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mesurer [məzyʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ chose, personne] to measureb. ( = avoir pour taille) to measure• il mesure 1 mètre 80 [personne] he's 1 metre 80 tall ; [objet] (en longueur) it's 1 metre 80 long ; (en hauteur) it's 1 metre 80 highc. ( = évaluer) to assess• vous n'avez pas mesuré la portée de vos actes ! you did not weigh up the consequences of your actions!d. ( = modérer) mesurer ses paroles ( = savoir rester poli) to moderate one's language ; ( = être prudent) to weigh one's words2. reflexive verb* * *məzyʀe
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1) ( avec un instrument) gén to measure [longueur, quantité, objet, lieu] (en in); ( pour prélever une partie) to measure off [longueur]; to measure out [poids, volume]; ( avant travaux) to measure up [recoin]2) ( évaluer) to measure [productivité, écart]; to assess [risques, effets]; to consider [conséquences]mesurer sa force contre or avec quelqu'un — to pit one's strength against somebody
3) ( donner sans générosité)
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verbe intransitifmesurer 20 mètres carrés — to be 20 metres [BrE] square
mesurer 2 mètres de haut — to be 2 metres [BrE] high
elle mesure 1,60 m — she's 1.60 m tall
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se mesurer verbe pronominal1) ( se calculer)se mesurer en mètres — to be measured in metres [BrE]
2) ( s'affronter)se mesurer à or avec quelqu'un — to pit one's strength against somebody
* * *məzyʀe vt1) (= prendre les dimensions de) to measureMesurez la longueur et la largeur. — Measure the length and the width.
2) (= estimer) [ampleur, importance] to weigh up, to assess3) (= limiter) [ressources, crédits] to limit, to rationOn nous mesure même le carburant. — They are even rationing fuel.
4) (= proportionner)mesurer qch à — to match sth to, to gear sth to
5) (= avoir pour dimensions) to measure* * *A vtr1 Mes to measure [longueur, hauteur, quantité, objet, lieu] (en in); ( pour prélever une partie) to measure off [longueur]; to measure out [poids, volume]; ( avant travaux) to measure up [recoin, salle de bains]; mesurer au centimètre près to measure to the nearest centimetreGB; mesurer 20 centimètres de tissu to measure off 20 centimetresGB of fabric; mesurer 200 grammes de farine to measure out 200 grammesGB of flour; mesurer les fenêtres pour faire des rideaux to measure the windows for curtains; mesurer le tour de hanche/de cou de qn to take sb's hip/neck measurement;2 ( évaluer) to measure [productivité, écart, séquelles] ; to assess [difficultés, risques]; to consider [conséquences]; mesurer les effets de qch to assess ou to measure the effects of sth; mesurer sa force contre or avec qn to pit one's strength against sb; mal mesurer la portée de qch to miscalculate the implications of sth; mesurer le succès de qch à qch to gauge the success of sth by sth; mesurer qn du regard or des yeux to weigh sb up; mesurer le désarroi de qn to get an idea of how upset sb is; faire mesurer à qn la gravité de qch to make sb understand the seriousness of sth; mesurer ses paroles to weigh one's words; ne pas mesurer ses propos to speak without restraint;3 ( donner sans générosité) mesurer la nourriture à qn to mete out food stingily to sb; le temps nous est mesuré our time is limited; ne pas mesurer ses efforts to try one's utmost.B vi mesurer 20 mètres carrés to be 20 metresGB square; mesurer 2 mètres de large/de long to be 2 metresGB wide/long; mesurer 20 mètres de profondeur to be 20 metresGB deep; mesurer 2 mètres de haut [mur] to be 2 metresGB high; elle mesure 1,60 m [personne] she's 1.60 m tall.C se mesurer vpr1 Mes se mesurer en mètres to be measured in metresGB;2 ( s'affronter) se mesurer des yeux or du regard to weigh one another up; se mesurer à or avec qn to pit one's strength against sb; se mesurer à un problème to tackle a problem.[məzyre] verbe transitif1. [déterminer la dimension de] to measuremesurer quelque chose en hauteur/largeur to measure the height/width of somethingje vais vous en mesurer le double [obj: coupon, liquide] I'll measure out twice as much for you2. [difficulté, qualité] to assessil ne mesure pas sa force ou ses forces he doesn't know his own strengthil n'a pas entièrement mesuré les risques he didn't fully consider ou assess the risksmesurer quelqu'un du regard to look somebody up and down, to size somebody up3. [limiter] to limitmesurer ses paroles to be careful what one says, to weigh one's wordset pourtant, je mesure mes mots and I'm choosing my words carefully4. [adapter]————————[məzyre] verbe intransitifla cuisine mesure 2 mètres sur 3 the kitchen is ou measures 2 metres by 3————————se mesurer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se mesurer des yeux ou du regard to size each other up, to look each other up and down————————se mesurer à verbe pronominal plus prépositionto have a confrontation with, to pit oneself against
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