tea-leaves in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tea-leaves in the English»French Dictionary

tea leaf N

tea leaf

feuille f de thé

to read the tea-leaves

≈ lire dans le marc de café

to read sb's tea-leaves

≈ lire l'avenir de qn dans le marc de café

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?

See also lip-read

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?

tea-leaves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tea-leaves in the English»French Dictionary

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She and my gran could both read tea-leaves.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

It is... sometimes interesting to read the tea-leaves when it comes to what is being said in press-conferences in the run-up to big games and tournaments.

www.rte.ie

Bolstering his appeal is the fact that his apparent ability to tell the future does not come from reading tea-leaves or star-gazing, but rather from painstaking research.

www.thejc.com