lecture

/lɛk.tyʁ/
1.
nounfeminineSing

reading (the activity of reading a text)

playback / reading (of media: audio, video) or of data (computing — reading a file)

J'ai terminé la lecture de ce roman hier soir, il est excellent.

I finished reading this novel last night; it's excellent.

2.
nounfeminineSing

interpretation; a particular way of understanding an event, statement, or situation

On n'a pas la même lecture de ce qui s'est passé en réunion.

We don't have the same interpretation of what happened in the meeting.

Synonyms:interprétation, analyse, point de vue