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on·line or on-line  (nln, ôn-)
adj.
1.
a. Under the control of a central computer, as in a manufacturing process or an experiment.
b. Connected to a computer or computer network.
c. Accessible via a computer or computer network: an online database.
2. In progress; ongoing: online editorial projects.

online adv.

online  (nln)
Connected to or accessible by means of a computer or computer network.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.online - on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries"
shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
2.online - connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; "an on-line database"
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
3.online - being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects"
current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
Translations
online on-line [ˌɒnˈlaɪn]
adj
[service] → en ligne
an online catalogue → un catalogue en ligne
to go online (= connect to the Internet) → se connecter à Internet
I go online almost every day → Je me connecte à Internet presque tous les jours. (= become available on the Internet) → être présent en ligne
the first bank to go online → la première banque à être présente en ligne
to be online (= connected to the Internet) → être en ligne
adven ligne
They can place their orders online → Ils peuvent commander en ligne.
The cool stuff you find online
BUT Les trucs bien qu'on trouve sur Internet.
He spends hours online every night
BUT Il passe des heures connecté à Internet chaque soir.
to shop online → faire du shopping en ligne
to go online, to get online (= install Internet connection) → prendre une connexion internet (= connect to Internet) → se connecter à internet

online متصل بالإنترنت, متصلا بالإنترنت online, spřažený online online δικτυακός, στο διαδίκτυο en línea online, online- en ligne izravno povezan, na vezi online オンラインで, オンラインの 온라인으로, 온라인의 online påkoplet, tilkoplet online online в оперативном режиме online ขณะเชื่อมต่อกับอินเตอร์เนต, ที่เชื่อมตรงกับอินเตอร์เนต hatta, internet trực tuyến 在线, 在线的


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