cable

câble

Ensemble de fils protégés par une gaine, transportant de l’électricité ou des informations entre appareils.

En anglais simple : A set of wires inside a cover that carries electricity or information between devices.

• Plug the cable into the computer.
• I bought a longer charging cable.
• Are all the cables connected properly?

Synonymes : lead, cord

Expressions courantes : power cable, internet cable, cable connection

câble

Grosse corde solide, souvent faite de fils métalliques, servant à retenir ou tirer des objets lourds.

En anglais simple : A thick, strong rope, often made of metal wires, used to hold or pull heavy things.

• A steel cable holds the load.
• The bridge hangs from thick cables.
• One cable snapped while the crane was lifting the container.

Synonymes : wire rope

Expressions courantes : steel cable, suspension cable, cable bridge

télévision par câble

Service qui transmet les programmes de télévision aux logements par des câbles.

En anglais simple : A television service that sends programs to your home through wires.

• We have cable at home.
• That channel is only available on cable.
• They canceled cable because the monthly bill was too high.

Synonymes : cable television

Expressions courantes : cable tv, cable service, on cable

relier par un câble, câbler

Relier ou fixer des objets avec des câbles solides, ou torsader des fils pour former une grosse corde.

En anglais simple : To join or secure things with strong wires, or twist wires together into a thick rope.

• Cable the boats together.
• The workers cabled the loose wires into one bundle.
• They cabled the sections together before lifting them.

Comment l'utiliser : cable something together (They cabled the two boats together.)

Expressions courantes : cable something together, cable the wires