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1 historic
1 gen [event, site, moment] historique ; of historic importance d'une grande importance historique ; on this historic occasion en ce moment historique ;2 Ling past historic passé simple ; historic present présent de narration ; in the historic present au présent de narration. -
2 historic
historic [hɪˈstɒrɪk]* * *[hɪ'stɒrɪk], US [-'stɔːr-]1) gen historique2) Linguisticspast historic — passé m simple
historic present — présent m de narration
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3 historic
historic [hɪ'stɒrɪk](a) (memorable → day, occasion, meeting etc) historique∎ in historic times en des temps révolus►► historic building monument m historique -
4 witness
A n1 gen, Jur ( person) témoin m ; she was a witness to the accident elle a été témoin de l'accident ; witness for the prosecution/the defence, prosecution/defence witness témoin à charge/à décharge ; to call sb as a witness citer qn comme témoin ; I have been called as a witness in the Mulloy case j'ai été appelé à témoigner dans l'affaire Mulloy ; to sign a document in the presence of a witness signer un document en présence d'un témoin ; to be a witness to sb's will servir de témoin lors de la signature du testament de qn ;2 ( testimony) témoignage m ; to be ou bear witness to sth témoigner de qch ; his expensive cars are ou bear witness to his wealth ses voitures de luxe témoignent de sa richesse ; the dilapidation of the school bears witness to the lack of funds la dégradation de l'école est une preuve évidente du manque de fonds ; to bear false witness Jur faire un faux témoignage ;3 ¢ Relig témoignage m.B vtr1 ( see) être témoin de, assister à [attack, incident, burglary] ; they witnessed the murder/the accident ils ont été témoins du meurtre/de l'accident ;2 ( at official occasion) servir de témoin lors de la signature de [document, treaty] ; être témoin à [marriage] ;3 fig we are about to witness a transformation of the world economy nous sommes sur le point d'assister à une transformation de l'économie mondiale ; the last decade has witnessed tremendous advances in technology la dernière décennie a vu des progrès considérables dans le domaine de la technologie ; his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results son travail acharné a payé, comme en témoignent ses résultats d'examen ; this house has witnessed many historic events cette maison a été le théâtre de beaucoup d'événements historiques, beaucoup d'événements historiques se sont déroulés dans cette maison.
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