refer

refer: refer [{{t}}rɪ'fɜ:(r)] (pt & pp referred, cont referring)

transitive verb

(a) (submit → matter, proposal etc) soumettre (to à);

∎ the dispute has been referred to arbitration le litige a été soumis à arbitrage ou à l'arbitrage d'un médiateur;

∎ I refer the matter to you for a decision je m'en remets à vous pour prendre une décision sur la question;

∎ the question has been referred to Jane la question a été soumise à Jane;

∎ to refer a case to a higher court renvoyer ou déférer une affaire à une instance supérieure;

∎ the contract has been referred to us le contrat nous a été soumis;

∎ {{}}Banking{{}} to refer a cheque to drawer refuser d'honorer un chèque;

∎ refer to drawer (on cheque) voir le tireur

(b) (send, direct → person) renvoyer;

∎ my doctor referred me to the hospital/to a specialist mon docteur m'a envoyé à l'hôpital/chez un spécialiste;

∎ the doctor's going to refer me le docteur va m'envoyer chez un spécialiste;

∎ I refer you to Ludlow's book je vous renvoie au livre de Ludlow;

∎ here the author refers us to 'Alice in Wonderland' ici l'auteur nous renvoie à 'Alice au pays des merveilles'

(c) {{}}Law{{}}

∎ to refer the accused déférer l'accusé

(d) {{}}University{{}} (student) refuser, recaler; (thesis) renvoyer pour révision

(e) {{}}Medicine{{}}

∎ the pain may be referred to another part of the body il peut y avoir irradiation de la douleur dans d'autres parties du corps

(f) (attribute) attribuer;

∎ to refer sth to an event attribuer qch à un événement

➲ refer back separable transitive verb

(a) (put off → meeting, decision) ajourner, remettre (à plus tard)

(b) (redirect → case) renvoyer;

∎ the case was referred back to our office l'affaire a été renvoyée à notre service

➲ refer to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (allude to) faire allusion ou référence à, parler de;

∎ no one refers to it now personne n'en parle plus maintenant;

∎ I don't know what you are referring to je ne sais pas à quoi vous faites allusion ou de quoi vous parlez;

∎ we won't refer to it again nous n'en reparlons plus;

∎ he keeps referring to me as Dr Rayburn il ne cesse de m'appeler Dr Rayburn;

∎ the revolutionaries are referred to as Mantras ces révolutionnaires sont connus sous le nom de Mantras;

∎ that comment refers to you cette remarque s'adresse à vous;

∎ they refer to themselves as martyrs ils se qualifient eux-mêmes de martyrs

(b) (relate to) correspondre à, faire référence à; (apply, be connected to) s'appliquer à, s'adresser à;

∎ the numbers refer to footnotes les chiffres renvoient à des notes en bas de page;

∎ these measures only refer to taxpayers ses mesures ne s'appliquent qu'aux contribuables

(c) (consult → notes) consulter; (→ book, page, instructions) se reporter à;

∎ (→ person) I shall have to refer to my boss je dois en référer à ou consulter mon patron

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