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1 toward(s)
❢ When towards is used to talk about direction or position, it is almost always translated by vers: she ran toward(s) him = elle a couru vers lui. For particular usages see the entry below.When toward(s) is used to mean in relation to, it is translated by envers: his attitude toward(s) his parents = son attitude envers ses parents. For particular usages see the entry below. prep1 ( in the direction of) vers ; toward(s) the east vers l'est ; she ran toward(s) him elle a couru vers lui ; he was standing with his back toward(s) me il était dos à moi, il me tournait le dos ; the first steps toward(s) fig les premiers pas vers [solution, system etc] ; the country is moving toward(s) democracy/independence le pays se dirige vers la démocratie/l'indépendance ; he is moving toward(s) the idea that il commençe à penser or à se dire que ;2 ( near) vers ; toward(s) the end of vers la fin de [day, month, life] ; toward(s) the rear of the plane à l'arrière de l'avion ;3 ( in relation to) envers ; their attitude/policy toward(s) Europe leur attitude/politique envers l'Europe ; to be friendly/hostile toward(s) sb se montrer cordial/hostile envers qn ;4 ( as a contribution to) the money will go toward(s) the cost of a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; we are saving toward(s) a holiday nous faisons des économies pour partir en vacances ; you should put the money toward(s) the children's education tu devrais mettre l'argent de côté pour l'éducation des enfants ; new hostels have gone some way toward(s) easing the accommodation problem de nouveaux foyers ont contribué à alléger la crise du logement ; management have gone some way toward(s) meeting the strikers' demands la direction a fait quelques concessions pour répondre aux revendications des grévistes.
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