What does repères in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word repères in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use repères in French.

The word repères in French means notice, find, detect, identify, mark, label, identify, mark, locate, get your bearings, take your bearings, get your bearings, find your way, get your bearings, landmark, point of reference, point of reference, coordinate system, landmark. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word repères

notice

verbe transitif (remarquer [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai repéré un petit magasin de vêtements qui a l'air sympa. On devrait aller y faire un tour un de ces jours.
I noticed a little clothes shop that looks nice; we should go and have a look one day.

find

verbe transitif (trouver un lieu)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Essaie de repérer un coin à l'ombre pour pique-niquer. Avant nos vacances, nous avons repéré sur internet les campings où nous pourrions nous arrêter.
Before our holiday, we located the campsites we could stop at online.

detect

verbe transitif (connaître une position)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les radars repèrent les chars ennemis.
Radars detect enemy tanks.

identify, mark, label

verbe transitif (marquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai repéré toutes les pièces avant de les démonter pour faciliter le remontage.
I labeled all of the parts before dismantling them, so they would be easier to put back together.

identify, mark, locate

verbe transitif (situer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le géomètre a repéré chaque bâtiment sur son plan.
The surveyor marked each building on his map.

get your bearings, take your bearings

verbe pronominal (s'orienter)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'aventurier se repérait grâce au soleil.
The adventurer got his bearings from the sun.

get your bearings

verbe pronominal (se situer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Marie se repère facilement sur une carte depuis qu'elle fait de la course d'orientation.
Marie can easily get her bearings on a map since doing the orienteering course.

find your way, get your bearings

verbe pronominal (savoir où l'on en est) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je n'arrive pas à me repérer dans cette histoire.
I can't seem to get my bearings in this story.

landmark, point of reference

nom masculin (indicateur matériel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cathédrale est un repère pour les habitants de la ville.
The cathedral is a point of reference for the city's inhabitants.

point of reference

nom masculin (événement indicatif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon déménagement est un repère dans toutes ces années.
My move is a point of reference in all of these years.

coordinate system

nom masculin (Géométrie : système de coordonnées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les repères orthonormés sont les plus courants.
Orthonormal coordinate systems are the most common.

landmark

nom masculin (marque pour se situer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les déserts manquent de repères.
Deserts are lacking in landmarks.

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