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1 commit
commit [kəˈmɪt]a. [+ crime] commettreb. ( = consign) confier (to à)• to commit to sth/sb s'engager à qch/envers qn* * *[kə'mɪt] 1.(p prés etc - tt-) transitive verb1) ( perpetrate) commettre [crime, error]3) ( assign) consacrer [money, time] (to à)4) Lawto commit somebody to jail/to a psychiatric hospital — faire incarcérer/interner quelqu'un
5) ( consign) sout confier (to à; to somebody's care à la garde de quelqu'un)2.to commit oneself — s'engager (to à)
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2 commit
A vtr1 ( perpetrate) commettre [crime, offence, sin, sacrilege, error] ; to commit adultery commettre un adultère ; to commit perjury se parjurer ;2 (engage, promise) engager [person] (to do à faire) ; this doesn't commit you to anything cela ne vous engage à rien ;3 ( assign) consacrer [money, time] (to à) ; all our funds are already committed tous nos fonds sont déjà attribués ;4 Jur to commit sb for trial mettre qn en accusation ; to commit sb to a court for trial renvoyer qn devant un tribunal ; to commit sb to jail/to a psychiatric hospital faire incarcérer/interner qn ; to have sb committed faire interner qn ;5 ( consign) sout confier (to à ; to sb's care à la garde de qn) ; to commit sth to the flames livrer qch aux flammes ; to commit sth to paper consigner qch ; to commit sth to memory confier qch à la mémoire ; to commit sb's body to the deep livrer le corps de qn à la mer ;6 Pol renvoyer en commission [bill].B v refl to commit oneself s'engager (to sth à qch ; to do à faire) ; I can't ou I won't commit myself je ne peux rien promettre (as to quant à) ; to commit oneself to sb se vouer à qn. -
3 adultery
adultery [ə'dʌltərɪ]adultère m (acte);∎ to commit adultery commettre l'adultère►► Law adultery laws lois fpl sur l'adultère -
4 stray
stray [streɪ]1. noun2. adjectivea. ( = without owner) [dog, cat] errant ; [cow, sheep] égaréb. ( = loose) [bullet] perdu ; [hairs] épars[person, animal] s'égarer ; [thoughts] vagabonder* * *[streɪ] 1. 2.adjective [dog] errant; [cat] vagabond; [sheep] égaré; [bullet] perdu; [car, tourist] isolé3.to stray onto the road — [animal] divaguer sur la route
2) fig [eyes, mind] errer; [thoughts] vagabonder3) ( commit adultery) avoir une aventure -
5 stray
A n2 ( bullet) balle f perdue.C adjD vi1 lit ( wander) [animal, person, hand] s'égarer ; to stray from the road s'écarter de la route ; to stray from sb/from the house s'éloigner de qn/de la maison ; to stray onto the road [animal] divaguer sur la route ; to stray into a shop entrer par hasard dans un magasin ;2 fig [eyes, mind] errer ; [thoughts] vagabonder ; to stray from the point [person] s'écarter du sujet ; to stray onto sth ( in telling) en venir par hasard à parler de qch ; to let one's thoughts stray laisser errer ses pensées ; to let one's thoughts stray to sth en venir à penser à qch ;3 Relig pécher ; to stray from the path of righteousness s'écarter du droit chemin ;4 euph ( commit adultery) avoir une aventure.
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commit — vb 1 Commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate are comparable when they mean to assign to a person or place for some definite end or purpose (as custody or safekeeping). Commit is the widest term; it may express merely the general idea of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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commit — com|mit W2S2 [kəˈmıt] v past tense and past participle committed present participle committing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(crime)¦ 2 commit suicide 3 commit adultery 4¦(say you will do something)¦ 5¦(relationship)¦ 6¦(money/time)¦ 7¦(for trial)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
commit */*/*/ — UK [kəˈmɪt] / US verb Word forms commit : present tense I/you/we/they commit he/she/it commits present participle committing past tense committed past participle committed Get it right: commit: Don t write the ed and ing forms of commit with only … English dictionary
commit — com|mit [ kə mıt ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something illegal/wrong ▸ 2 (make someone) agree to something ▸ 3 say something/someone will be used ▸ 4 send someone to prison ▸ 5 in relationships ▸ 6 state someone is mentally ill ▸ 7 put someone/something in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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