station

station: station [stasjɔ̃]

feminine noun

   a. ( = lieu d'arrêt) station de métro underground (Brit) or subway (US) station

• station d'autobus bus stop

• station de taxis taxi rank

   b. ( = poste, établissement) station

• station météorologique weather station

• station d'épuration water-treatment plant

• station de radio radio station

• station de travail (Computing) workstation

• station spatiale/orbitale space/orbiting station

• station d'essence petrol (Brit) or gas (US) station

• station de lavage carwash

   c. (de vacances) resort

• station balnéaire seaside resort

• station de ski or de sports d'hiver ski resort

• station thermale thermal spa

   d. ( = posture) posture

• station verticale upright position

• la station debout lui est pénible he finds standing upright painful

   e. ( = halte) stop

• faire des stations prolongées devant les vitrines to linger in front of the shop windows

   f. (Religion) station

• les stations de la Croix the Stations of the Cross

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stasjɔ̃
nom féminin

1) (de métro) station; (de taxis) taxi-rank GB, taxi stand

station de métro — tube GB ou subway US station

2) Radio station

station de radio — radio station

3) (lieu de séjour) resort

station balnéaire — seaside resort

station de sports d'hiver — winter sports resort

station thermale — spa

4) (lieu d'observation scientifique) station

station météorologique — meteorological ou weather station

station orbitale — orbiting space station

station spatiale — space station

5) (position) posture

station debout or verticale — upright posture or position

6) (pause) stop, pause

7) (colloq) Automobile (station-service) service station

station de lavage — car wash

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Phrasal Verbs:

- station d'épuration

- station de travail

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stasjɔ̃ nf
1) (spatiale, météorologique) station

2) [autobus] stop

3) [villégiature] resort

4) (= posture)

la station debout — standing position

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station nf

1 (de métro) station; station de métro tube GB ou subway US station; descendez à la station Saint-Ambroise get off at Saint-Ambroise; c'est à deux stations de métro d'ici it's two tube GB ou subway US stops from here; (de taxis) taxi-rank GB, taxi stand;

2 Radio station; station émettrice transmitting station; station de radio radio station;

3 (lieu de séjour) resort; station balnéaire/climatique seaside/health resort; station de sports d'hiver winter sports resort; station thermale spa;

4 (lieu d'observation scientifique) station; station agronomique agricultural station; station météorologique meteorological ou weather station; station marine marine research station; station orbitale orbiting space station; station spatiale space station;

5 (position) posture; station debout or verticale upright posture or position; la station debout me donne mal au dos standing gives me backache;

6 (pause) stop, pause; faire une longue station devant une vitrine to stop ou linger for a long time in front of a shop window; les stations du chemin de Croix Relig the stations of the Cross; planète en station Astron stationary planet;

7 ○Aut (station-service) service station; station de lavage car wash point.

Composés

station d'épuration sewage treatment plant; station graphique graphic VDU, graphic workstation; station au sol ground station; station de travail workstation.

[stasjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. TRANSPORTS

station d'autobus bus stop

station de métro underground (UK) ou subway (US) station

station de taxis taxi rank (UK) ou stand (US)

2. [centre]

station d'épuration sewerage plant

station de lavage carwash

station météorologique weather station

3. RADIO & TÉLÉVISION station

station d'émission broadcasting station

station périphérique private radio station

station de télévision television station

4. [lieu de séjour] resort

station balnéaire sea ou seaside resort

station de sports d'hiver ski resort

station thermale (thermal) spa

5. INFORMATIQUE

station de travail workstation

6. [position] posture

station verticale upright position

la station debout est déconseillée standing is not advisable

7. ASTRONOMIE stationary point

8. ASTRONAUTIQUE

station orbitale orbital station

station spatiale space station

Synonyms:

Place, position, post, location, situation / Office, function, business, employment, sphere of duty, occupation / Rank, standing, character, state, degree, condition, status / Station-house, railway station, depot, Place, locate, post, fix, establish, set

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