refer

faire référence, mentionner

Parler de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, à l’oral ou à l’écrit.

En anglais simple : To mention someone or something when speaking or writing.

• Please refer to my earlier message.
• She referred to him several times in her speech.
• Were you referring to the old plan?

Comment l'utiliser : refer to someone/something (The speaker referred to a recent study.)

Synonymes : mention, allude to

Expressions courantes : refer to someone, refer to something, refer back to

consulter, se reporter

Chercher une information dans un livre, un document ou une autre source.

En anglais simple : To look at a book, document, or other source to find information.

• Refer to the map.
• I referred to my notes before answering.
• You can refer to the guide for more details.

Comment l'utiliser : refer to something for something (Refer to the manual for cleaning instructions.)

Synonymes : consult, check

Expressions courantes : refer to something, refer to notes, refer to instructions

désigner, se rapporter

Avoir pour sujet ou pour sens une personne ou une chose précise.

En anglais simple : To be about, mean, or point to a particular person or thing.

• These figures refer to last year.
• The name refers to a local river.
• Who does this pronoun refer to?

Comment l'utiliser : refer to someone/something (The word 'they' refers to the children.)

Synonymes : denote, relate to, mean

Expressions courantes : refer to someone, refer to something

orienter, adresser

Envoyer une personne ou un dossier vers quelqu’un ou un lieu pour obtenir de l’aide, des informations ou une décision.

En anglais simple : To send someone or something to another person or place for help, information, or a decision.

• They referred me to another office.
• The doctor referred the patient to a specialist.
• We will refer your complaint to the manager.

Comment l'utiliser : refer someone/something to someone/something (The doctor referred me to a specialist.)

Synonymes : direct, send on

Expressions courantes : refer someone to, refer something to, refer a matter, refer a case

attribuer, rattacher

Considérer qu’une chose appartient à un groupe ou provient d’une cause ou d’une source particulière.

En anglais simple : To decide that something belongs to a particular group or comes from a particular cause or source.

• They referred the illness to poor diet.
• The scholar referred the text to an earlier period.
• These examples can be referred to the same class.

Comment l'utiliser : refer something to something (The researcher referred the changes to a single underlying cause.)

Synonymes : attribute, assign, ascribe

Expressions courantes : refer something to, refer to a cause