Le mot anglais du jour

reading

lecture

Définitions

anglais > français
reading
1. n. Lecture.
In the old days of the one-room schoolhouse, teachers concentrated on the "three R's": reading, writing, and 'rithmetic (plaisanterie pour arithmetic).
2. n. Leçon (variante lexicale ou orthographique d'un texte).
3. v. Participe présent du verbe to read.
read
1. n. Lecture.
This book is a good read.
Ce livre constitue une bonne lecture.
2. v. Lire.
anglais > anglais
reading
1. n. The process of interpreting written language.
2. n. The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
3. n. A value indicated by a measuring device.
a speedometer reading.
4. n. A meeting where written material is read aloud.
a poetry reading.
5. n. An interpretation.
a reading of the current situation.
6. n. Something to read; reading material.
7. n. The extent of what one has read.
He's a man of good reading.
8. n. (legislature) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
9. n. a piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience: readings from the Bible
français > anglais
lecture
1. n-f. reading (act or process of reading, interpretation, material read, and some other senses)
redonner à quelqu'un le goût de la lecture - to rekindle the love of reading
2. n-f. playback (the replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images)
appareil de lecture - playback device
3. n-f. play (an instance of watching or listening to digital media)