receiving line in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for receiving line in the English»French Dictionary

receiving line N Am

receiving line

accueil des invités à un mariage

Translations for receiving line in the English»French Dictionary

I.receive [Brit rɪˈsiːv, Am rəˈsiv] VB trans

1. receive:

receive (get) letter, money, award, advice, support, treatment, education, training

recevoir (from de)

receive setback

subir, essuyer

receive (wrongfully) stolen goods

receler

receive bribe, illegal payment

recevoir

he received a 30-year sentence LAW

il a été condamné à 30 ans de prison

‘received with thanks’ COMM

‘pour acquit’

to receive its premiere film:

avoir sa première projection

to receive its premiere composition:

avoir sa première audition

the bill will receive its first reading POL

le projet de loi sera examiné en première lecture

2. receive (meet):

receive visitor, guest

accueillir, recevoir

receive delegation, ambassador

recevoir

receive proposal, article, play

recevoir, accueillir (with avec)

to be warmly received

être chaleureusement accueilli

to be well or positively received

être bien reçu

3. receive:

to be received into church, order

être reçu or admis dans

4. receive:

receive RADIO, TV channel, radio message

recevoir

receive programme, satellite signals

capter, recevoir

5. receive ADMIN (accept):

receive application

accepter

‘all contributions gratefully received’

‘merci d'avance de vos dons’

6. receive Am (in baseball):

receive

réceptionner

II.receive [Brit rɪˈsiːv, Am rəˈsiv] VB intr

1. receive dated, form host:

receive

recevoir

2. receive Brit LAW:

receive

être coupable de recel

III.received ADJ

received ideas, opinions:

received

reçu

I.receiving [Brit ˌrɪˈsiːvɪŋ, Am rəˈsivɪŋ] N Brit LAW

receiving

recel m

II.receiving [Brit ˌrɪˈsiːvɪŋ, Am rəˈsivɪŋ] ADJ

receiving COMM attr:

receiving department, office

des réceptions

III.receiving [Brit ˌrɪˈsiːvɪŋ, Am rəˈsivɪŋ]

to be on the receiving end of criticism, hostility

faire les frais de

to be on the receiving end of blow, punch

recevoir

he'd be a lot less happy if he was on the receiving end

il serait un peu moins ravi si c'était à lui que ça arrivait

I.line [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] N

1. line:

line (mark)

ligne f

line (shorter, thicker)

trait m

line ART

trait m

line SPORTS (on pitch, court)

ligne f

line MATH

ligne f

line and colour ART

le trait et la couleur

a straight/curved line

une ligne droite/courbe

a solid/broken line

une ligne continue/discontinue

a single/double line

une ligne simple/double

to draw or rule a line

tracer une ligne

to draw a line down the middle of the page

tracer une ligne verticale au milieu de la page

to put a line through sth

barrer qc

to cross the line SPORTS

franchir la ligne

the starting/finishing line SPORTS

la ligne de départ/d'arrivée

above/below the line (in bridge)

(marqué) en points d'honneur/en points de marche

the line AB (in geometry)

la droite AB

the thin line of his mouth

ses lèvres fines

2. line (row):

line (of people, cars)

file f (of de)

line (of trees)

rangée f (of de)

line (of footprints, hills)

succession f (of de)

in straight lines plant, arrange, sit

en lignes droites

to stand in a line

faire la queue

get into (a) line!

faites la queue!

to form a line people:

faire la queue

to form a line hills, houses, trees:

être aligné

please form a line

mettez-vous en file s'il vous plaît

she is fifth in line

elle est la cinquième dans la file

to be in line buildings:

être dans l'alignement

put the desks in line

alignez les bureaux

to be in line with shelving, cooker: cupboard

être dans l'alignement de

to be in line with mark, indicator: number

coïncider avec

to be out of line picture:

être de travers

3. line fig:

to be in line for promotion/a pay rise

avoir des chances d'être promu/d'être augmenté

to be in line for redundancy/takeover

risquer d'être mis au chômage/d'être racheté

to be next in line for promotion/execution

être le prochain à être promu/exécuté

in line for the post of

bien placé pour obtenir le poste de

4. line (queue):

line esp Am

file f

to stand in or wait in line

faire la queue (for pour)

5. line (wrinkle):

line (on face)

ride f

line (on hand)

ligne f

6. line (outline shape):

line

ligne f (of de)

the classical lines of the building

la ligne classique du bâtiment

7. line (boundary):

line

frontière f

an imaginary line between

une frontière imaginaire entre

to cross the state line

passer la frontière de l'État

to follow the line of the old walls

suivre le tracé des anciens remparts

there's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry

de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas

8. line (rope):

line

corde f

line FISH

ligne f

to put the washing on the line

étendre le linge

a line of washing

du linge étendu à sécher

to throw sb a line

lancer une corde à qn

to cast one's line

lancer sa ligne

there was a fish at the end of the line

il y avait un poisson qui mordait

9. line (cable) ELEC:

line

ligne f (électrique)

the line had been cut ELEC

on avait coupé la ligne

to bring the lines down TELEC

abattre les lignes

the lines are down TELEC

les lignes ont été abattues

10. line TELEC (connection):

line

ligne f

a bad line

une mauvaise ligne

to be on the line to sb

être en ligne avec qn

to get off the line inf

raccrocher

at the other end of the line

au bout du fil

the lines will be open from 8.30 onwards

vous pouvez nous appeler à partir de 8 h 30

the line is dead

il n'y a pas de tonalité

the line went dead

la ligne a été coupée

11. line:

line TRANSP, RAIL (connection)

ligne f (between entre)

line (rails)

voie f

line (shipping, air transport) (company)

compagnie f

line (route)

ligne f

repairs to the line

réparations sur la voie

at every station along the line

à chaque gare sur la ligne

the London-Edinburgh line RAIL

la ligne Londres-Édimbourg

12. line (in genealogy):

line

lignée f

the male/female line

la lignée par les hommes/les femmes

the Tudor line

la maison des Tudor

to found or establish a line

fonder une lignée

the line died out

la lignée s'est éteinte

to come from a long line of scientists

être issu d'une longue lignée de scientifiques

to trace one's line back to sb

retracer son ascendance jusqu'à qn

to trace a line down to sb

retracer une descendance jusqu'à qn

to trace a line through sb

retracer l'ascendance du côté de qn

the title passes to the next in line

le titre passe au suivant dans l'ordre de succession

she is second in line to the throne

elle est la deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône

13. line (of text):

line (in prose)

ligne f

line (in poetry)

vers m

line (of music)

ligne f

to give sb 100 lines

donner 100 lignes à qn

to start a new line

aller à la ligne

to miss a line

sauter une ligne

write a few lines about your hobbies

décrivez vos passe-temps en quelques lignes

just a line to say thank you

juste un petit mot pour dire merci

a line from poem etc

une citation de

a line of verse or poetry

un vers

the famous opening lines

la célèbre introduction

he has all the best lines

il a les meilleures répliques

to learn one's lines THEAT

apprendre son texte

14. line (conformity):

to fall into line

être d'accord

to make sb fall into line

faire marcher qn au pas

to fall into line with person: view

tomber d'accord avec

to fall into line with group, body: practice, policy

être d'accord avec

China fell into line with the other powers

la Chine s'est mise d'accord avec les autres puissances

to bring sb into line

ramener qn dans le rang

to bring regional laws into line with federal laws

harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales

to bring working conditions into line with European standards

aligner les conditions de travail sur les normes européennes

to keep sb in line

tenir qn en main

his statement is out of line with their account

sa déclaration ne concorde pas avec leur déposition

our prices are out of line with those of our competitors

nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents

to be (way) out of line objection, remark:

être (tout à fait) déplacé

you're way out of line inf!

franchement, tu exagères!

15. line (piece of information) inf:

to have a line on sb/sth

avoir des informations sur qn/qc

to give sb a line on sb/sth

donner un tuyau à qn sur qn/qc inf

to give sb a line about sth (story, excuse)

raconter des bobards à qn sur qc inf

don't give me that line!

ne me raconte pas ces histoires!

16. line (stance):

line

position f (on sur)

something along these lines

quelque chose dans le même genre

our rivals had been thinking along the same lines

nos concurrents avaient pensé aux mêmes choses

to be on the right lines

être sur la bonne voie

the official line

la position officielle

the official line (approach)

ligne f de conduite (with avec)

to take a firm line with sb

se montrer ferme avec qn

I don't know what line to take

je ne sais pas quelle ligne de conduite adopter

17. line COMM (type of product):

line

gamme f

one of our most successful lines

une gamme qui a beaucoup de succès

18. line MIL:

line (fortifications)

ligne f

line (position held)

position f

enemy lines

lignes fpl ennemies

they held their line

ils ont conservé leurs positions

19. line NAUT:

line ahead/abreast

ligne de front/de file

20. line (equator):

the line

la ligne

to cross the line

traverser la ligne

21. line (of cocaine):

line inf

ligne f inf (of de)

22. line TV:

line

ligne f

II.in line with PREP

in line with approach, policy, trend, teaching, requirement:

in line with

en accord avec

to be in line with statement, measure: policy, view, recommendation

être dans la ligne de

to be in line with figures, increase: inflation, trend

être proportionnel à

to increase/fall in line with

augmenter/baisser proportionnellement à

to vary in line with

varier parallèlement à

III.line [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn] VB trans

1. line (add layer):

line garment

doubler (with avec)

line box, shelf, nest

tapisser (with de)

to be lined with books

être tapissé de livres

to line the walls and ceilings

tapisser les murs et les plafonds d'un papier d'apprêt

2. line (stand along) trees, spectators:

line route

border

to be lined with trees

être bordé d'arbres

3. line (mark):

to be lined with worry, age

être marqué par

IV.line [Brit lʌɪn, Am laɪn]

all along the line , right down the line

sur toute la ligne

somewhere along the line (at point in time)

à un certain moment

somewhere along the line (at stage)

quelque part

something along those lines

quelque chose dans ce goût

to do a line with sb inf

sortir avec qn

to be on the line life, job:

être en jeu

receiving line in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for receiving line in the English»French Dictionary

receive [rɪˈsi:v] VB trans

1. receive (get, hear, see) a. TECH:

receive

recevoir

to receive recognition

être reconnu

to receive sb loud and clear

recevoir qn cinq sur cinq

2. receive (endure):

receive

subir

receive a rebuke

essuyer

to receive a long sentence

être condamné à une peine de longue durée

3. receive (greet):

receive

accueillir

4. receive form (accommodate):

receive

recevoir

5. receive (admit to membership):

receive

admettre

6. receive LAW:

receive

receler

guilty of receiving

coupable de recel

Phrases:

it is more blessed to give than to receive prov

donner est plus doux que recevoir

line¹ <-ning> [laɪn] VB trans

line (cover):

line

doubler

Phrases:

to line one's pockets with sth

se mettre de l'argent plein les poches avec qc

I.line² [laɪn] N

1. line (mark) a. TYPO, COMPUT, TELEC:

line

ligne f

line of poem

vers m

hold the line!

ne quittez pas!

hold the line!

gardez la ligne! Quebec

2. line (drawn line):

line

trait m

3. line (row):

line

file f

line of trees

rangée f

front line

ligne f de front

to be in a line

être aligné

to be/stay on the line

être/rester en ligne

to go on line

se mettre en ligne

to stand in line

faire la queue

4. line Am (path without curves, arcs):

line

ligne f droite

5. line (chronological succession):

line of disasters

succession f

line of family

lignée f

6. line (cord):

line

corde f

line for fishing

ligne f

7. line pl (general idea):

line

fil m rouge

along the lines of sth

du même genre que qc

along the same lines as sth

sur une même ligne que qc

Phrases:

to be first in line

être le premier en tête

to be out of line

ne pas être en accord

to drop sb a line inf

écrire une petite bafouille à qn

in line with sb/sth

en accord avec qn/qc

II.line² <-ning> [laɪn] VB trans

to line sth

faire des lignes sur qc

to line the route

border la route

to become lined

se rider

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The event is more formal, lasts for a prescribed time, and always has a receiving line.

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The receiving line card queues the egress packet before sending it from the desired port.

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Each guest properly speaks little more than his name (if necessary) and a conventional greeting or congratulation to each person in the receiving line.

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Typically, every receiving line has an introducer, a host, and often a guest of honor.

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Trains reassigned from one line to another will receive a new set number from the receiving line, and the original number is left unused.

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They form a receiving line as customers gaze on with grins.

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The receiving line is no place for lengthy conversations as most likely the line will be long.

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A receiving line is the perfect opportunity for guests and hosts to meet one another at a large event.

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Of course, in the receiving line, dozens of children in modern clothing waited to meet the lieutenant-governor, too.

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The ageism issue had been rumbling around for a long time before her, of course, as a receiving line of women over a certain age disappeared off our screens.

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