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source

UK
/sɔːs/
US
/sɔrs/

Translations

sourcenoun
sources
pl
UK
/sɔːs/
US
/sɔrs/
The river is the main source of water for the village.
La rivière est la principale source d’eau du village.
code sourceInformatique.
The developers released the game's source under an open-source license.
Les développeurs ont publié le code source du jeu sous une licence open source.
sourceEn journalisme et en documentation, pour une personne ou un document fournissant une information.
The journalist refused to reveal her source for the story.
La journaliste a refusé de révéler sa source pour l’article.
Synonyms
root
origin
authority
reference
supplier
provider
wellspring
fount
cause
sourceverb
sourced
Past Simple
sourced
Past Participle
sourcing
Gerund
UK
/sɔːs/
US
/sɔrs/
s'approvisionnerSurtout pour les matières premières, produits ou fournisseurs.
The company decided to source its raw materials from local suppliers.
L’entreprise a décidé de s’approvisionner en matières premières auprès de fournisseurs locaux.
Additional translations
sourcerAnglicisme courant en journalisme, en recrutement et dans l’approvisionnement.
Synonyms
obtain
extract
derive
acquire
procure
sourceadjective
more source
Comp.
most source
Super.
UK
/sɔːs/
US
/sɔrs/
Used attributively to mean ‘original’ or ‘primary’, as in ‘source code’, ‘source material’.
sourceEmploi adjectival dans le domaine documentaire et scientifique.
The researcher examined the source documents before writing the report.
Le chercheur a examiné les documents sources avant de rédiger le rapport.
Synonyms
originary
firsthand
originating
initial
primary
original

Definitions

sourcenoun
A place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.
The river is the main source of water for the village.
A person or document that provides information.
The journalist refused to reveal her source for the story.
A spring or fountainhead from which a stream or river flows.
We hiked to the source of the river to see where it began.
A point or body that emits radiation, waves, or energy.
The X-ray source must be carefully shielded.
Computing: the original human-readable code of a software program from which machine code is compiled or interpreted.
The developers released the game's source under an open-source license.
Computer programming: the human-readable code of a program, usually stored in textual files, from which object or executable code is produced.
Make sure you commit the source to the repository before building the binary.
sourceverb
To obtain from a particular source.
The company decided to source its raw materials from local suppliers.
To specify the origin of something.
The journalist made sure to source all the information in her article.
To find out where something can be obtained.
He was tasked to source a rare book for the library's collection.
sourceadjective
Original or primary; serving as the point of origin from which something is derived.
The researcher examined the source documents before writing the report.
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