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address [əˈdres]1. nouna. adresse fb. ( = speech) discours ma. ( = put address on) mettre l'adresse sur ; ( = direct) [+ speech, writing, complaints] adresser (to à)b. ( = speak to) s'adresser à3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word adresse has only one d, and ends in -e.* * *[ə'dres], US ['ædres] 1.1) ( place of residence) adresse f2) ( speech) discours m (to à)3) ( as etiquette)2.form of address (for somebody) — formule f pour s'adresser à quelqu'un
transitive verb1) mettre l'adresse sur [parcel, letter]2) ( speak to) s'adresser à [group]3) ( aim) adresser [remark, complaint] (to à)4) ( tackle) aborder [question]; s'occuper de [problem] -
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address [ə'dres]∎ the letter is addressed to you cette lettre vous est adressée;∎ it's incorrectly addressed l'adresse est incorrecte∎ address all complaints to the manager adressez vos doléances au directeur;∎ his remarks were addressed to you ses remarques vous étaient adressées∎ she stood up and addressed the audience elle s'est levée et a pris la parole devant l'assistance;∎ a judge should be addressed as "your honour" on devrait s'adresser à un juge en disant "votre honneur";∎ to address the chair s'adresser au président∎ to address oneself to a problem aborder un problème;∎ to address oneself to a task s'attaquer ou se mettre à une tâche(e) (take position facing) faire face à2 noun(a) (of building, person, letter) adresse f;∎ a Glasgow address une adresse à Glasgow;∎ what is your address? quelle est ton adresse?;∎ we've changed our address nous avons changé d'adresse;∎ have you notified him of any change of address? lui avez-vous fait part d'éventuels changements d'adresse?;∎ they left no (forwarding) address ils n'ont pas laissé d'adresse;∎ not known at this address (on returned letter) inconnu à cette adresse∎ form of address titre m;∎ what's the correct form of address for a bishop? comment doit-on s'adresser à un évêque?∎ she showed considerable address in her handling of the situation elle fit preuve d'une grande habileté dans la façon dont elle traita l'affaire∎ addresses galanteries fpl;∎ to pay one's addresses to sb faire la cour à qnComputing address bus bus m d'adresse;Computing address file fichier m d'adresses;address label étiquette f d'adresse
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