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1 care
A n1 ( attention) attention f, soin m ; to take care to do prendre soin de faire ; to take care not to do faire attention de ne pas faire ; to take care when doing faire attention en faisant ; to take care that faire attention que (+ subj) ; he took (great) care over ou with his work il a pris (grand) soin de son travail ; to take care in doing mettre soin à faire ; she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine/preparing to go out elle met (le plus grand) soin à choisir le vin/à se préparer pour sortir ; ‘take care!’ ‘fais attention!’ ; ( expression of farewell) ‘à bientôt!’ ; with care avec soin, en faisant attention ; ‘handle with care’ ‘fragile’ ; have a care! GB, give a care! US fais attention! ; to exercise due ou proper care Admin, Jur prendre les précautions nécessaires ;2 ( looking after) (of person, animal) soins mpl ; (of car, plant, house, clothes) entretien m (of de) ; to take care of ( deal with) gen s'occuper de [child, client] ; Med soigner [patient, invalid] ; ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements] ; ( be careful with) prendre soin de [machine, car] ; ( keep in good condition) entretenir [machine, car, teeth] ; ( look after for safe-keeping) garder [shop, watch] ; to take good care of sb/sth prendre soin de qn/qch ; customer care service m auprès des clients ; to put ou leave sb/sth in sb's care confier qn/qch à qn ; in his/your care à sa/ta garde ; the pupils/patients in my care les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité ; in the care of his father/teacher à la garde de son père/professeur ; John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith ( on letter) John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de M et Mme L. Smith ; to take care of oneself ( look after oneself) prendre soin de soi ; ( cope) se débrouiller tout seul ; ( defend oneself) se défendre ; that takes care of that c'est réglé ;3 Med, Psych soins mpl ; a policy of care in the community une politique de soins en dehors du milieu hospitalier ; medical care soins mpl médicaux ; patient care soins mpl ; preventive care soins mpl préventifs ;4 GB Soc Admin to be in care être à l'assistance publique ; to take ou put a child into care mettre un enfant à l'assistance publique ;B vtr I don't care to do cela ne me plaît pas de faire, cela ne me dit rien de faire ; if you care to examine the report, you'll find that… iron si vous voulez avoir l'obligeance d'examiner le rapport, vous constaterez que… ; ( as polite formula) would you care to sit down? voulez-vous vous asseoir? ; he has more money than he cares to admit il a plus d'argent qu'il ne veut bien le dire.C vi1 ( feel concerned) she really cares elle prend ça à cœur ; to care about s'intéresser à [art, culture, money, environment] ; se soucier du bien-être de [staff, pupils, the elderly] ; se soucier de [injustice, inequality] ; I don't care! ça m'est égal!, je m'en moque! ; what do I care if…? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que… (+ subj)? ; as if I/he cared! comme si ça me/lui faisait quelque chose! ; I/he couldn't care less! ça m'est/ça lui est complètement égal! ; she couldn't care less about… elle se moque or se fiche ○ complètement de… ; I couldn't care less who wins/what happened je me moque or me fiche ○ de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé ; they could all have died, for all he cared ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal ; I don't care who he marries il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal ; I'm past caring ça m'est égal ; who cares? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire? ;2 ( love) to care about sb aimer qn ; show him that you care montre-lui que tu l'aimes ; I didn't know you cared! hum je ne connaissais pas tes sentiments! hum.he doesn't care a fig ou a damn ○ il s'en fiche ○ complètement.■ care for:▶ care for [sb/sth]1 ( like) aimer [person] ; I don't care for chocolate/whisky je n'aime pas le chocolat/le whisky ; ( as polite formula) would you care for a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose? ; -
2 due
due [dju:]1 noun∎ (what one deserves) to give him his due, he did apologize pour lui rendre justice, il faut reconnaître qu'il s'est excusé∎ when's the next instalment due? quand le prochain versement doit-il être fait?;∎ due and payable now (on bill) payable dès maintenant;∎ he's due some money from me je lui dois de l'argent;∎ I'm due some money next week on doit me verser de l'argent la semaine prochaine;∎ repayment due on 1 December remboursement à effectuer le 1er décembre;∎ to fall due (bill) arriver à échéance, échoir;∎ to be due an apology avoir droit à des excuses;∎ to be due a bit of luck/some good weather mériter un peu de chance/du beau temps;∎ I'm due (for) a rise (I will receive one) je vais être augmenté, je vais recevoir une augmentation; (I deserve one) je suis en droit d'attendre une augmentation;∎ (to give) credit where credit's due pour dire ce qui est, pour être juste∎ we're due round there at 7.30 on nous attend à 7 heures 30, nous devons y être à 7 heures 30;∎ to be due to do sth devoir faire qch;∎ we were due to meet at 10 p.m. nous devions nous retrouver à 22 heures;∎ the train is due in or to arrive now le train devrait arriver d'un instant à l'autre;∎ when is he/the train due? quand doit-il/quand le train doit-il arriver?;∎ she's due back next week elle doit rentrer la semaine prochaine;∎ the next issue is due out next week le prochain numéro doit sortir la semaine prochaine;∎ her baby is or she's due any day now elle doit accoucher d'un jour à l'autre∎ to give sth due consideration accorder mûre réflexion à qch;∎ after due consideration après mûre réflexion;∎ to fail to exercise due care and attention ne pas prêter l'attention nécessaire;∎ to give sb due warning prévenir qn suffisamment tôt;∎ due process of law garantie f suffisante du droit;∎ in due course (at the proper time) en temps voulu; (in the natural course of events) à un certain moment; (at a later stage, eventually) plus tard;∎ the impostor was unmasked in due course l'imposteur a finalement été démasqué;∎ to treat sb with due respect traiter qn avec le respect qui lui est dû;∎ with (all) due respect… avec tout le respect que je vous dois…, sauf votre respect…;∎ with (all) due respect to the Prime Minister avec tout le respect qui est dû au Premier ministre3 adverb(east, west etc) pleindroits mpl;∎ figurative he's paid his dues, he deserves his promotion il a travaillé dur, il a mérité son avancement(a) (owing to) à cause de, en raison de;∎ due to bad weather they arrived late ils sont arrivés en retard à cause du mauvais temps(b) (because of) grâce à;∎ it's all due to you c'est grâce à toi;∎ her success is due in (large) part to hard work elle doit sa réussite en grande partie à son travail acharné;∎ our late arrival was due to the bad weather notre retard était dû au mauvais temps∎ on the due date à l'échéance, à terme échu
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due — adj [Old French deu, past participle of devoir to owe, from Latin debere] 1 a: satisfying or capable of satisfying an obligation, duty, or requirement under the law the buyer s due performance under the contract due proof of loss b: proper under… … Law dictionary
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