code
n
(=rules) code m
→ Their code was based on generosity and sharing.
(secret)
code m
to write sth in code écrire qch en code
→ we write our diaries in code
→ the manuscripts - written in a mysterious code - were a clever hoax
dialling code indicatif m
access code
n code m d'accès
→ All managers will be provided with a laptop and their own personal access code for the site.
area code
n (for phonecall)
indicatif m de zone
bar code
n code m à barres
binary code
n code m binaire
→ The instructions are translated into binary code, a form that computers can easily handle.
character code
n (COMPUTING) code m de caractère
code name
n
[+person, operation, investigation] nom m de code
→ One of their informers was working under the code name Czerny ...
→ The operation was given the code name Dynamo.
vt
to be code-named sth
[operation, investigation] avoir qch pour nom de code
→ The operation was code-named Moonlight Sonata.
→ ... a military contingent, code-named Sparrowhawk.
an operation code-named "Condor" une opération qui a pour nom de code "Condor"
code number
n code m numérique
code of behaviour
n code m de conduite
code of conduct
n code m de conduite
→ Doctors in Britain say a new code of conduct is urgently needed to protect the doctor-patient relationship.
code of honour
n code m de l'honneur
code of practice
n
[+profession] code m de conduite
→ The auctioneers are violating a code of practice by dealing in stolen goods.
→ the English Tourist Board drew up a new code of practice
→ the Institute of Electrical Engineers' Code of Practice
code word , codeword, code-word
n
(with recognized meaning)
mot m de passe
→ ... magnum, the code word for launching a radar attack.
→ The caller had failed to use a recognised code word which would have verified the authenticity of the threat
→ The intermediary gave Short a special code word and arranged a time for a contest.
(=euphemism) euphémisme m
→ I think nationalism is just a code word for racism ...
→ `Tired and emotional' is a code word for being drunk.
dial code
n (US) indicatif m
dialling code
n (British) indicatif m
dress code
n code m vestimentaire
→ There is a strict dress code: no trainers or jeans.
a strict dress code un code vestimentaire strict
genetic code
n code m génétique
Green Cross Code
n (British) code de prévention routière destiné aux enfants code de prévention routière destiné aux enfants
highway code
n (British) code m de la route
machine code
n (COMPUTING) code m machine
penal code
n code m pénal
sort code
n code m guichet
zip code
n (US) code m postal