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1 to sue for damages
Jur. poursuivre en dommages-intérêts; intenter une action en réparationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to sue for damages
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2 sue
sue [su:]• to be sued for damages/libel être poursuivi en dommages-intérêts/en diffamation* * *[suː, sjuː] 1.transitive verb Law intenter un procès à2.intransitive verb Law intenter un procès -
3 sue
sue,A vtr Jur intenter un procès à ; to sue sb for divorce/libel intenter un procès en divorce/en diffamation à qn ; to sue sb for damages poursuivre qn en dommages-intérêts.B vi1 Jur intenter un procès ; to sue for divorce/damages intenter un procès pour obtenir le divorce/des dommages-intérêts ;2 littér to sue for pardon/peace solliciter le pardon/la paix. -
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sue [su:]poursuivre en justice, intenter un procès à;∎ to sue sb for or over sth poursuivre qn en justice pour qch;∎ he sued the factory for damages il a poursuivi l'usine pour obtenir des dommages et intérêts;∎ to be sued for damages/libel être poursuivi en dommages-intérêts/en diffamation;∎ she's suing him for divorce elle a entamé une procédure de divorce∎ she threatened to sue for libel elle a menacé d'intenter un procès en diffamation;∎ he's suing for divorce il a entamé une procédure de divorce∎ to sue for solliciter;∎ Politics to sue for peace demander la paix -
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poursuivre (en justice), intenter un procès à;∎ to sue sb for sth poursuivre qn en justice pour qch;∎ he sued the factory for damages il a poursuivi l'usine pour obtenir des dommages-intérêtsintenter un procès, engager des poursuites -
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1 noun∎ the insurance will pay for the damage l'assurance paiera les dommagesINSURANCE damage certificate attestation f de sinistre;damage claim déclaration f de sinistre;damage report déclaration de sinistre;damage survey expertise f des dégâts ou d'avarie∎ damages dommages-intérêts m pl, dommages m pl et intérêts m pl;∎ to award damages to sb for sth accorder des dommages-intérêts à qn pour qch;∎ to be awarded damages obtenir des dommages-intérêts;∎ to sue sb for damages poursuivre qn en dommages-intérêts;∎ to be liable for damages être tenu(e) des dommages-intérêts;∎ to claim £1,000 damages réclamer des dommages-intérêts de 1000 livres(c) damage limitation limitation f des dégâts;∎ the redundancies are an exercise in damage limitation c'est pour essayer de limiter les dégâts qu'ils ont licencié du personnel(goods) avarier, endommager -
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damage ['dæmɪdʒ]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (harm) dommage m, dommages mpl; (visible effects) dégâts mpl, dommages mpl; (to ship, shipment) avarie f, avaries fpl;∎ damage to property dégâts mpl matériels;∎ the storm did a lot of damage l'orage a causé des dégâts importants;∎ he said he would make good the damage il a dit qu'il allait réparer les dégâts;∎ smoking can cause serious damage to your health le tabac nuit gravement à la santé(b) figurative tort m, préjudice m;∎ the scandal has done the government serious damage le scandale a fait énormément de tort ou a énormément porté préjudice au gouvernement;∎ the damage is done le mal est fait;∎ familiar what's the damage? (how much do I owe?) ça fait combien?□(harm → crop, object) endommager, causer des dégâts à; (→ food) abîmer, gâter; (→ eyes, health) abîmer; (→ ship, shipment) avarier; (→ reputation) porter atteinte à, nuire à; (→ cause) faire du tort à, porter préjudice à;∎ the storm damaged a lot of trees de nombreux arbres ont été endommagés par la tempête;Law dommages mpl et intérêts mpl, dommages-intérêts mpl;∎ to award damages to sb for sth accorder des dommages et intérêts à qn pour qch;∎ to sue sb for damages poursuivre qn en dommages et intérêts;∎ liable for damages civilement responsable;∎ war damages dommages mpl ou indemnités fpl de guerre►► damage limitation effort m pour limiter les dégâts -
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A n1 ( crime) diffamation f ; to bring an action for libel against sb, to sue sb for libel intenter un procès en diffamation à qn ;2 (article, statement) écrit m diffamatoire ;3 (slander, insult) calomnie f.B modif [action, case, proceedings, suit] en diffamation ; [award, damages] pour diffamation ; [laws] sur la diffamation.
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