correct

correct
correct [kəˈrekt]
1. adjective
   a. ( = right) correct ; [suspicions] fondé
• that's correct! (confirming guess) exactement ! ; (confirming right answer) c'est exact !
• in the correct order dans le bon ordre
• to prove correct s'avérer juste
• it is correct to say that ... il est juste de dire que ...
   b. to be correct [person] avoir raison
• you are quite correct vous avez parfaitement raison
• he was correct in his estimates ses estimations étaient justes
• he is correct in his assessment of the situation son évaluation de la situation est juste
• to be correct to do sth avoir raison de faire qch
   c. ( = appropriate) bon
• the correct use of sth le bon usage de qch
   d. ( = proper) correct ; [etiquette, form of address] convenable ; [person] comme il faut (inf)
• it's the correct thing to do c'est l'usage
2. transitive verb
   a. corriger
• to correct sb's punctuation/spelling corriger la ponctuation/l'orthographe de qn
• to correct o.s. se reprendre
• correct me if I'm wrong corrigez-moi si je me trompe
   b. ( = rectify) [+ problem] arranger ; [+ imbalance] redresser
3. compounds
► correcting fluid noun liquide m correcteur
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[kə'rekt] 1.
adjective
1) (right) [amount, answer, decision, method, order] correct, bon/bonne; [figure] exact

that is correct — c'est exact

the correct time — l'heure exacte

you are quite correct — tu as parfaitement raison

to prove correct — s'avérer juste

2) (proper) correct, convenable
2.
transitive verb corriger

correct me if I'm wrong, but... — arrêtez-moi si je me trompe, mais...

I stand corrected — je reconnais mon erreur

3.
reflexive verb

to correct oneself — se reprendre


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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