roder

roder [ʀɔde]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. [+ véhicule, moteur] to run in (Brit), to break in (US)

   b. ( = mettre au point) il faut roder ce spectacle we have to give this show time to get over its teething troubles

• ce spectacle est maintenant bien rodé all the initial problems in the show have been ironed out

• il n'est pas encore rodé [personne] he hasn't quite got the hang of it yet

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ʀɔde

verbe transitif

1) Automobile to run in GB, to break in US [véhicule]

2) Technologie to grind [pièce, soupapes]

3) (mettre au point) to bring [something] up to scratch [spectacle, méthode]

roder quelqu'un à or pour quelque chose — Sport to train somebody for something

être (bien) rodé — [personne] to have the hang of things; [service] to be running smoothly

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ʀɔde vt

1) [moteur, voiture] to run in Grande-Bretagne break in USA

2) fig (= mettre au point)

roder un spectacle — to get a show into shape

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roder verb table: aimer vtr

1 Aut (user) to run in GB, to break in US [véhicule, moteur];

2 Tech to grind [pièce, soupapes];

3 (mettre au point) to bring [sth] up to scratch, to polish up [spectacle, méthode, technique]; roder qn à or pour Sport to train sb for [épreuve]; être (bien) rodé [personne] to have the hang of things; [service] to be running smoothly.

[rɔde] verbe transitif

1. [moteur, voiture] to run in (UK) (separable), to break in (US) (separable)

2. (figuré) [mettre au point]

roder un service/une équipe to get a department/a team up and running

il est rodé maintenant he knows the ropes now

3. TECHNOLOGIE [surface] to grind