refer to taxpayers ses mesures ne s'appliquent qu'aux contribuables∎ (→ person) I shall have to refer to my boss je dois en référer à ou consulter mon patron -
3 refer
(a) (submit) (matter, proposal) soumettre;∎ the dispute has been referred to arbitration le litige a été soumis à l'arbitrage;∎ the contract has been referred to us le contrat nous a été soumis(b) (send, direct) renvoyer;∎ to refer a customer to another department renvoyer un client à un autre service∎ to refer a cheque to drawer refuser d'honorer un chèque;(consult) (person, notes) consulter; (document) se reporter à;∎ I shall have to refer to the board il faudra que je consulte le conseil de direction
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