read through

relire, lire attentivement

Lire attentivement tout un texte, généralement pour y repérer des erreurs.

En anglais simple : To read a whole piece of writing carefully, usually to check it for mistakes.

• Read through your letter before sending it.
• I read through the report and corrected two errors.
• Have you read through the final draft?

Comment l'utiliser : read through something (Please read through the contract before signing it.)

Synonymes : check, proofread

Expressions courantes : read through a report, read through something carefully

faire une lecture du scénario

Lire un texte à voix haute avec les autres acteurs, sans répéter les déplacements ni les positions.

En anglais simple : To read a script aloud with other actors without practising movements or positions.

• The actors read through the script.
• We read through the scene before practising our movements.
• The director asked everyone to read through their lines together.

Comment l'utiliser : read through something (The cast read through the script together.)

Synonymes : do a table read

Expressions courantes : read through a script, read through together

suivre par erreur un signal plus éloigné

Suivre par erreur un signal plus éloigné au lieu du signal proche qui nous concerne.

En anglais simple : To follow a signal farther ahead instead of the nearer signal that applies to you, often by mistake.

• The train driver read through to the wrong signal.
• He read through to a green light beyond his own red signal.
• Drivers must avoid reading through to signals intended for other trains.

Comment l'utiliser : read through to a signal (The driver read through to the green signal beyond the red one.)

Expressions courantes : read through mistakenly, read through to green