READ-WRITE MEMORY - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

read-write memory N COMPUT

read-write memory

mémoire f vive

read-only memory, ROM N COMPUT

read-only memory

mémoire f morte

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mémoire morte, MEM

read-only memory, ROM

mémoire passive

read-only memory, ROM

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I. read N [Brit riːd, Am rid] esp Brit

to have a read of inf

jeter un coup d'œil sur inf

to have a read of inf article, magazine

lire

I enjoy a quiet read

j'aime bien lire tranquillement

I've already seen the newspaper, do you want a read?

j'ai déjà regardé le journal, est-ce que tu veux le lire?

to be an easy/exciting read

être facile/passionnant à lire

this book is a good read

c'est un bon livre

II. read <pret, pp read [red]> VB trans [Brit riːd, Am rid]

1. read (in text etc):

read book, instructions, map, music, sign

lire (in dans)

I read somewhere that …

j'ai lu quelque part que …

to read sth to sb, to read sb sth

lire qc à qn

to read sth aloud

lire qc à haute voix

to read sth to oneself

lire qc

she can read

elle sait lire

I can read German

je lis l'allemand

2. read (say):

the card reads ‘Happy Birthday Dad’

sur la carte il est écrit ‘bon anniversaire Papa’

the thermometer reads 20 degrees

le thermomètre indique 20 degrés

the sentence should read as follows

la phrase correcte est

3. read (decipher):

read braille, handwriting

lire

4. read (interpret):

read signs

reconnaître

read intentions, reactions

interpréter

read situation

voir

to read sb's thoughts or mind

lire dans les pensées de qn

to read sb's mood

connaître les humeurs de qn

to read sb's tea-leaves

≈ lire dans le marc de café

to read palms

lire les lignes de la main

to read a remark/statement as

considérer une remarque/déclaration comme

don't read his comments as proof of his sincerity

ne considère pas ses commentaires comme une preuve de sa sincérité

the book can be read as a satire

le livre peut se lire comme une satire

to read sth into comment, message, sentence

lire qc derrière

don't read too much into his reply

ne va pas imaginer des choses qu'il n'a pas dites

5. read Brit UNIV:

read

étudier

she is reading history at Oxford

elle fait des études d'histoire à Oxford

6. read (take a recording):

read meter

relever

read dial, barometer, gauge

lire

I can't read what the dial says

je n'arrive pas à lire le cadran

7. read:

read RADIO, TELEC person, pilot

recevoir

I can read you loud and clear

je vous reçois cinq sur cinq

8. read TYPO:

read

lire

for ‘cat’ in line 12 read ‘cart’

au lieu de ‘cat’ à la ligne 12, (il faut) lire ‘cart’

9. read COMPUT computer:

read data, file

lire

III. read <pret, pp read [red]> VB intr [Brit riːd, Am rid]

1. read (look at or articulate text):

read

lire (to sb à qn)

to read aloud

lire à haute voix (to sb à qn)

to read about sth accident, discovery

lire quelque chose sur

I read about it in the ‘Times’

j'ai lu quelque chose là-dessus dans le ‘Times’

I read about him yesterday

j'ai lu quelque chose à son sujet hier

to read to sb from sth

lire qc à qn

2. read Brit (study):

to read for a degree

≈ préparer une licence (in de)

to read for the Bar Brit LAW

préparer son entrée au barreau

3. read (create an impression):

the document reads well/badly

le document se lit bien/mal

the translation reads like the original

la traduction est aussi bonne que l'original

IV. read ADJ

read [riːd] [rid]:

V. read

to read between the lines

lire entre les lignes

to take sth as read minutes, report

considérer qc comme lu

the press took it as read that he was lying

pour la presse il était évident qu'il mentait

can we take it as read that everybody will agree?

pouvons-nous considérer que tout le monde sera d'accord?

lip-read <pret, pp lip-read [-red]> [Brit ˈlɪpriːd, Am ˈlɪprid] VB intr

lip-read

lire sur les lèvres de quelqu'un

can you lip-read?

sais-tu lire sur les lèvres?

I. write <pret wrote, pp written> [Brit rʌɪt, Am raɪt] VB trans

1. write (put down on paper):

write letter, poem, novel

écrire (to à)

write song, symphony

composer

write business letter, article, essay, report

rédiger

write cheque, prescription

faire

write software, program

écrire

write legislation

élaborer

she wrote that she was changing jobs

elle a écrit qu'elle changeait de travail

it is written that … form

il est écrit que …

he wrote me a cheque for 100 euros

il m'a fait un chèque de 100 euros

it's written in Italian

c'est écrit en italien

I wrote home

j'ai écrit à ma famille

guilt was written all over her face fig

la culpabilité se lisait sur son visage

he had ‘policeman’ written all over him fig

ça crevait les yeux qu'il était policier

2. write Am (compose a letter to):

write person

écrire à

write me when you get to Rome

écris-moi quand tu arriveras à Rome

II. write <pret wrote, pp written> [Brit rʌɪt, Am raɪt] VB intr

1. write (form words):

write

écrire

to learn to write

apprendre à écrire

to write in pencil/pen

écrire au crayon/stylo

to write neatly/badly

écrire bien/mal

this pen doesn't write

ce stylo n'écrit pas

I have nothing to write with

je n'ai rien pour écrire

give me something to write on

donne-moi un papier pour écrire

to write sth into a contract

inclure qc dans un contrat

2. write (compose professionally):

write

écrire (for pour)

I write for a living

je suis écrivain de métier

to write about or on current affairs, ecology

traiter de

3. write (correspond):

write

écrire (to sb à qn)

I'll try to write every week

j'essaierai d'écrire chaque semaine

memory [Brit ˈmɛm(ə)ri, Am ˈmɛm(ə)ri] N

1. memory (faculty):

memory

mémoire f

to have a good memory

avoir bonne mémoire

to have a bad memory

ne pas avoir de mémoire

to lose one's memory

perdre la mémoire

to have an excellent memory

avoir une excellente mémoire

to have a good memory for names

avoir une bonne mémoire des noms

from memory

de mémoire

long term/short term/visual memory MED

mémoire à long terme/à court terme/visuelle

to remain in the memory

rester gravé dans la mémoire

to have a good memory for faces

être physionomiste

if my memory serves me right

si je me souviens bien

to have a long memory

être rancunier/-ière

2. memory (recollection):

memory souvent pl

souvenir m

3. memory (period of time):

in living or recent memory

de mémoire d'homme

4. memory (posthumous fame):

memory

souvenir m

their memory lives on

leur souvenir est toujours vivant

to keep sb's memory alive or green

maintenir le souvenir de qn en vie

5. memory (commemoration):

in (loving) memory of

à la mémoire de

6. memory COMPUT:

memory

mémoire f

to take a trip down memory lane

se pencher sur ses souvenirs

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read only memory N COMPUT

read only memory

mémoire f morte

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mémoire ROM

read only memory

mémoire morte [ou en lecture seule]

read only memory

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read¹ [red] ADJ

read

lu(e)

little/widely read magazine

peu/très lu

little/widely read student

peu/très cultivé(e)

Phrases:

to take sth as read

tenir qc pour acquis

I. write <wrote, written, writing> [raɪt] VB trans

1. write (mark):

write

écrire

write cheque

faire

write essay, commentary

rédiger

2. write Am (write to):

write

écrire à

Phrases:

to be nothing to write home about

n'être rien de bouleversant

II. write <wrote, written, writing> [raɪt] VB intr (mark letters)

write

écrire

to learn (how) to read and write

apprendre à lire et à écrire

to write for a living

vivre de sa plume

I. read² [ri:d] N no pl

read

lecture f

have a read of this

lis-moi ça

it's a good read

ça se laisse lire

II. read² <read, read> [ri:d] VB trans

1. read (decipher words):

read

lire

to read sth voraciously

dévorer qc

2. read (decipher signs):

read music

lire

to read sb's lips

lire sur les lèvres de qn

3. read (speak aloud):

read

lire à voix haute

to read sb to sleep

faire la lecture à qn jusqu'à ce qu'il s'endorme

to read sth back to sb

relire qc à qn

4. read (interpret):

read situation

analyser

to read too much into sth

aller trop loin dans l'interprétation de qc

to read sth in sb's face

lire qc sur le visage de qn

to read sb's mind, to read sb like a book

lire dans les pensées de qn

5. read (to note information):

read

relever

6. read (hear and understand):

read

recevoir

7. read Brit form UNIV:

read

étudier

8. read JOURN:

read

corriger

9. read (show information):

read

indiquer

Phrases:

to read in the cards/tea-leaves that ...

lire dans les cartes/le marc de café que ...

read my lips!

écoute bien ce que je te dis!

to read the Riot Act to sb

faire une sommation à qn

III. read² [ri:d] VB intr

1. read (decipher words):

read

lire

to read about sb/sth

lire des choses sur qn/qc

2. read (speak aloud):

read

lire à voix haute

3. read (have an effect):

to read well

se lire bien

Phrases:

to read between the lines

lire entre les lignes

memory [ˈmeməri] N

1. memory (ability to remember):

memory

mémoire f

a memory for names/numbers

une mémoire des noms/chiffres

from memory

de mémoire

to have a memory like an elephant

avoir une mémoire d'éléphant

to commit sth to memory

apprendre qc par cœur

in memory of sb/sth

en souvenir de qn/qc

if my memory serves me right

si ma mémoire est bonne

2. memory (remembered event):

memory

souvenir m

3. memory COMPUT:

memory

mémoire f

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read-only memory N comput

read-only memory

mémoire f morte

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mémoire morte [ou en lecture seule]

read-only memory

mémoire ROM

read-only memory

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read¹ [red] ADJ

read

lu(e)

little/widely read magazine

peu/très lu

little/widely read student

peu/très cultivé(e)

I. read² [rid] N

read

lecture f

it's a good read

ça se laisse lire

II. read² <read, read> [rid] VB trans

1. read book, magazine, newspaper:

read

lire

to read sth voraciously

dévorer qc

2. read music:

read

lire

to read sb's lips

lire sur les lèvres de qn

3. read (recite):

read

lire à voix haute

to read sb to sleep

faire la lecture à qn jusqu'à ce qu'il s'endorme

to read sth back to sb

relire qc à qn

4. read (interpret):

read situation

analyser

to read too much into sth

aller trop loin dans l'interprétation de qc

to read sth in sb's face

lire qc sur le visage de qn

to read sb's mind, to read sb like a book inf

lire dans les pensées de qn

5. read (note information):

read

relever

6. read inf (hear and understand):

read

recevoir

7. read JOURN:

read

corriger

8. read (show information):

read

indiquer

Phrases:

read my lips!

écoute bien ce que je te dis!

to read sb the riot act

faire une sommation à qn

III. read² <read, read> [rid] VB intr

1. read in books, magazines:

read

lire

to read about sb/sth

lire des choses sur qn/qc

2. read (recite):

read

lire à voix haute

3. read (have effect):

to read well

se lire bien

Phrases:

to read between the lines

lire entre les lignes

I. write <wrote, written, writing> [raɪt] VB trans

1. write (mark):

write

écrire

write check

remplir

write essay, commentary

rédiger

2. write (write to):

write

écrire à

Phrases:

to be nothing to write home about

n'être rien de bouleversant

II. write <wrote, written, writing> [raɪt] VB intr (mark letters)

write

écrire

to learn (how) to read and write

apprendre à lire et à écrire

to write for a living

vivre de sa plume

memory [ˈmem· ə r·i] N

1. memory (ability to remember):

memory

mémoire f

to have a memory for names/numbers

avoir la mémoire des noms/chiffres

from memory

de mémoire

to have a memory like an elephant

avoir une mémoire d'éléphant

to commit sth to memory

apprendre qc par cœur

in memory of sb/sth

en souvenir de qn/qc

if my memory serves me right

si ma mémoire est bonne

2. memory (remembered event):

memory

souvenir m

3. memory comput:

memory

mémoire f

Present

I	read
you	read
he/she/it	reads
we	read
you	read
they	read

Past

I	read
you	read
he/she/it	read
we	read
you	read
they	read

Present Perfect

I	have	read
you	have	read
he/she/it	has	read
we	have	read
you	have	read
they	have	read

Past Perfect

I	had	read
you	had	read
he/she/it	had	read
we	had	read
you	had	read
they	had	read

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The operating system will be read-only memory-based and as such may only apply to motherboards which have this operating system embedded.

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It is one of the most popular techniques for implementing a read-only memory.

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Non-volatile data storage can be categorized in electrically addressed systems (read-only memory) and mechanically addressed systems (hard disks, optical disc, magnetic tape, holographic memory, and such).

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Such programs are stored in read-only memory or in a known location on disk.

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It contained 40 kilobytes of read-only memory and 16 kilobytes of user memory, before adding the diskette drives.

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