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1 aid
A n1 ( help) aide f (to à) ; with/without sb's aid avec/sans l'aide de qn ; with the aid of à l'aide de ; to come to sb's aid venir en aide à qn ; to go to sb's aid aller à l'aide de qn ; he came/went to her aid il est venu/allé à son aide ;2 ( charitable or financial support) aide f (from de ; to, for à) ;3 in aid of au profit de [charity etc] ; what's all this shouting in aid of? GB hum c'est en quel honneur tous ces cris? ;4 ( equipment) aide f.B modif [budget, programme, scheme] d'entraide ; aid agency ou organization organisation f humanitaire ; aid worker employé/-e m/f d'une organisation humanitaire.C vtr aider [person] (to do à faire) ; faciliter [digestion, recovery, development] ; aided by sb/by sth aidé par qn/de qch.D vi1 to aid in faciliter ; to aid in doing sth aider à faire ;2 Jur ou hum to aid and abet sb être complice de qn ; aided and abetted by sb avec la complicité de qn ; charged with aiding and abetting Jur accusé de complicité. -
2 aid
aid [eɪd]1 noun(a) (help, assistance) aide f;∎ with the aid of sb avec l'aide de qn;∎ with the aid of sth à l'aide de qch;∎ with the aid of half a dozen helpers avec l'aide d'une demi-douzaine d'assistants;∎ I managed to open the tin with the aid of a screwdriver à l'aide d'un tournevis, j'ai réussi à ouvrir la boîte;∎ to come to sb's aid venir à l'aide de qn;∎ to go to sb's aid se porter au secours de ou porter secours à qn∎ food aid aide f alimentaire;∎ overseas aid aide f au tiers-monde;∎ the government gives aid to depressed areas le gouvernement octroie des aides aux régions en déclin(c) (helpful equipment) aide f, support m;∎ teaching aids supports mpl ou aides fpl pédagogiques;∎ visual aids supports mpl visuels(d) (assistant) aide mf, assistant(e) m,f(a) (help → person) aider, venir en aide à; (→ financially) aider, secourir; (→ digestion) faciliter;∎ to aid sb with sth aider qn pour qch;∎ I refuse to aid you in any illegal enterprise je refuse de vous aider dans une quelconque entreprise illicite;∎ they aided one another ils se sont entraidés, ils se sont aidés les uns les autres(b) (give support to → region, industry) aider, soutenir(c) (encourage → development, understanding, recovery) contribuer à∎ to aid and abet sb être (le) complice de qn;∎ figurative aided and abetted by her sister avec la complicité de sa sœur∎ a collection in aid of the homeless une collecte au profit des sans-abri;∎ British familiar figurative what are all these levers in aid of? à quoi servent tous ces leviers?□ ;∎ British familiar figurative what are the cakes in aid of? les gâteaux sont en l'honneur de quoi?;∎ familiar what's all this noise in aid of? qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ce bruit?□►► aid agency organisation f humanitaire;Sport aid climbing escalade f artificielle;Administration aid organization organisme m d'aide; -
3 agency
agency n1 (organization, office) agence f ; to get sb through an agency trouver qn par une agence ; ‘no agencies’ ( in advertisement) ‘agences s'abstenir’ ; aid agency organisme m humanitaire ;2 GB Comm ( representing firm) concessionnaire m ; to have the Peugeot agency être le concessionnaire Peugeot ; to have the sole agency for avoir la représentation exclusive de [company, product] ; -
4 agency
agency [ˈeɪdʒənsɪ]* * *['eɪdʒənsɪ]1) (organization, office) agence faid agency — organisme m d'entraide
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5 relief
relief [rɪ'li:f]1 noun(a) (from anxiety, pain) soulagement m;∎ to bring relief to sb soulager qn, apporter un soulagement à qn;∎ the medicine gave or brought her little relief from the pain le médicament ne la soulagea guère;∎ he finds relief in writing ça le soulage d'écrire;∎ to our great relief, much to our relief à notre grand soulagement;∎ it was a great relief to her when the exams ended la fin des examens fut un grand soulagement pour elle;∎ that's or what a relief! quel soulagement!∎ to send relief to Third-World countries apporter de l'aide aux pays du tiers-monde;∎ famine relief aide f aux victimes de la famine∎ to be on relief recevoir des aides sociales ou des allocations(d) (diversion) divertissement m, distraction f;∎ he included a few comic scenes in the play for light relief il a inclus plusieurs scènes comiques dans la pièce pour détendre l'atmosphère;∎ she reads detective novels for light relief elle lit des romans policiers pour se distraire(e) (of besieged city) libération f, délivrance f(f) (of guard, team) relève f;∎ I've been on duty all night with only one hour's relief j'ai été de garde toute la nuit, sauf une heure pendant laquelle j'ai été relevé;∎ reliefs have arrived (gen) la relève ou l'équipe de relève est arrivée; (troops) les troupes de relève sont arrivées, la relève est arrivée∎ the inscription stood out in relief l'inscription était en relief;∎ the mountains stood out in bold relief against the sky les montagnes se détachaient ou se découpaient nettement sur le ciel;∎ figurative to bring or to throw sth into relief mettre qch en relief ou en valeur;∎ Art high relief haut-relief m;∎ low relief bas-relief m∎ an area of low relief une zone au relief peu élevé(a) (extra → transport, service) supplémentaire; (replacement → worker, troops, team) de relève; (→ bus, machine) de remplacement(b) (for aid → fund) de secours►► relief agency organisme m d'aide humanitaire;relief driver chauffeur m qui assure la relève;relief fund caisse f de secours;relief map carte f en relief;relief organization organisation f humanitaire;relief printing impression f en relief;relief road itinéraire m bis, route f de délestage;relief valve soupape f de sûreté, clapet m de décharge;relief work coopération f;relief worker = membre d'une organisation humanitaire qui travaille sur le terrain
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