scope

portée, étendue, champ

Ensemble des sujets ou des situations qu'un livre, un projet, une loi ou une activité couvre.

En anglais simple : The range of things a book, project, law, or activity includes or deals with.

• The project has a limited scope.
• We expanded the scope of our research.
• Does this problem fall within the scope of the law?

Comment l'utiliser : scope of something (We discussed the scope of the project.); within/outside the scope of something (Travel costs fall outside the scope of this review.)

Synonymes : range, extent, coverage

Expressions courantes : scope of something, within the scope, outside the scope, broad scope

lunette, télescope

Appareil, comme un télescope ou un microscope, permettant de voir des choses lointaines ou très petites.

En anglais simple : A device such as a telescope or microscope that helps you see distant or very small things.

• Look through the scope.
• He adjusted the scope to see the target clearly.
• These scopes let us observe distant stars.

Expressions courantes : rifle scope, through a scope, adjust the scope

portée

Partie d'un programme dans laquelle un nom ou une donnée peut être utilisé.

En anglais simple : The part of a computer program where a particular name or piece of data can be used.

• This variable has local scope.
• The name is not available outside this scope.
• A variable declared inside the function goes out of scope when the function ends.

Expressions courantes : local scope, global scope, variable scope, out of scope

examiner, inspecter

Observer attentivement un lieu ou une chose pour mieux le connaître.

En anglais simple : To look carefully at a place or thing to learn about it.

• Let's scope out the area.
• She scoped the room for empty seats.
• We scoped out several locations for the party.

Comment l'utiliser : scope something out (We scoped the restaurant out before booking a table.)

Synonymes : check out, inspect, examine

Expressions courantes : scope out something, scope the area

faire une endoscopie

Examiner ou soigner l'intérieur du corps avec un instrument fin équipé d'une caméra.

En anglais simple : To examine or treat inside someone's body using a thin instrument with a camera.

• The doctor will scope your knee.
• They scoped her stomach to find the bleeding.
• Has the surgeon scoped the joint yet?

Expressions courantes : scope the knee, scope the stomach

examiner au microscope

Examiner quelque chose avec un microscope, qui agrandit l'image des choses très petites.

En anglais simple : To examine something through a microscope, which makes very small things look larger.

• We need to scope this sample.
• She scoped the insect to identify it.
• Have you scoped the cells on this slide?

Synonymes : examine microscopically

Expressions courantes : scope a sample, scope the specimen