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1 relate
relate [rɪˈleɪt]a. ( = recount) [+ story, details] relaterb. ( = associate) établir un rapport entrea. ( = refer) se rapporter (to à)b. how do you relate to your parents? quels rapports entretenez-vous avec vos parents ?* * *[rɪ'leɪt] 1.transitive verb1) ( connect)2) raconter [story] (to à)2.1) ( have connection)2) ( communicate)I can relate to that! — ça, je comprends!
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2 relate
A vtr1 ( connect) to relate sth and sth établir un rapport entre qch et qch ; to relate sth to sth associer qch à qch ;B vi1 ( have connection) to relate to se rapporter à ; the figures relate to last year les chiffres se rapportent à l'an dernier ; the two things relate les deux choses sont liées ; everything relating to ou that relates to him tout ce qui a un rapport avec lui ;2 ( communicate) to relate to s'entendre avec ; the way children relate to their teachers la façon dont les enfants communiquent avec leurs professeurs ; to have problems relating (to others) avoir des difficultés à se lier avec les autres ;3 (respond, identify) to relate to apprécier [idea, music] ; I can't relate to the character/the painting le personnage/l'œuvre ne me touche pas ; I can relate to that! ça, je comprends! -
3 relate
relate [rɪ'leɪt]∎ strange to relate… chose curieuse…(b) (connect → ideas, events) rapprocher, établir un rapport ou un lien entre;∎ we can relate this episode to a previous scene in the novel nous pouvons établir un lien entre cet épisode et une scène antérieure du roman;∎ she always relates everything to herself elle ramène toujours tout à elle(a) (connect → idea, event) se rapporter, se rattacher;∎ I don't understand how the two ideas relate je ne comprends pas la relation entre les deux idées;∎ this relates to what I was just saying ceci est lié à ou est en rapport avec ce que je viens de dire(b) (have relationship, interact)∎ at school, they learn to relate to other children à l'école, ils apprennent à vivre avec d'autres enfants;∎ I just can't relate to my parents je n'arrive pas à communiquer avec mes parents∎ I can't relate to his music je n'accroche pas à sa musique;∎ I can relate to that je comprends tout à fait□ -
4 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) raconter2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) se rapporter à3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) entrer en rapport avec•- related- relation - relationship - relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relatif2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relatif• -
5 tell
tell [tel](preterite, past participle told)a. dire• I told him what/where/how/why je lui ai dit ce que/où/comment/pourquoi• I won't go, I tell you! puisque je te dis que je n'irai pas !• don't tell me you've lost it! ne me dis pas que tu l'as perdu !• I told you so! je te l'avais bien dit !• ... or so I've been told... ou du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit• you're telling me! (inf) à qui le dis-tu !• you tell me! je n'en sais rien !• can you tell the time? sais-tu lire l'heure ?• can you tell time? (US) sais-tu lire l'heure ?• can you tell me the time? peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est) ?c. ( = know) how can I tell what he'll do? comment puis-je savoir ce qu'il va faire ?• it was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered il était impossible de dire par où la balle était entrée• you can tell he's clever by the way he talks on voit bien qu'il est intelligent à la façon dont il parled. ( = distinguish) distinguer ; ( = know) savoira. ( = know) savoir• how can I tell? comment le saurais-je ?b. ( = be talebearer) I won't tell! je ne le répéterai à personne !c. ( = have an effect) se faire sentir• their age and inexperience told against them leur âge et leur manque d'expérience militaient contre eux* * *[tel] 1.(prét, pp told) transitive verb1) gen [person] dire [lie, truth]; raconter [joke, story]; prédire [future]; [manual, gauge] indiquerto tell somebody about ou of something — parler de quelque chose à quelqu'un
to tell somebody not to do — gen dire à quelqu'un de ne pas faire; ( forbid) défendre à quelqu'un de faire
to tell somebody how to do/what to do — expliquer à quelqu'un comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire
to tell the time — [clock] indiquer or marquer l'heure; [person] lire l'heure
can you tell me the time please? — peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît?
his behaviour tells us a lot about his character — son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité
I told you so! —
it's true, I tell you! — puisque je te dis que c'est vrai!
2) ( deduce)you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — la façon dont les gens s'habillent est très révélatrice
3) ( distinguish) distinguer2.how can you tell which is which? —
1) ( reveal secret)2) ( be evidence of)3) ( know for certain) savoiras ou so far as I can tell — pour autant que je sache
4) ( produce an effect)3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — son inexpérience a joué contre elle lors de son entretien
to tell oneself — se dire ( that que)
Phrasal Verbs:- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — (colloq) à d'autres! (colloq)
to tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) envoyer promener quelqu'un
you tell me! — je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis?
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6 narrate
(b) (read commentary for) lire ou dire le commentaire de;∎ the film was narrated by an American actor le commentaire du film a été lu ou dit par un acteur américain
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