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1 sponsor
sponsor [ˈspɒnsər]1. noun[+ concert, sports event] sponsoriser ; [+ child, talks] parrainer ; [+ proposal] présenter ; [+ terrorism] soutenir ; [+ research] financer• sponsored walk marche entreprise pour récolter des dons en faveur d'une œuvre de bienfaisance━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Les « sponsored events » sont un moyen de récolter de l'argent en faveur d'une œuvre de bienfaisance. Ils consistent à prendre part à une manifestation sportive (course à pied, course cycliste, saut en parachute) après avoir demandé à sa famille, ses amis ou ses collègues de s'engager à faire un don si on finit l'épreuve. Pour une « sponsored walk », on promet généralement de donner une certaine somme par kilomètre parcouru.* * *['spɒnsə(r)] 1.1) Commerce, Finance (advertiser, backer) sponsor m2) ( patron) mécène m3) ( guarantor) garant/-e m/f5) ( for charity) personne qui parraine un participant à une épreuve sportive organisée dans un but caritatif6) Politics (of bill, motion, law) initiateur/-trice m/f2.transitive verb2) ( support) soutenir [violence, invasion]4) ( for charity) parrainer [person]sponsored swim — épreuve f de natation parrainée
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2 duty
duty [ˈdju:tɪ]1. nouna. (moral, legal) devoir m• I feel duty bound to say that... il est de mon devoir de dire que...• my duties consist of... mes fonctions consistent à...• to be on duty être de service (or de garde)• to be off duty ne pas être de service (or de garde)• to go off duty [doctor, nurse] quitter son service2. compounds* * *['djuːtɪ], US ['duːtɪ] 1.1) ( obligation) devoir m (to envers)in the course of duty — Military en service; gen dans l'exercice de ses fonctions
2) ( task) (gén pl) fonction fto perform ou carry out one's duties — remplir ses fonctions (as de)
3) [U] ( work) service mto be on/off duty — Military, Medicine être/ne pas être de service; School être/ne pas être de surveillance
to go on/off duty — commencer/finir son service
4) ( tax) taxe f2.customs duties — droits mpl de douane
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