field

field
field [fi:ld]
1. noun
   a. champ m
• field of battle champ m de bataille
• to die in the field tomber au champ d'honneur
   b. (Sport) terrain m
• football field terrain m de football
• to take the field entrer sur le terrain
   c. ( = sphere of activity, knowledge) domaine m
• it's not my field ce n'est pas mon domaine
2. transitive verb
[+ team] faire jouer
• to field questions répondre au pied levé (à des questions)
3. compounds
► field day noun grand jour m
• the press had a field day with the story la presse a fait ses choux gras de cette histoire ► field event noun concours m
► field hockey noun (US) hockey m sur gazon
► field hospital noun antenne f chirurgicale
► field marshal noun (British) ≈ maréchal m
► field study noun enquête f sur le terrain
► field-test transitive verb tester sur le terrain
► field trip noun voyage m d'étude
* * *
[fiːld] 1.
noun
1) Agriculture, Geography, gen champ m (of de)
2) Sport (ground) terrain m

football field — terrain de football

3) [U] Sport (competitors) (athletes) concurrents mpl; (horses) partants mpl

to lead ou be ahead of the field — Sport mener le peloton; fig être en tête

4) (area of knowledge) domaine m (of de)
5) Linguistics champ m sémantique
6) (real environment)

to test something in the field — faire des essais de quelque chose sur le terrain

7) Military

the field of battle — le champ de bataille

to take the field — se mettre en campagne

to hold the field — se maintenir sur ses positions; fig [theory] dominer

8) (range) champ m

field of fire — Military secteur m de tir

9) Computing, Mathematics, Physics champ m
2.
noun modifier
1) Military [hospital] de campagne
2) (in real environment) [test, study] sur le terrain
3.
transitive verb
1) Sport réceptionner [ball]
2) Sport, gen (select) faire jouer [team, player]; présenter [candidate]
3) (respond to) répondre à [questions]
4.
intransitive verb Sport jouer dans l'équipe de défense
••

to play the field — sortir avec tout le monde


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