meet

meet
meet [mi:t]
(preterite, past participle met)
1. transitive verb
   a. [+ person] (by chance) rencontrer ; (coming in opposite direction) croiser ; (by arrangement) retrouver ; ( = go to meet) aller chercher ; ( = come to meet) venir chercher
• to arrange to meet sb at 3 o'clock donner rendez-vous à qn à 3 heures
• I'll meet you outside the cinema je te retrouve devant le cinéma
• he went to meet them il est allé à leur rencontre
• I'm due back at 10 o'clock, can you meet me off the plane? je reviens à 10 heures, peux-tu venir me chercher ?
   b. ( = make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de
• pleased to meet you enchanté de faire votre connaissance
   c. ( = encounter) [+ opponent, obstacle] rencontrer ; [+ danger] faire face à
• he met his death in 1880 il trouva la mort en 1880
• I met his eye mon regard rencontra le sien
• I dared not meet her eye je n'osais pas la regarder en face
• there's more to this than meets the eye il y a anguille sous roche
   d. [+ expenses] régler ; [+ responsibilities] faire face à, s'acquitter de ; [+ objective] atteindre ; [+ demand] répondre à ; [+ condition] remplir
• to meet the deadline respecter les délais
• to meet the payments on a washing machine payer les traites d'une machine à laver
• this meets our requirements cela correspond à nos besoins
• it did not meet our expectations nous n'en avons pas été satisfaits
2. intransitive verb
   a. [people] (by chance) se rencontrer ; (by arrangement) se retrouver ; (more than once) se voir ; ( = become acquainted) faire connaissance
• to meet again se revoir
• have you met before? vous vous connaissez ?
• they arranged to meet at 10 o'clock ils se sont donné rendez-vous à 10 heures
   b. [parliament, committee] se réunir
   c. [lines, roads] se croiser ; [rivers] confluer
• our eyes met nos regards se croisèrent
3. noun
   a. ( = sporting event) meeting m
   b. (British = hunt) rendez-vous m de chasse (au renard)
► meet up intransitive verb
(by chance) se rencontrer ; (by arrangement) se retrouver
• to meet up with sb retrouver qn► meet with inseparable transitive verb
   a. [+ difficulties, resistance, obstacles] rencontrer
• he met with an accident il lui est arrivé un accident
• this suggestion was met with angry protests de vives protestations ont accueilli cette suggestion
• this met with no response il n'y a pas eu de réponse
   b. (US) [+ person] (by chance) rencontrer ; (by arrangement) retrouver
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[miːt] 1.
noun
1) Sport rencontre f (sportive)

track meet — US rencontre f d'athlétisme

2) GB (in hunting) rendez-vous m de chasseurs
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp met)
1) (encounter) rencontrer [person, team, enemy]

to meet one's death — trouver la mort

2) (make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de [person]

Paul, meet Frances — (as introduction) Paul, je vous présente Frances

3) (await) attendre; (fetch) chercher

she went to meet them — elle est allée les attendre or chercher

to meet somebody off GB ou at US the plane — attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport

4) (come into contact with) rencontrer

his eyes met hers — son regard a rencontré le sien

an incredible sight met her eyes — un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux

5) (fulfil) satisfaire [order]; répondre à, satisfaire à [criteria, standards, needs]; payer [bills, costs]; couvrir [debts, overheads]; compenser [loss]; faire face à [obligations, commitments]; remplir [conditions]
6) (rise to) se montrer à la hauteur de [challenge]
7) (respond to) répondre à [criticism]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp met)
1) (come together) [people, teams] se rencontrer; [committee, parliament] se réunir; [cars] se croiser

the two trains met head-on — les deux trains se sont heurtés de front

to meet again — [people] se revoir

goodbye, till we meet again! — au revoir! à la prochaine fois!

2) (make acquaintance) [people] faire connaissance
3) (come into contact) [lips, roads] se rencontrer

their eyes met — leurs regards se croisèrent

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Phrasal Verbs:
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there's more to this than meets the eye — ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air

to make ends meet — joindre les deux bouts


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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