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1 demonstration
A n1 Pol manifestation f (against contre ; for en faveur de) ; to stage a demonstration organiser une manifestation ;2 (of emotion, support) manifestation f ;3 (of machine, gadget etc) démonstration f ; cookery demonstration démonstration culinaire ; to give a demonstration faire une démonstration ;4 (of theory, principle) démonstration f. -
2 prove
∎ the facts prove her (to be) guilty les faits prouvent qu'elle est coupable;∎ the autopsy proved that it was suicide l'autopsie prouva que c'était un suicide;∎ the evidence goes to prove that… les témoignages concourent à prouver que…;∎ the accused is innocent until proved or proven guilty l'accusé est innocent jusqu'à preuve du contraire ou tant que sa culpabilité n'est pas prouvée;∎ to prove sb right/wrong donner raison/tort à qn;∎ they can't prove anything against us ils n'ont aucune preuve contre nous;∎ to do sth to prove a point faire qch pour prouver qu'on a raison;∎ after their relegation last season, the team will be out to prove a point après sa relégation de la saison dernière, l'équipe tâchera de montrer de quoi elle est capable;∎ I think I've proved my point je crois avoir apporté la preuve de ce que j'avançais;∎ it remains to be proved whether the decision was correct rien ne prouve que cette décision était la bonne;∎ she quickly proved herself indispensable elle s'est vite montrée indispensable;∎ he has already proved his loyalty il a déjà prouvé sa fidélité, sa fidélité n'est plus à prouver(b) (proposition, theorem → in maths, logic) démontrer(c) (put to the test) mettre à l'épreuve;∎ the method has not yet been proved la méthode n'a pas encore fait ses preuves;∎ to prove oneself faire ses preuves(a) (turn out) s'avérer, se révéler;∎ your suspicions proved (to be) well-founded vos soupçons se sont avérés fondés;∎ the arrangement proved (to be) unworkable cet arrangement s'est révélé impraticable;∎ the hotel proved to be open l'hôtel s'avéra être ouvert;∎ he may prove (to be) of help to you il pourrait bien vous être utile;∎ it has proved impossible to find him il a été impossible de le retrouver;∎ if that proves to be the case s'il s'avère que tel est le casmettre à l'épreuvefaire ses preuves
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