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1 dependent
dependent [dɪˈpendənt]1. adjective• drug-dependent (on illegal drugs) toxicodépendant ; (on medical drugs) en état de dépendance aux médicamentsb. (financially) [child, relative] à chargec. ( = contingent) to be dependent on sth dépendre de qch2. noun* * *[dɪ'pendənt]to be dependent (up)on — gen dépendre de; ( financially) vivre à la charge de
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2 dependent
dependent [dɪ'pendənt]∎ to be dependent on sb/sth dépendre de qn/qch;∎ he became increasingly dependent on his children il devenait de plus en plus dépendant de ses enfants;∎ she's financially dependent on her parents elle dépend financièrement ou elle est à la charge de ses parents;∎ Administration he has two dependent children il a deux enfants à charge;∎ to be dependent on heroin/drugs être héroïnomane/toxicomane;∎ she's heavily dependent on sleeping pills elle ne peut se passer de somnifères∎ to be dependent on sth dépendre de qch;∎ their economy is highly dependent on foreign investment leur économie dépend énormément des investissements étrangers;∎ the prosperity of his business was dependent on the continuation of the war la prospérité de son entreprise dépendait ou était tributaire de la poursuite de la guerre;∎ her father's consent to the wedding was dependent on the young man's success son père a donné son assentiment au mariage à condition que le jeune homme réussisse2 nounGrammar subordonnée f -
3 heavily
1 ( with weight) [lean, press, fall, move, load, weigh] lourdement ; [walk, tread] à pas pesants ; [sleep, sigh] profondément ; [breathe] ( noisily) bruyamment ; ( with difficulty) péniblement ; heavily built solidement bâti ; heavily underlined souligné d'un gros trait ; to come down heavily on sth ne pas tolérer qch ; to come down heavily on sb punir qn de manière exemplaire ;2 (considerably, abundantly) [rain] très fort ; [snow, spend, invest, smoke, drink, criticize, rely] beaucoup ; [bleed] abondamment ; [involved] grandement ; [taxed, armed, in debt] fortement ; to be too heavily dependent on compter beaucoup trop sur ; to be heavily subsidized bénéficier de beaucoup de subventions ; heavily sedated sous forte sédation ; heavily made-up très maquillé ; to be heavily fined avoir une forte amende ; to lose heavily ( financially) perdre beaucoup ; ( in game) se faire écraser ; to be heavily into ○ s'adonner à [drug, music, sport]. -
4 reliant
reliant [rɪ'laɪənt](a) (dependent) dépendant;∎ to be reliant on sb (for sth) dépendre de qn (pour qch);∎ we are heavily reliant on your advice vos conseils nous sont indispensables;∎ he is too reliant on tranquillizers il a trop recours aux tranquillisants(b) (trusting) confiant;∎ to be reliant on sb faire confiance à ou avoir confiance en qn
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