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1 amends
amends [əˈmendz]* * *[ə'mendz]1) ( reparation)to make amends for — réparer [damage, hurt]
to make amends to somebody — ( financially) dédommager quelqu'un
2)to make amends — ( redeem oneself) se racheter
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2 amends
amends [ə'mendz]réparation f, compensation f;∎ to make amends faire amende honorable;∎ nothing could make amends for what they had done rien ne pouvait réparer ce qu'ils avaient fait;∎ we'll try and make amends nous allons essayer de réparer nos torts;∎ I'd like to make amends for my rudeness to you j'aimerais réparer mon impolitesse envers vous -
3 amends
1 ( reparation) to make amends for réparer [damage, hurt] ; she has rejected all their efforts to make amends ( financial) elle a rejeté toutes leurs tentatives de la dédommager ;2 to make amends ( redeem oneself) se racheter. -
4 amends
Jur. réparations; dédommagements; compensationsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > amends
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5 make amends
(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) réparer, racheter -
6 right
right [raɪt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb3. noun4. plural noun6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• it is only right to point out that... il faut néanmoins signaler que...b. ( = accurate) juste, exact• that can't be right! ce n'est pas possible !• is the clock right? est-ce que la pendule est à l'heure ?► to be right [person] avoir raison• to get one's facts right ne pas se tromper► to put right [+ error, person] corriger ; [+ situation] redresser ; [+ sth broken] réparerd. ( = best) meilleur• what's the right thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire ?e. ( = necessary) I haven't got the right papers with me je n'ai pas les bons documents sur moif. ( = proper) to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut• if you go hiking you must wear the right shoes lorsque l'on fait de la randonnée, il faut porter des chaussures adaptéesg. ( = in proper state) her ankle is still not right sa cheville n'est pas encore guériei. (agreeing) right!• right you are! (inf) d'accord !• right, who's next? bon, c'est à qui le tour ?• (oh) right! (inf) ( = I see) ah, d'accord !• too right! et comment !it was him right enough! c'était bien lui, aucun doute là-dessus !j. ( = opposite of left) droit• it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing il y a un manque total de communication et de coordination2. adverba. ( = directly) droit► right away ( = immediately) tout de suiteb. ( = exactly) right then sur-le-champc. ( = completely) toutd. ( = correctly, well) biene. ( = opposite of left) à droite► right, left and centre (inf) ( = everywhere) de tous côtés3. nouna. ( = moral) bien mb. ( = entitlement) droit m• what right have you to say that? de quel droit dites-vous cela ?c. ( = opposite of left) droite f• on or to the right of the church à droite de l'église4. plural noun• "all rights reserved" « tous droits réservés »b. to put or set sth to rights mettre qch en ordrea. ( = return to normal) [+ car, ship] redresserb. ( = make amends for) [+ wrong] redresser ; [+ injustice] réparer6. compounds• the right-hand side le côté droit ► right-handed adjective [person] droitier ; [punch, throw] du droit* * *[raɪt] 1.1) (side, direction) droite fkeep to the right — Automobile tenez votre droite
on ou to your right — à votre droite
3) ( morally) bien m4) ( just claim) droit mthe right to work/to strike — le droit au travail/de grève
the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — à eux seuls, les jardins méritent la visite
5) ( in boxing) droite f2.rights plural noun1) Commerce, Law droits mplsole rights — l'exclusivité f des droits
2) ( moral)3.the rights and wrongs of a matter — les aspects mpl moraux d'une question
1) ( as opposed to left) droit, de droiteon my right hand — ( position) sur ma droite
2) ( morally correct) bien; ( fair) juste3) (correct, true) [choice, direction, size] bon/bonne; [word] juste; ( accurate) [time] exactto be right — [person] avoir raison; [answer] être juste
is that right? — ( asking) est-ce que c'est vrai?; ( double-checking) c'est ça?
am I right in thinking that...? — ai-je raison de penser que...?
the right side of a piece of material — l'endroit m d'un tissu
4) ( most suitable) qui convienthe was careful to say all the right things — il a pris grand soin de dire tout ce qu'il faut dire dans ce genre de situation
5) ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien; ( healthy) [person] bien portant6) ( in order)to put ou set right — corriger [mistake]; réparer [injustice]; arranger [situation]; réparer [machine]
to put ou set one's watch right — remettre sa montre à l'heure
they gave him a month to put ou set things right — ils lui ont donné un mois pour tout arranger
to put ou set somebody right — détromper quelqu'un
7) Mathematics [angle] droitat right angles to — à angle droit avec, perpendiculaire à
8) (colloq) GB ( emphatic)9) (colloq) GB ( ready) prêt4.1) ( of direction) à droiteto turn/look right — tourner/regarder à droite
they looked for him right, left and centre — (colloq) ils l'ont cherché partout
they are arresting people right, left and centre — (colloq) ils arrêtent les gens en masse
2) ( directly) droit, directementit's right in front of you — c'est droit or juste devant toi
right before/after — juste avant/après
3) ( exactly)right in the middle of the room — en plein milieu or au beau milieu de la pièce
right now — ( immediately) tout de suite; US ( at this point in time) en ce moment
4) ( correctly) juste, comme il faut5) ( completely) toutshe looked right through me — fig elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir
6) GB ( in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — ( form of address in parliament) ≈ notre distingué collègue
7) ( very well) bon5.right, let's have a look — bon, voyons ça
transitive verb1) ( restore to upright position) redresser2) ( correct) réparer6.to right oneself — [person] se redresser
to right itself — [ship, situation] se rétablir
••to see somebody (colloq) right — ( financially) dépanner (colloq) quelqu'un; ( in other ways) sortir quelqu'un d'affaire
right you are! — (colloq)
right-oh! — (colloq) GB d'accord!
right enough — (colloq) effectivement
by rights — normalement, en principe
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7 amend
[ə'mend](to correct or improve: We shall amend the error as soon as possible.) corriger -
8 make it up
1) (to become friends again after a quarrel: It's time you two made it up (with each other).) se réconcilier2) (to give compensation or make amends for something: I'm sorry - I'll make it up to you somehow.) dédommager -
9 compensate
compensate ['kɒmpenseɪt](a) (make amends to → person) dédommager, indemniser;∎ the firm compensated the workman for his injuries l'entreprise a dédommagé l'ouvrier pour ses blessures∎ she compensates for her short stature by wearing high heels elle porte des talons hauts pour compenser sa petite taille(b) (with money) dédommager, indemniser(c) Psychology compenser -
10 overcompensate
overcompensate [‚əʊvə'kɒmpənseɪt](a) Psychology surcompenser(a) Psychology surcompenser;∎ to overcompensate for sth surcompenser qch∎ she feels guilty about being away so much and overcompensates by showering her children with gifts elle se sent coupable d'être si souvent absente et essaie de se faire pardonner en couvrant ses enfants de cadeauxUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > overcompensate
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11 repair
repair [rɪ'peə(r)](a) (mend → car, tyre, watch, machine) réparer; (→ road, roof) réparer, refaire; (→ clothes) raccommoder; (→ hull) radouber, caréner; (→ tights) repriser;∎ he repaired the hole in his trousers il a raccommodé son pantalon;∎ she repaired her tights elle a reprisé ses bas;∎ to have one's shoes repaired faire réparer ses chaussures(b) (make amends for → error, injustice) réparer, remédier à∎ let us repair to bed allons nous coucher3 noun(a) (mending → of car, machine, building, roof) réparation f, remise f en état; (→ of clothes) raccommodage m; (→ of shoes) réparation f; (→ of road) réfection f, remise f en état; Nautical radoub m;∎ to carry out repairs to or on sth effectuer des réparations sur qch;∎ to be under repair être en réparation;∎ road under repair (sign) travaux;∎ closed for repairs (sign) fermé pour (cause de) travaux;∎ road repairs (sign) réfection de la chaussée;∎ the bridge was damaged beyond repair le pont avait subi des dégâts irréparables;∎ the repairs to the car cost him a fortune les travaux de réparation ou les réparations de la voiture lui ont coûté une fortune(b) (condition) état m;∎ to be in good/bad repair être en bon/mauvais état;∎ to keep sth in good repair bien entretenir qch;∎ the road is in a terrible state of repair la route est très mal entretenue ou en très mauvais état►► repair kit trousse f à outils;repair shop atelier m de réparations -
12 reparation
reparation [‚repə'reɪʃən]∎ figurative to make reparations for sth réparer qch(b) (usu pl) (damages → after war, invasion etc) réparations fpl►► reparation payments réparations fpl
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amends — ► PLURAL NOUN (in phrase make amends) ▪ compensate or make up for a wrongdoing … English terms dictionary
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amends — (n.) early 14c., restitution, collective singular, from O.Fr. amendes fine, penalty, plural of amende reparation, from amender to amend (see AMEND (Cf. amend)) … Etymology dictionary
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