relay

course de relais, relais

Une course où les membres d’une équipe courent à tour de rôle en se passant un petit bâton.

En anglais simple : A race in which team members run one after another, passing a short stick between them.

• Our team won the relay.
• She ran the final leg of the relay.
• They dropped the baton during the relay race.

Synonymes : relay race

Expressions courantes : relay race, relay team, win a relay

relais

Un interrupteur qui utilise un faible signal électrique pour commander un courant plus important.

En anglais simple : A switch that uses a small electrical signal to control a larger electrical flow.

• The relay controls the motor.
• A small current activates the relay.
• Replace the faulty relay before testing the circuit.

Expressions courantes : electrical relay, relay switch, control relay

transmettre, relayer

Faire passer un message, une information ou un signal d’une personne ou d’un lieu à un autre.

En anglais simple : Pass a message, information, or a signal from one person or place to another.

• Please relay the news to Anna.
• The officer relayed our position to headquarters.
• Satellites relay signals across great distances.

Comment l'utiliser : relay something to someone/something (Please relay this message to your manager.)

Synonymes : pass on, transmit, forward

Expressions courantes : relay a message, relay information, relay something to someone