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1 Jéhovah
Jéhovah [ʒeova]masculine noun* * *Jéhovah nm Jehovah; un témoin de Jéhovah a Jehovah's witness.[ʒeɔva] nom propre -
2 Témoin de Jéhovah
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3 témoin
témoin [temwɛ̃]1. masculine noun• être témoin de [+ crime, scène] to witness• la région est riche, témoin les constructions nouvelles qui se dressent partout the region is rich - witness the new buildings going up everywhere2. adjective3. compounds* * *temwɛ̃
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nom masculin1) ( sur les lieux) witnesstémoin oculaire or direct — eyewitness
2) Droit witness3) ( à un duel) second4) fig ( d'une époque)avoir été témoin de la naissance du IIIe Reich — to have witnessed the birth of the Third Reich
5) ( preuve)ils sont cruels, témoin le massacre — they are (certainly) cruel, as evidenced by the massacre
6) Technologie ( voyant) indicator ou warning lighttémoin d'huile — Automobile oil warning light
7) Sport baton
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(-)témoin (in compounds) control••Dieu or le Ciel m'en est témoin — as God is my witness
* * *temwɛ̃1. nm1) [crime, accident] witness2) [mariage] witness3) [événement, époque] testimonytémoin le fait que... — as witness the fact that...
4) (= voyant) warning light5) SPORT baton6) CONSTRUCTION telltale2. adjcontrol modif test modifappartement-témoin — show flat Grande-Bretagne model apartment USA
* * *A nm1 ( sur les lieux) witness; témoin oculaire or direct eyewitness; être (le) témoin de to witness, to be a witness to; le seul témoin direct the only person actually to witness the scene; cela a eu lieu sans témoin there were no witnesses; prendre qn à témoin to call sb to witness (de to, of);2 ( au tribunal) witness; témoin de l'accusation/de la défense prosecution/defenceGB witness; être témoin à charge/à décharge to be a witness for the prosecution/for the defenceGB; témoin défaillant missing witness; ⇒ faux;3 ( attestant l'authenticité) witness (à to); ( à un mariage) witness; parler devant témoins to speak before witnesses; il faut signer devant témoin you have to have your signature witnessed;4 ( à un duel) second;5 fig ( d'une époque) avoir été témoin de la naissance du troisième Reich to have witnessed the birth of the Third Reich; la cathédrale, témoin de l'époque où… the cathedral, bearing witness to an age when…; ce village, témoin de notre amour this village where our love blossomed;6 ( preuve) ils sont cruels, témoin le massacre de tout un village they are (certainly) cruel, as evidenced by the massacre of an entire village;8 Sport baton;9 Constr ( sur une fissure) telltale;10 Gén Civ boundary marker.B (-)témoin ( in compounds) control; groupe/sujet témoin control group/subject; son témoin Cin guide track.Dieu or le ciel m'en est témoin as God is my witness; Dieu m'est témoin que je dis la vérité as God is my witness I am speaking the truth.[temwɛ̃] nom masculintémoin à charge/décharge witness for the prosecution/defence2. [à un mariage, à la signature d'un contrat] witness[à un duel] secondêtre témoin de quelque chose to be witness to ou to witness somethingDieu/le ciel m'est témoin que j'ai tout fait pour l'en empêcher as God/heaven is my witness, I did all I could to stop him4. [preuve] witnesselle a bien mené sa carrière, témoin sa réussite she has managed her career well, her success is a testimony to that6. RELIGIONpasser le témoin to hand over ou to pass the baton9. INFORMATIQUE
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