quote

citation

Paroles ou texte de quelqu'un d'autre reproduits sans aucun changement.

En anglais simple : Words that someone else has said or written, repeated exactly.

• That is my favourite quote.
• He added a quote from the book to his essay.
• Where did you find those quotes?

Comment l'utiliser : a quote from someone/something (She opened her speech with a quote from a poet.)

Synonymes : quotation

Expressions courantes : a famous quote, quote from someone, a direct quote, include a quote

devis, cotation

Indication du coût prévu de quelque chose, ou de son prix ou de sa valeur actuelle.

En anglais simple : A statement of how much something will cost, or its current price or value.

• The builder sent us a quote.
• Get three quotes before choosing a supplier.
• The website displays the latest stock quote.

Comment l'utiliser : a quote for something (We asked for a quote for the roof repairs.)

Synonymes : quotation, estimate

Expressions courantes : get a quote, quote for something, price quote, insurance quote

guillemet

Signe placé avant ou après des paroles citées, ou autour d'un mot particulier.

En anglais simple : A written mark used before or after someone's exact words, or around a particular word.

• Put the title in quotes.
• You forgot the closing quote.
• Should I use single or double quotes here?

Synonymes : quotation mark, inverted comma

Expressions courantes : single quote, double quote, opening quote, in quotes

citer

Reproduire exactement les paroles ou le texte de quelqu'un.

En anglais simple : To repeat exactly what someone has said or written.

• Please don't quote me.
• He quoted a line from his favourite poem.
• The newspaper has quoted her words incorrectly.

Comment l'utiliser : quote someone/something (The article quotes several local residents.); quote from something (She quoted from a letter her father had written.)

Synonymes : repeat, cite

Expressions courantes : quote someone, quote from something, quote someone's words, quote a passage

établir un devis, annoncer un prix

Dire à quelqu'un combien on lui demandera pour un travail ou un produit.

En anglais simple : To tell someone how much you will charge for a job or product.

• Can you quote a price?
• They quoted us fifty pounds for delivery.
• The electrician has quoted for rewiring the house.

Comment l'utiliser : quote someone an amount for something (The garage quoted me two hundred pounds for the repair.); quote for something (Three firms have quoted for the building work.)

Synonymes : estimate

Expressions courantes : quote a price, quote someone something, quote for something

ouvrir les guillemets

Indiquer à l'écrit ou à l'oral où commencent les paroles exactes d'une autre personne.

En anglais simple : To show or say where another person's exact words begin.

• He quoted the phrase with a small gesture.
• She quoted the next words by raising two fingers on each hand.
• The speaker quoted the phrase aloud before reading it.

Expressions courantes : quote the phrase, quote the words

ouvrez les guillemets

Mot prononcé avant de répéter les paroles exactes de quelqu'un pour signaler le début de la citation.

En anglais simple : Said before repeating someone's exact words to show where those words begin.

• He called it, quote, a wonderful idea, unquote.
• She said the room was, quote, perfectly clean.
• They described him as, quote, the best candidate, unquote.

Expressions courantes : quote unquote, quote a genius