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registre (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerere (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerere (“to carry, bear”). Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”). Some senses influenced by association with Latin regere (“to rule”).

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(UK) IPA: /ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪst.ɜː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"rEdZ.Ist.@(r)/
Audio (US)

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Rhymes: -ɜː(r)

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register (plural registers)

A formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.
A book of such entries.
An entry in such a book.
The act of registering.
A device that automatically records a quantity.
(computing) Part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers.
(telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
(printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins and colors.
(music) The range of a voice or instrument.
(music) An organ stop.
(linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context
A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct.

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formal recording

Czech: registrace (cs) f.
Finnish: rekisteri (fi)
German: Register (de)

Greek: μητρώο (el) (mitróo) n.
Portuguese: registro (pt) m.

book of such entries

Armenian: մատյան (hy) (matyan)
Czech: rejstřík (cs) m.
Finnish: rekisteri (fi)
French: registre (fr) m.

Greek: μητρώο (el) (mitróo) n.
Polish: rejestr (pl) m.
Portuguese: registro (pt) m.
Romanian: registru (ro)

entry in such a book

Czech: záznam (cs) m.
Finnish: rekisteröinti (fi)

Greek: καταχώρηση (el) (katachórisi) f., εγγραφή (el) (engrafí) f.
Portuguese: registro (pt) m.

act of registering

Czech: registrace (cs) f.
Finnish: rekisteröinti (fi)
French: inscription (fr) m.

Greek: καταχώρηση (el) (katachórisi) f., εγγραφή (el) (engrafí) f.
Portuguese: registro (pt) m.
Romanian: înregistrare (ro) f.

device that automatically records a quantity

Czech: zapisovač (cs) m.
Greek: καταχωρητής (el) (katachoritís) m.

Portuguese: registro (pt) m.

computing: part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers

Finnish: rekisteri (fi)
French: registre (fr) m.
Greek: καταχωρητής (el) (katachoritís) m.

Icelandic: gisti (is) n.
Polish: rejestr (pl) m.
Portuguese: registrador (pt) m.

telecommunications: list of received calls

Finnish: loki (fi)

printing: exact alignment of lines, margins and colors

Czech: soutisk (cs) m., pasování (cs) n.

French: registre (fr) m.

music: range of a voice or instrument

Czech: rejstřík (cs) m.
Finnish: ääniala (fi), rekisteri (fi)

French: registre (fr) m.
Greek: έκταση (el) (éktasi) f.

music: organ stop

Czech: rejstřík (cs) m.

French: registre (fr) m.

linguistics: style of a language used in a particular context

Chinese:

Mandarin: 語域 (zh), 语域 (zh) (yǔyù)

Finnish: rekisteri (fi)
French: registre (fr) m.

grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct

Finnish: ritilä (fi)

French: registre (fr) m.

[edit] Verb

register (third-person singular simple present registers, present participle registering, simple past and past participle registered)

(transitive) To enter in a register.
(transitive) To enroll, especially to vote.
- 2008, Barack Obama, Letter to Vibe Magazine
  
  I am running for President to take this country in a new direction. But I can’t do it alone. I need you. Whether it’s the first time, or the first time in a long time, I need you to register and vote on November 4th.
(transitive) To record, especially in writing.
- 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, BBC Sport:
  
  Tottenham, who lost William Gallas to injury before the end, struggled to find any sort of response and did not register a single shot on target.
- 1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore Chapter VII
  
  In every way dinner proved up beyond my expectations, and I registered a note that the cook, whoever or whatever he might be, was a capable man at his trade.
(transitive) To express outward signs.
(transitive, mail) To record officially and handle specially.
(transitive, printing) To adjust so as to be properly aligned.
(intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
(intransitive) To enroll as a student.
(intransitive) To make an impression.
(intransitive) To be in proper alignment.
(law) To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.