reap

récolter, recueillir

Obtenir ou subir les résultats, bons ou mauvais, de ce qu’on a fait.

En anglais simple : To receive the good or bad results of something you have done.

• She reaped the rewards of her work.
• We are now reaping the benefits of regular exercise.
• He reaped the consequences of years of careless spending.

Comment l'utiliser : reap something from something (They reaped great benefits from the training.)

Synonymes : gain, receive

Expressions courantes : reap the benefits, reap the rewards, reap the consequences, reap a reward

moissonner, récolter

Couper et ramasser les cultures mûres, surtout les céréales.

En anglais simple : To cut and collect a crop, especially grain, when it is ready.

• The farmers reap the wheat.
• They reaped the fields before the rain came.
• It was time to reap the season’s crop.

Synonymes : harvest

Contraires : sow

Expressions courantes : reap wheat, reap the harvest, reap a crop

nettoyer un processus terminé

Retirer de la liste des processus du système d’exploitation l’enregistrement d’un processus enfant terminé.

En anglais simple : To remove the record of a finished child process from an operating system’s process list.

• The parent must reap the child process.
• The system reaped all exited processes.
• This routine waits for children and reaps them when they finish.

Expressions courantes : reap a process, reap child processes