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purpose ['pɜ:pəs]1 noun(a) (objective, reason) but m, objet m;∎ what's the purpose of your visit? quel est le but ou l'objet de votre visite?;∎ for or with the purpose of doing sth dans l'intention ou le but de faire qch;∎ he buys real estate for tax purposes il investit dans l'immobilier pour des raisons fiscales;∎ it suits my purposes to stay here j'ai de bonnes raisons de rester ici;∎ to do sth with a purpose in mind or for a purpose faire qch dans un but précis;∎ for this purpose dans ce but, à cet effet;∎ but that's the whole purpose of the exercise! mais tout l'intérêt de l'exercice est là!;∎ to have a sense of purpose être motivé;∎ to give sb a sense of purpose motiver qn;∎ his life lacked any real sense of purpose sa vie était dépourvue de but précis;∎ to have a purpose in life avoir un but dans la vie;∎ her remarks were to the purpose/not to the purpose ses remarques étaient pertinentes/hors de propos∎ what is the purpose of this room/object? à quoi sert cette pièce/cet objet?;∎ the hangar wasn't built for that purpose le hangar n'était pas destiné à cet usage;∎ for all purposes à toutes fins, à tous usages;∎ intended for practical purposes destiné à des usages pratiques;∎ for our purposes pour ce que nous voulons faire;∎ for the purposes of this demonstration pour les besoins de cette démonstration;∎ for the purpose of this article… (in lease, contract etc) au sens du présent article…;∎ £5,000 will be enough for present purposes 5000 livres suffiront à couvrir nos besoins actuels;∎ the funds are to be used for humanitarian purposes les fonds seront utilisés à des fins humanitaires;∎ intended purpose (of building, amount of money) destination f, affectation f;∎ they were never used for their intended purpose ils n'ont jamais servi à l'usage auquel on les destinait;∎ does it serve any useful purpose? est-ce que ça sert à quelque chose?;∎ to serve no purpose ne servir à rien;∎ this will suit or serve your purpose cela fera votre affaire;∎ once she had served her purpose they abandoned her une fois qu'elle eut tenu son rôle, ils l'abandonnèrent;∎ the money will be put or used to good purpose l'argent sera bien employé;∎ he will use his knowledge to good purpose there il pourra y mettre à profit ses connaissances;∎ we are arguing to no purpose nous discutons inutilement;∎ my efforts had been to no purpose mes efforts étaient restés vains;∎ the negotiations have been to little purpose les négociations n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose(c) (determination) résolution f, détermination f;∎ she has great strength of purpose elle a une volonté de fer, c'est quelqu'un de très déterminé∎ literary to purpose to do sth or doing sth se proposer de faire qchexprès;∎ I did it on purpose je l'ai fait exprès;∎ I avoided the subject on purpose j'ai fait exprès d'éviter ou j'ai délibérément évité la question
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