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1 mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) amas2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) masse3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) la plus grande partie4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) masse2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) (se) masser3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) (de/en) masse- mass-produce - mass-production - the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) messe2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) messe -
2 witness
witness ['wɪtnɪs]1 noun(a) (onlooker) témoin m;∎ the police are asking for witnesses of or to the accident la police recherche des témoins de l'accident∎ to call sb as (a) witness citer qn comme témoin;∎ witness for the prosecution/defence témoin à charge/à décharge;∎ two people must be witnesses to my signature/will deux personnes doivent signer comme témoins de ma signature/de mon testament;∎ will you act as a witness at our wedding? est-ce que vous voulez bien être témoin à notre mariage?∎ in witness of sth en témoignage de qch;∎ to be or to bear witness to sth témoigner de qch;∎ to give witness on behalf of sb témoigner en faveur de qn;∎ literary his vast bulk was witness to his gluttony son énorme corpulence témoignait de sa gourmandise∎ to bear false witness porter un faux témoignage∎ did she witness the accident? a-t-elle été témoin de l'accident?;∎ millions witnessed the first moon landing des millions de gens ont vu le premier atterrissage sur la lune;∎ I witnessed the whole thing j'ai assisté à tout ce qui s'est passé;∎ this house has witnessed many deaths cette maison a vu de nombreux décès;∎ we are witnessing a historic event nous assistons à un événement historique;∎ he had witnessed the entire scene from his window il avait vu ou il avait assisté à toute la scène depuis sa fenêtre;∎ never in my entire life have I witnessed such stupidity je n'ai jamais, de ma vie entière, vu une telle stupidité(c) (experience → change) voir, connaître;∎ the 19th century witnessed many revolutions le XIXème siècle a connu beaucoup de révolutions∎ to witness to sth témoigner de qch;∎ to witness against sb témoigner contre qn;∎ she witnessed to finding the body elle a témoigné avoir découvert le cadavre►► British witness box barre f des témoins;∎ in the witness box à la barre;witness protection programme service m de protection pour témoins en danger;American witness stand barre f des témoins;∎ to take the witness stand venir à la barre
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