stream

stream
stream [stri:m]
1. noun
   a. ( = brook) ruisseau m
   b. ( = current) courant m
• to go with the stream suivre le courant
• to go against the stream aller à contre-courant
   c. ( = flow) flot m ; [of tears] torrent m
• a stream of cold air un courant d'air froid
• a thin stream of water un mince filet d'eau
• the water flowed out in a steady stream l'eau s'écoulait régulièrement
• to be/go on stream être/entrer en service
• to come on stream être mis en service
   d. (British in school) groupe m de niveau
• the top/middle/bottom stream la section forte/moyenne/faible
2. intransitive verb
   a. [water, tears, oil, milk, blood] ruisseler
• to stream with blood/tears ruisseler de sang/de larmes
• the fumes made his eyes stream les émanations l'ont fait pleurer
• cold air/sunlight streamed through the window l'air froid/le soleil entra à flots par la fenêtre
   b. to stream in/out/past [people, cars] entrer/sortir/passer à flots
3. transitive verb
   a. to stream blood/water ruisseler de sang/d'eau
   b. [+ pupils] répartir par niveau
   c. (Internet) lire en temps réel or en streaming
* * *
[striːm] 1.
noun
1) ruisseau m
2) fig

a stream of — un flot de [traffic, customers, questions]; un jet de [light]; une coulée de [lava]; un écoulement de [water]

a stream of abuse — un torrent d'insultes

3) GB, School groupe m de niveau

the top/middle/bottom stream — le groupe des élèves forts/moyens/faibles

2.
transitive verb GB, School répartir [quelque chose/quelqu'un] en groupes de niveau
3.
intransitive verb
1) (flow) ruisseler

sunlight was streaming into the room — le soleil entrait à flots dans la pièce

tears were streaming down his face — les larmes ruisselaient le long de ses joues

2) (move)

people streamed out of the theatre — un flot de gens sortait du théâtre

they streamed through the gates — ils ont franchi le portail en foule

3) [banners, hair]

to stream in the wind — flotter au vent

4) [eyes, nose] couler

my eyes were streaming — j'avais les yeux qui coulaient


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