running

running
running [{{t}}'rʌnɪŋ]
1 noun
(a) (on foot) course f (à pied);
I like running j'aime courir;
I go running every weekend je vais courir tous les week-ends;
running is forbidden in the corridors il est interdit de courir dans les couloirs;
no running (sign) défense de courir;
to make the running {{}}Sport{{}} mener le train; {{}}figurative{{}} prendre l'initiative;
to make all the running (in contest) être en tête; (in relationship) toujours prendre les devants;
to be in the running for sth être sur les rangs pour qch, être dans la course pour qch;
he may not win but he's in the running il ne gagnera peut-être pas, mais il est dans la course;
he's in the running to get the job il a des chances d'obtenir le poste;
to be out of the running ne plus être dans la course
(b) (management) gestion f, direction f; (organization) organisation f;
she leaves the day-to-day running of the department to her assistant elle laisse son assistant s'occuper de la gestion quotidienne du service
(c) (working, functioning) marche f, fonctionnement m;
we apologize for the late running of this train nous vous prions d'excuser le retard de ce train
(d) (operating) conduite f, maniement m
(e) (usu in cpds) (smuggling) contrebande f;
drug running trafic m de drogue
(f) (of water) écoulement m, ruissellement m
(g) {{}}Computing{{}} (of program) exécution f
2 compound-forming noun
(shorts, vest) de course (à pied)
3 adjective
(a) (at a run → person, animal) courant, qui court;
to take a running kick at sth prendre son élan pour donner un coup de pied dans qch
(b) (after n) (consecutive) de suite;
three times/weeks/years running trois fois/semaines/années de suite
(c) (continuous) continu, ininterrompu
(d) (flowing)
the sound of running water (stream) le bruit de l'eau qui coule;
to wash sth under running water laver qch à l'eau courante;
all the rooms have running water toutes les chambres ont l'eau courante;
a running tap un robinet qui coule;
a running sore {{}}Medicine{{}} une plaie suppurante; {{}}figurative{{}} une source de problèmes
(e) (working, operating)
in running order en état de marche;
to be up and running être opérationnel
(f) (handwriting) cursif
►► {{}}Finance{{}} running account compte m courant;
{{}}American{{}} running back (in American football) demi m à l'attaque;
running battle lutte f continuelle;
they have a running battle about housework ils se bagarrent continuellement à propos des travaux ménagers;
running board marchepied m;
{{}}Radio{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} running commentary commentaire m en direct;
{{}}figurative{{}} she gave us a running commentary on what the neighbours were doing elle nous a expliqué en détail ce que les voisins étaient en train de faire;
running costs frais mpl d'exploitation; (of car) frais mpl d'entretien;
running down (criticism → of person, play) dénigrement m; (reduction → of staff) réduction f, diminution f; (→ of industry, factory) réduction f ou diminution f de la production;
{{}}Typography{{}} running head titre m courant;
running jump saut m avec élan;
{{}}familiar{{}} (go) take a running jump or {{}}American{{}} a running jump at the moon! va te faire voir (ailleurs)!, va voir ailleurs si j'y suis;
running knot nœud m coulant;
{{}}Nautical{{}} running lights feux mpl de position;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} running mate candidat(e) m,f à la vice-présidence;
{{}}Television{{}} running order ordre m de passage;
running repairs réparations fpl courantes;
running shoe chaussure f de course;
{{}}Sewing{{}} running stitch point m droit;
{{}}Typography{{}} running title titre m courant;
running total total m cumulé;
to keep a running total of sth calculer qch au fur et à mesure;
the running total of the number of casualties is 32 on dénombre jusqu'à présent 32 victimes;
running track piste f

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