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respect [rɪ'spekt](a) (esteem → person, judgment, right, authority) respecter;∎ I respect him for his efficiency je le respecte pour son efficacité;∎ if you don't respect yourself, no one else will si vous ne vous respectez pas vous-même, personne ne vous respectera(b) (comply with → rules, customs, wishes) respecter;∎ to respect sb's wishes respecter les volontés de qn;∎ we don't have to respect his wishes nous ne sommes pas tenu de faire ce qu'il veut;∎ you should respect the laws of any country you visit il faut respecter les lois des pays dans lesquels on va2 noun∎ I have (an) enormous respect for her competence je respecte infiniment sa compétence;∎ I don't have much respect for his methods je n'ai pas beaucoup de respect pour ses méthodes;∎ she is held in great respect by her colleagues elle est très respectée ou elle est tenue en haute estime par ses collègues;∎ you have to get or to gain the children's respect il faut savoir se faire respecter par les enfants;∎ you have lost all my respect je n'ai plus aucun respect pour toi;∎ he has no respect for authority/money il méprise l'autorité/l'argent(b) (care, politeness) respect m, égard m;∎ show a little respect! un peu de respect!;∎ he should show more respect for local customs il devrait se montrer plus respectueux des coutumes locales;∎ they have no respect for public property ils n'ont aucun respect pour le bien public;∎ to do sth out of respect for sb/sth faire qch par respect pour qn/qch;∎ I stood up in respect je me suis levé respectueusement;∎ treat those plates with respect (they are fragile) fais attention à ces assiettes;∎ treat mountains with respect (be careful) soyez prudent en montagne;∎ guns should be treated with respect les armes à feu doivent être maniées avec précaution;∎ with (all due) respect, Mr Clark… avec tout le respect que je vous dois, M. Clark…;∎ with the utmost or greatest respect to Boyd, his figures aren't conclusive malgré tout le respect que je dois à Boyd, ses chiffres ne sont guère concluants(c) (regard, aspect) égard m;∎ in every respect à tous les égards;∎ in some/other respects à certains/d'autres égards;∎ in many respects à bien des égards(d) (compliance, observance) respect m, observation f;∎ his strict respect of the letter of the law son strict respect de la loi(salutations) respects mpl, hommages mpl;∎ give my respects to your father présentez mes respects à votre père;∎ to pay one's respects to sb présenter ses respects ou ses hommages à qn;∎ I went to the funeral to pay my last respects je suis allé à l'enterrement pour lui rendre un dernier hommagequant à, en ce qui concerne
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