supply

supply
Ⅰ.
supply1 [{{t}}sə'plaɪ] (pt & pp supplied, pl supplies)
1 transitive verb
(a) (provide → goods, services) fournir;
to supply sth to sb fournir qch à qn;
to supply electricity/water to a town alimenter une ville en électricité/eau;
they supply all the local retailers ils fournissent tous les détaillants du coin;
cows supply milk les vachent donnent du lait
(b) (provide sth to → person, institution, city) fournir, approvisionner; {{}}Military{{}} ravitailler, approvisionner;
to supply sb with sth fournir qch à qn, approvisionner qn en qch;
they supply all the local retailers ils fournissent ou approvisionnent tous les détaillants du coin;
the farm keeps us supplied with eggs and milk grâce à la ferme nous avons toujours des œufs et du lait;
I supplied him with the details/the information je lui ai fourni les détails/les informations;
the arteries that supply the brain les artères qui amènent le sang au cerveau
(c) (equip) munir;
all toys are supplied with batteries des piles sont fournies avec tous les jouets
(d) (make good → deficiency) suppléer à; (→ omission) réparer, compenser; (satisfy → need) répondre à
2 noun
(a) (stock) provision f, réserve f;
the nation's supply of oil les réserves fpl nationales de pétrole;
we're getting in or laying in a supply of coal nous faisons des provisions de charbon, nous nous approvisionnons en charbon;
to get in a fresh supply of sth renouveler sa provision de ou se réapprovisionner en qch;
water is in short supply in the southeast on manque d'eau dans le Sud-Est
(b) (provision → of goods, equipment) fourniture f; (→ of fuel) alimentation f; {{}}Military{{}} ravitaillement m, approvisionnement m;
the domestic hot water supply l'alimentation f domestique en eau chaude;
they won a contract for the supply of 10,000 computers to schools ils ont obtenu un contrat pour la fourniture de 10 000 ordinateurs à des établissements scolaires
(c) {{}}Economics{{}} offre f;
supply and demand l'offre f et la demande
(d) {{}}British{{}} (clergyman, secretary, teacher) remplaçant(e) m,f, suppléant(e) m,f;
to be on supply faire des remplacements ou des suppléances
(e) (usu pl) {{}}Politics{{}} (money) crédits mpl
3 compound-forming noun
(a) (convoy, train, truck, route) de ravitaillement
(b) (secretary) intérimaire; (clergyman) suppléant
4 supplies plural noun
(gen) provisions fpl; (of food) vivres mpl; {{}}Military{{}} subsistances fpl, approvisionnements mpl;
our supplies are running low nos provisions seront bientôt épuisées, nous commençons à manquer de provisions;
office supplies fournitures fpl de bureau
►► {{}}Commerce{{}} supply curve courbe f de l'offre;
{{}}Military{{}} supply lines lignes fpl de ravitaillement;
supply pipe (for fuel) conduite f d'arrivée du combustible;
supply price prix m d'offre;
supply ship ravitailleur m;
{{}}British{{}} supply teacher remplaçant(e) m,f;
{{}}British{{}} supply teaching remplacements mpl
Ⅱ.
supply2 [{{t}}'sʌplɪ]
adverb
souplement, avec souplesse

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