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A n1 ( worry) inquiétude f (about, over à propos de) ; there is growing concern about crime la criminalité suscite de plus en plus d'inquiétude ; there is concern for her safety on s'inquiète pour sa sécurité ; to give rise to ou cause concern être inquiétant ; there is no cause for concern il n'y a pas lieu d'être inquiet ; there is cause for concern il y a des raisons d'être inquiet ; he expressed concern at my results/for my health il m'a fait part de son inquiétude quant à mes résultats/ma santé ; my concern that he might be in danger mon inquiétude à l'idée qu'il puisse être en danger ; an expression of concern ( on face) une expression inquiète ;2 ( preoccupation) préoccupation f ; environmental/petty concerns des préoccupations écologiques/mesquines ; our main concern is to do notre principal souci est de faire ;3 ( care) ( for person) prévenance f ; I did it out of concern for him je l'ai fait par égard pour lui ; you have no concern for safety tu ne te préoccupes pas de la sécurité ;5 ( personal business) that's her concern cela la regarde ; your private life is no concern of mine ta vie privée ne me regarde pas ; it's none of your concern, it's of no concern to you cela ne te regarde pas ; what concern is it of yours? en quoi est-ce que cela te regarde? ;B vtr1 ( worry) inquiéter [parent, public] ;2 (affect, interest) concerner, intéresser ; to whom it may concern à qui de droit ; the matter doesn't concern you l'affaire ne te concerne pas ; as far as I'm concerned it's a waste of time pour moi, c'est du temps perdu ; as far as the pay is concerned, I'm happy en ce qui concerne le salaire, je suis satisfait ;3 ( involve) to be concerned with s'occuper de [security, publicity] ; to be concerned in être impliqué dans [scandal] ;4 ( be about) [book, programme] traiter de ; [fax, letter] concerner ; a book concerned with ou concerning gardening un livre qui traite de jardinage.
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