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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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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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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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bias — [[t]ba͟ɪ͟əs[/t]] biases, biasing, biased 1) N VAR: usu with supp Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system... There were fierce … English dictionary
bias — [ˈbaɪəs] noun [singular/U] 1) an attitude that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people Ideally we d choose judges who are without political bias.[/ex] 2) emphasis on one thing more than… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bias — bi|as1 [ˈbaıəs] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: biais, from Old Provençal] 1.) [singular, U] an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad which influences how you deal with it political/gender/racial etc bias ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bias — 1 noun 1 (uncountable singular) a tendency to consider one person, group, idea etc more favourably than others: a newspaper with a strong right wing bias (+ against/towards/in favour of): There was a definite bias against commerce and science in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English