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Detailed Translations for scan from English to French

scan:

to scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)

  1. to scan (explore; prospect)
    explorer; sonder; reconnaître; fouiller
    • explorer verb (explore, explores, explorons, explorez, )
    • sonder verb (sonde, sondes, sondons, sondez, )
    • reconnaître verb (reconnais, reconnaît, reconnaissons, reconnaissez, )
    • fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, )
  2. to scan (settle; establish; colonize; )
    établir; fonder; se nicher; coloniser; s'installer
    • établir verb (établis, établit, établissons, établissez, )
    • fonder verb (fonde, fondes, fondons, fondez, )
    • se nicher verb
    • coloniser verb (colonise, colonises, colonisons, colonisez, )
  3. to scan (frisk; explore)
    fouiller
    • fouiller verb (fouille, fouilles, fouillons, fouillez, )
  4. to scan
    – In facsimile and other optical technologies, to move a light-sensitive device across an image-bearing surface such as a page of text, converting the light and dark areas on the surface to binary digits that can be interpreted by a computer. 1
    numériser
    • numériser verb (numérise, numérises, numérisons, numérisez, )
  5. to scan
    – To systematically examine files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria. 1
    analyser
    • analyser verb (analyse, analyses, analysons, analysez, )

Conjugations for scan:

present
  1. scan
  2. scan
  3. scans
  4. scan
  5. scan
  6. scan
simple past
  1. scanned
  2. scanned
  3. scanned
  4. scanned
  5. scanned
  6. scanned
present perfect
  1. have scanned
  2. have scanned
  3. has scanned
  4. have scanned
  5. have scanned
  6. have scanned
past continuous
  1. was scanning
  2. were scanning
  3. was scanning
  4. were scanning
  5. were scanning
  6. were scanning
future
  1. shall scan
  2. will scan
  3. will scan
  4. shall scan
  5. will scan
  6. will scan
continuous present
  1. am scanning
  2. are scanning
  3. is scanning
  4. are scanning
  5. are scanning
  6. are scanning
subjunctive
  1. be scanned
  2. be scanned
  3. be scanned
  4. be scanned
  5. be scanned
  6. be scanned
diverse
  1. scan!
  2. let's scan!
  3. scanned
  4. scanning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

scan [the ~] noun

  1. the scan
    – An image-bearing surface such as a single page or multi-page of text or picture that is passed through a scanner and has become a computer file. 1
  2. the scan
    – A systematic examination of files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria. 1
    l'analyse

Translation Matrix for scan:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
analyse scan analysing; analysis; attribute; character description; character drawing; character profile; characteristic; crawl; description of character; dissection; feature; population; property; trait; update
fouiller feeling; scanning; sensing
numérisation scan digitisation
- CAT scan
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
analyser scan analyse; analyze; anatomise; anatomize; crawl; dismantle; dissect; parse; pull down; take apart
coloniser colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle
explorer explore; prospect; scan disentangle; disentwine; explore; unravel
fonder colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle arrange; base; build; build up; compose; construct; earthen; establish; found; ground; lay the foundations; raise; tune
fouiller explore; frisk; prospect; scan browse; burrow; churn; drudge; examine; explore; ferret; ferret about; ferret around; go through; grabble; grope about; hunt; investigate; look for; nose; nose about; nose around; potter about; pry; ransack; research; root; root up; rout; rummage; rummage about; rummage around; search; search for; seek; smell; sniff; sniff around; turn about
numériser scan digitise; digitize
reconnaître explore; prospect; scan accede; admit; admit the truth; allow; authorise; authorize; contain; explore; get to know; grasp; hold; identify; permit; realise; realize; recognise; recognize; tolerate
s'installer colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle
se nicher colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle
sonder explore; prospect; scan approach someone; gauge; get at the root of; get to the bottom; go through; knock on; measure; probe; ransack; rummage; search; size up the situation; sound; sound out about; tap on
établir colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle base; determine; earthen; establish; form; found; ground; identify; lay the foundations; put together; raise; tune
- glance over; rake; read; run down; skim

Related Words for "scan":

  • rescan

Synonyms for "scan":


Related Definitions for "scan":

  1. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region2
    • he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars2
  2. an image produced by scanning2
    • he analyzed the brain scan2
  3. obtain data from magnetic tapes2
  4. read metrically2
    • scan verses2
  5. make a wide, sweeping search of2
    • The beams scanned the night sky2
  6. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image2
  7. examine hastily2
    • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi2
  8. examine minutely or intensely2
    • the surgeon scanned the X-ray2
  9. conform to a metrical pattern2
  10. In facsimile and other optical technologies, to move a light-sensitive device across an image-bearing surface such as a page of text, converting the light and dark areas on the surface to binary digits that can be interpreted by a computer.1
  11. An image-bearing surface such as a single page or multi-page of text or picture that is passed through a scanner and has become a computer file.1
  12. A systematic examination of files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria.1
  13. In television and computer display technologies, to move an electron beam across the inner surface of the screen, one line at a time, to light the phosphors that create a displayed image.1
  14. To systematically examine files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria.1

Wiktionary Translations for scan:

scan
verb
  1. examine sequentially
  2. create a digital copy of an image using a scanner
  3. form a poetic metre
scan
verb
  1. (term, Versification) décomposer un vers en ses éléments, en ses pieds formés de longues et de bref, comme sont les vers latins et les vers grecs, pour juger s’il est selon les règles.
  2. analyser automatiquement (un document) pour le transformer en fichier numérique.
  3. Numériser grâce à un scanneur.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
scan scander scanderen — ritmisch declameren met één sterke nadruk per versvoet.
scan scanner scannenPrintmedien mit Hilfe eines Scanners digitalisieren