quote

quote
quote [kwəʊt]
1. transitive verb
   a. [+ author, poem, words] citer ; [+ reference number] donner
• you can quote me on that vous pouvez rapporter mes paroles
• don't quote me on that ne me citez pas
• he was quoted as saying that ... il aurait dit que ...
• she said the text was, and I quote, "full of mistakes" elle m'a dit que le texte était, je cite, « plein de fautes »
• when ordering please quote this number pour toute commande prière de donner ce numéro
   b. [+ price] indiquer
• this was the best price he could quote us c'est le meilleur prix qu'il a pu nous proposer
• she quoted me £500 for the job elle m'a fait un devis de 500 livres pour ces travaux
2. intransitive verb
faire des citations
• to quote from the Bible citer la Bible
3. noun
   a. ( = quotation) citation f
   b. ( = estimate) devis m
4. plural noun
quotes (inf) guillemets mpl
• in quotes entre guillemets
* * *
[kwəʊt] 1.
noun
1) (quotation) citation f (from de)
2) (statement to journalist) déclaration f
3) (estimate) devis m
4) Finance cote f
2.
quotes plural noun = quotation marks
3.
transitive verb
1) (repeat, recall) citer [person, passage, proverb]; rapporter [words]; rappeler [reference number]

don't quote me on this, but... — ne répète pas ce que je dis, mais...

she was quoted as saying that... — elle aurait dit que...

2) Commerce (state) indiquer [price, figure]

they quoted us £200 — dans leur devis, ils ont demandé £200

3) (on stock exchange) coter [share, price] (at à)

quoted company — société f cotée en Bourse

4) (in betting)

to quote odds of — proposer une cote de

to be quoted 6 to 1 — être coté entre 6 et 1

4.
intransitive verb (from text, author) faire des citations

to quote from Keats — citer Keats

quote ... unquote — (in dictation) ouvrez les guillemets ... fermez les guillemets; (in lecture, speech) je cite ... fin de citation

on quote ‘business’ unquote — soi-disant pour affaires


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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