field

field
field [{{t}}fi:ld]
1 noun
(a) (piece of land) champ m;
to work in the fields travailler dans les ou aux champs;
field of wheat champ m de blé;
strawberry field plantation f de fraisiers
(b) {{}}Sport{{}} (pitch) terrain m;
the field (in baseball) les défenseurs mpl; (in cricket) les chasseurs mpl;
Smith is way ahead of the (rest of the) field Smith est loin devant ou devance largement les autres;
there's a very strong field for the 100 metres il y a une très belle brochette de concurrents ou participants au départ du 100 mètres;
sports or games field terrain m de sport;
to take the field entrer sur le terrain;
to lead the field (in race) mener la course, être en tête; {{}}figurative{{}} (in sales, area of study) être en tête; (of theory) faire autorité;
our company leads the field when it comes to fitted kitchens notre entreprise est en tête du marché pour ce qui est des cuisines encastrées;
{{}}figurative{{}} there are three candidates in the field trois candidatures ont été déposées;
{{}}familiar{{}} to play the field (romantically) avoir autant de liaisons amoureuses que l'on veut
(c) (of oil, minerals etc) gisement m;
oil/coal/gas field gisement m de pétrole/de charbon/de gaz
(d) {{}}Military{{}}
field (of battle) champ m de bataille;
bravery in the field bravoure f sur le champ de bataille;
to die on the field of honour mourir ou tomber au champ d'honneur;
to hold the field ne pas lâcher de terrain, tenir;
the French now held the field les Français étaient maintenant maîtres du champ de bataille
(e) (sphere of activity, knowledge) domaine m;
experts from every field des experts provenant de tous les domaines;
to be an expert in one's field être expert dans son domaine;
in the political field, in the field of politics dans le domaine politique;
to contribute to the field of human knowledge contribuer à la connaissance humaine;
what's your field?, what field are you in? quel est ton domaine?;
that's not my field ce n'est pas de mon domaine ou dans mes compétences
(f) (practice rather than theory) terrain m;
to work/to study in the field travailler/étudier sur le terrain;
to go out into the field aller sur le terrain
(g) {{}}Physics{{}} & {{}}Optics{{}} champ m;
magnetic field champ m magnétique {{}}Military{{}}
(h) {{}}Computing{{}} champ m
(i) {{}}Heraldry{{}} (on coat of arms, coin) champ m; (on flag) fond m
2 transitive verb
(a) (team) présenter; (player) faire jouer; {{}}Military{{}} (men, hardware) réunir; {{}}Politics{{}} (candidate) présenter
(b) (in cricket, baseball → ball) arrêter (et renvoyer);
{{}}figurative{{}} to field a question savoir répondre à une question;
{{}}figurative{{}} well fielded bien répondu
3 intransitive verb
(in cricket, baseball) être en défense
►► {{}}Military{{}} field ambulance ambulance f;
{{}}Military{{}} field artillery artillerie f de campagne;
{{}}Military{{}} field battery batterie f de campagne;
{{}}Military{{}} field colours (regimental flags) couleurs fpl du régiment;
{{}}American{{}} field corn maïs m de grande culture;
field day {{}}School{{}} journée f en plein air; {{}}Military{{}} jour m des grandes manœuvres;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} to have a field day s'en donner à cœur joie; (do good business) faire recette ;
if the press find out about this they'll have a field day! si les journaux l'apprennent, ils vont s'en donner à cœur joie!;
field engineer ingénieur m de chantier ou sur le terrain;
{{}}Sport{{}} field events concours mpl de saut et de lancer;
{{}}Military{{}} field exercise exercice m en campagne, manœuvre f;
field of fire champ m de tir;
{{}}Physics{{}} field of force champ m de force;
{{}}Botany{{}} field gentian gentiane f champêtre;
field glasses jumelles fpl;
field goal (in American football) but m; (in basketball) panier m;
{{}}Military{{}} field gun canon m;
{{}}American{{}} field hockey hockey m (sur gazon);
{{}}Military{{}} field hospital antenne f chirurgicale, hôpital m de campagne;
field ice banquise f;
{{}}Military{{}} field kitchen cuisine f roulante;
field label (in dictionary) rubrique f, indicateur m de domaine;
{{}}Botany{{}} field madder shérardie f des champs;
{{}}Botany{{}} field maple érable m champêtre;
{{}}Marketing{{}} field marketing marketing m sur le terrain;
{{}}Military{{}} field marshal maréchal m;
field mushroom agaric m champêtre, rosé m des prés;
{{}}Military{{}} field officer officier m supérieur;
{{}}Military{{}} field rations ration f de guerre;
field sports = la chasse et la pêche;
field study étude f sur le terrain;
{{}}Military{{}} field telegraph télégraphe m militaire;
field test essai m sur le terrain;
field trials (for machine) essais mpl sur le terrain;
{{}}School{{}} & {{}}University{{}} field trip voyage m d'études; (of one afternoon, one day) sortie f d'études;
a geography field trip une excursion d'études de géographie;
field of vision champ m visuel ou de vision;
field worker (social worker) travailleur(euse) m,f social(e); (researcher) chercheur(euse) m,f de terrain

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