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1 invoquer
invoquer [ɛ̃vɔke]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ argument] to put forward ; [+ témoignage, Dieu] to call upon ; [+ excuse, jeunesse, ignorance] to plead ; [+ loi, texte] to cite* * *ɛ̃vɔkeverbe transitif to invoke* * *ɛ̃vɔke vt1) [Dieu, muse] to call upon, to invoke2) (= faire appel à) [clémence, humanité de qn] to appeal toinvoquer la clémence de qn — to beg sb for clemency, to appeal to sb for clemency
3) [prétexte, raison] to cite, [argument] to put forward4) [témoignage] to call upon5) [loi, texte] to refer to* * *invoquer verb table: aimer vtr1 ( alléguer) to invoke [clause, loi, circonstances, prétexte]; le motif invoqué the motive adduced; invoquer qn comme exemple to cite sb as an example;2 Relig to invoke [Dieu, saints];[ɛ̃vɔke] verbe transitif1. [avoir recours à - argument, prétexte] to put forward (separable)invoquer l'article 15 du Code pénal to refer to ou to cite Article 15 of the Penal Code2. [en appeler à - personne] to invoke, to appeal to (inseparable) ; [ - dieu] to invoke ; [ - aide] to call upon (inseparable) -
2 arguer
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arguer de — to give [something] as a reason ( pour faire for doing)
* * *aʀɡɥe viarguer de — to put forward as a pretext, to put forward as a reason
* * *arguer verb table: aimerA vtrB arguer de vtr ind ( prétexter) to give [sth] as a reason (pour faire for doing); arguant du fait que pointing to the fact that; arguer de faux Jur to assert that an item is forged.[arg(ɥ)e] verbe transitif1. [conclure] to deduce2. [prétexter]arguer que... to put forward the fact that...————————arguer de verbe plus prépositionto use as an excuse, to pleadil s'en est tiré en arguant de son ignorance he got away with it by putting forward ou using his ignorance as an excuse
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