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1 noun(a) (prejudice) préjugé m;∎ there is still considerable bias against women candidates les femmes qui se présentent sont encore victimes d'un fort préjugé;∎ they are quite without bias ils sont sans préjugés(b) (tendency) tendance f, penchant m;∎ the school has a scientific bias l'école favorise les sciences∎ cut on the bias taillé dans le biais(d) Sport (in bowls → weight) = poids ou renflement d'une boule qui l'empêche d'aller droit; (→ curved course) déviation f(e) Mathematics biais m(influence) influencer; (prejudice) prévenir;∎ his experience biased him against/towards them son expérience l'a prévenu contre eux/en leur faveur;∎ the course is biased towards the arts l'enseignement est plutôt orienté sur les lettresen biais4 adverben biais, de biais►► Sewing bias binding biais m (ruban) -
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1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) parti pris2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) déviation2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) influencer- biassed- biased -
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bias [ˈbaɪəs]1. nouna. ( = prejudice) parti m pris ( towards pour) ( against contre ) ; (towards field or subject) orientation f( = influence) influencer• to bias sb towards/against prévenir qn en faveur de/contre* * *['baɪəs] 1.1) ( prejudice) parti m pris2) ( tendency) tendance f (in favour of, towards pour)3) ( in sewing) biais m2.to bias somebody against/in favour of — prévenir quelqu'un contre/en faveur de
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A n (pl -es)1 ( prejudice) parti m pris (on the part of de la part de) ; to display bias faire preuve de parti pris ; political/media bias parti pris politique/dans les médias ;2 ( active discrimination) discrimination f (against envers) ; racial/sexual bias discrimination raciale/sexuelle ;3 ( tendency) tendance f (in favour of, towards pour) ; an American bias une tendance pro-américaine ; a female bias un préjugé favorable envers les femmes ; a left-wing bias une tendance de gauche ;5 Stat distorsion f ;6 (of steering, bowl) déviation f.B vtr ( p prés etc -s- ou - ss-) influer sur [person, decision, result] ; to bias sb against/in favour of prévenir qn contre/en faveur de. -
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prejudice ['predʒʊdɪs]1 noun∎ to have a prejudice in favour of/against avoir un préjugé en faveur de/contre;∎ he's full of/without prejudice il est plein de/sans préjugés;∎ racial prejudice préjugés mpl raciaux, racisme m;∎ I have a certain prejudice in favour of the first solution j'ai une petite préférence pour la première solution∎ to the prejudice of sb's rights au préjudice ou au détriment des droits de qn;∎ Law without prejudice to your guarantee sans préjudice de votre garantie(a) (bias → person, outcome, decision) influencer;∎ to prejudice sb against/in favour of sth prévenir qn contre/en faveur de qch∎ without prejudicing my rights sans préjudice de mes droits -
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biased, biassed [ˈbaɪəst][person, jury] partial• to be bias(s)ed against/in favour of avoir un parti pris contre/pour* * *biassed ['baɪəst] adjective [decision, opinion, person] partial; [system, report] manquant d'objectivité (after n)to be biased — [person] avoir des partis pris
to be biased against/in favour of — avoir un préjugé défavorable/favorable envers
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prejudice [ˈpredʒʊdɪs]1. noun• to have a prejudice against/in favour of sb/sth avoir un préjugé contre/en faveur de qn/qchb. ( = detriment) préjudice ma. [+ person] influencerb. [+ chance] porter préjudice à* * *['predʒʊdɪs] 1.1) [C] préjugé m2) [U] préjugés mplracial/political prejudice — préjugés raciaux/en matière de politique
3) ( harm) gen, Law préjudice m2.transitive verb1) ( bias) influencerto prejudice somebody against/in favour of — prévenir quelqu'un contre/en faveur de
2) (harm, jeopardize) porter préjudice à [claim, case]; léser [person]; compromettre [chances] -
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A n1 (single, specific) préjugé m (against contre ; in favour of en faveur de) ; to overcome one's prejudices surmonter ses préjugés2 ¢ préjugés mpl ; racial/political prejudice préjugés raciaux/en matière de politique ;3 ( harm) gen, Jur préjudice m ; to the prejudice of au préjudice de ; without prejudice sans préjudice (to de).B vtr1 ( bias) influencer ; to prejudice sb against/in favour of prévenir qn contre/en faveur de ;2 (harm, jeopardize) porter préjudice à [claim, case] ; léser [person] ; compromettre [chances] ; to prejudice the course of justice Jur entraver le cours de la justice. -
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A n1 ( heaviness) poids m ; to lose/put on weight perdre/prendre du poids ; to be under/over 1 kilo in weight avoir un poids inférieur/supérieur à 1 kilo ; by weight au poids ; what is your weight? combien pesez-vous? ; to be twice sb's weight peser deux fois plus que qn ; they're the same weight ils font le même poids ; to put one's full weight on/against sth appuyer de tout son poids sur/contre qch ; to put one's full weight behind a blow frapper de toutes ses forces ; he's quite a weight! il est drôlement lourd! ;3 ( object of a fixed heaviness) poids m ; a 25 gramme weight un poids de 25 grammes ; to lift weights soulever des poids ; what a weight! quel poids! the weight of responsibility le poids des responsabilités ; to sink under the weight of sth fig crouler sous le poids de qch ; to carry weight [horse] être handicapé ;4 fig (credibility, influence) poids m ; of some intellectual weight d'un certain poids intellectuel ; to add ou give ou lend weight to sth ajouter or donner du poids à qch ; not to carry much weight ne pas peser lourd (with pour) ; what she says carries weight elle a du poids or de l'influence (with auprès de) ; to add one's weight to sth faire jouer son influence en faveur de qch ; to throw one's weight behind sth soutenir qch à fond ;5 fig (importance, consideration) to give due weight to a proposal accorder à une proposition l'importance qu'elle mérite ; to give equal weight to accorder une importance égale à ;6 ( in statistics) coefficient m pondérateur.B vtr1 ( put weight(s) on) lester [net, hem, dart, arrow, boat] ;2 ( bias) to weight sth against sb/sth faire jouer qch contre qn/qch ; to weight sth in favour of sb/sth faire jouer qch en faveur de qn/qch ;3 ( in statistics) pondérer [index, variable, average, figure].by (sheer) weight of numbers par la force du nombre ; to be a weight off one's mind être un grand soulagement ; to pull one's weight faire sa part de travail ; to take the weight off one's feet s'asseoir, se reposer ; to throw one's weight about ou around faire l'important/-e m/f.■ weight down:▶ weight down [sth], weight [sth] down retenir [qch] avec un poids [paper, sheet] (with avec) ; lester [body]. -
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weight [weɪt]1. nounpoids m• what is your weight? combien pesez-vous ?• it's/she's worth its/her weight in gold cela/elle vaut son pesant d'or• to put on or gain weight grossir prendre du poids2. compounds* * *[weɪt] 1.noun lit, fig poids mto be under/over 1 kilo in weight — avoir un poids inférieur/supérieur à 1 kilo
2.not to carry much weight — fig ne pas peser lourd ( with pour)
transitive verb1) lit lester2) ( bias)to weight something against somebody/something — faire jouer quelque chose contre quelqu'un/quelque chose
to weight something in favour of somebody/something — faire jouer quelque chose en faveur de quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) ( in statistics) pondérer•Phrasal Verbs:••to throw one's weight about ou around — faire l'important/-e m/f
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