What does reporté in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word reporté in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use reporté in French.

The word reporté in French means postponed, reporter, postpone, return, transfer, refer to , turn to, be transferred to, take yourself back, copy, take back, delayed departure, postponed to a later date, adjourned to a later date. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word reporté

postponed

adjectif (décalé dans le temps)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Et allez ! Encore une réunion reportée !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The postponed meeting finally took place a week after the original date.

reporter

nom masculin et féminin (anglicisme (investigateur médiatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le reporter était accompagné d'un caméraman.
The reporter was accompanied by a cameraman.

postpone

verbe transitif (changer de date)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La réunion a été reportée à la semaine prochaine.
The meeting has been postponed until next week.

return

verbe transitif (rapporter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a reporté le cercueil jusqu'au corbillard.
He took the coffin back to the hearse.

transfer

verbe transitif (diriger vers)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Depuis la mort de son père, Vincent a reporté son affection sur sa sœur.
Since the death of his father, Vincent has transferred his affection to his sister.

refer to , turn to

(faire référence à [qch])

Pour les mots inconnus, il faut se reporter au glossaire en fin d'ouvrage.
Look up any unfamiliar words in the glossary at the end of the book.

be transferred to

(se diriger vers)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Au second tour, les voix se sont reportées sur ce candidat du centre.
During the second round, votes were transferred to this centre candidate.

take yourself back

verbe pronominal (faire référence au passé)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les deux amis se sont reportés 15 ans en arrière avec ces vieilles photographies.
The two friends took themselves back fifteen years looking at those old photos.

copy

verbe transitif (retranscrire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut reporter toutes les dépenses dans ce livre.
Copy all expenses into this book.

take back

verbe transitif (ramener vers une époque antérieure)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Ces photographies nous ont reportés 100 ans en arrière.
These photographs took us back 100 years.

delayed departure

nom masculin (départ remis à une date ultérieure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

postponed to a later date, adjourned to a later date

locution adjectivale ([qch] qui aura lieu plus tard)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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