gauge

jauge, indicateur

Un instrument qui mesure et affiche une valeur, comme la pression, la température, le carburant ou la taille.

En anglais simple : An instrument that measures something, such as pressure, temperature, fuel, or size, and shows the result.

• Check the fuel gauge before we leave.
• The pressure gauge showed a high reading.
• These gauges measure the temperature inside the machine.

Synonymes : meter, measuring instrument

Expressions courantes : pressure gauge, fuel gauge, temperature gauge

mesure, critère

Une mesure, une norme ou un instrument servant à évaluer une quantité, une taille ou un degré.

En anglais simple : A measure, standard, or measuring instrument used to judge an amount, size, or degree.

• Price is a poor gauge of quality.
• Customer satisfaction provides a useful gauge of success.
• They used attendance as a gauge of public interest.

Comment l'utiliser : gauge of something (Exam results are only one gauge of progress.)

Synonymes : measure, standard, yardstick

Expressions courantes : gauge of success, reliable gauge, accurate gauge

position par rapport au vent

La position d’un voilier par rapport à un autre, selon la direction du vent.

En anglais simple : The position of one sailing ship compared with another in relation to the wind.

• Our ship held the weather gauge.
• The captain maneuvered to gain the weather gauge.
• The enemy vessel kept the lee gauge throughout the battle.

Expressions courantes : weather gauge, lee gauge, gain the gauge

estimer, évaluer, jauger

Évaluer approximativement une quantité, une taille, un sentiment ou une situation.

En anglais simple : To judge or roughly work out an amount, size, feeling, or situation.

• It is hard to gauge the distance.
• She gauged his reaction before saying more.
• The survey helps us gauge how people feel about the changes.

Comment l'utiliser : gauge how/what/whether… (We need to gauge how much interest there is.)

Synonymes : estimate, judge, assess

Expressions courantes : gauge public opinion, gauge the mood, gauge interest

mesurer, jauger

Déterminer une taille, une quantité ou une capacité à l’aide d’un instrument de mesure.

En anglais simple : To measure size, amount, or capacity using a measuring instrument.

• They gauge the depth with a special instrument.
• The technician gauged the thickness of the metal.
• This tool gauges the diameter of the pipe.

Synonymes : measure

Expressions courantes : gauge the depth, gauge the thickness, gauge the pressure