jauger

jauger [ʒoʒe]

➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb

[+ personne] to size up

• il le jaugea du regard he looked him up and down

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ʒoʒe

verbe transitif

1) (évaluer) to get the measure of [candidat, élève]

2) to measure [capacité, volume]

jauger un réservoir — to measure the capacity of a tank

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ʒoʒe

1. vt

(= mesurer) to gauge the capacity of, fig (= évaluer) to size up

2. vi

[bateau] to have a tonnage of

jauger 3 000 tonneaux — to have a tonnage of 3,000 tons

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jauger verb table: manger vtr

1 (évaluer) to size [sb] up [personne]; to get the measure of [candidat, élève]; to weigh [sth] up [idée, avantage]; to judge [œuvre];

2 Tech to measure [capacité, volume]; jauger un réservoir to measure the capacity of a reservoir;

3 Naut [navire] to have a tonnage of.

[ʒoʒe] verbe transitif

1. [mesurer - fil] to gauge ; [ - réservoir] to gauge (the capacity of) ; [ - liquide] to gauge (the volume of) ; [ - navire] to measure the tonnage ou burden of

2. (littéraire) [juger - dégâts] to assess

jauger quelqu'un to size somebody up

jauger la situation to size ou to weigh up the situation

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[ʒoʒe] verbe intransitif

NAUTIQUE

navire jaugeant 600 tonneaux ship with a tonnage of ou measuring 600 tons