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support [sə'pɔ:t]1 noun∎ support for the Socialist Party is declining le parti socialiste est en baisse ou en perte de vitesse;∎ the rebels have little support les rebelles bénéficient d'un soutien limité;∎ there is widespread support for the government/these policies le gouvernement bénéficie/ces politiques bénéficient d'un très large soutien;∎ he's trying to drum up or to mobilize support for his scheme il essaie d'obtenir du soutien pour son projet;∎ to give or to lend one's support to sth appuyer ou soutenir qch;∎ she gave us her full support elle nous a pleinement appuyés;∎ you have my full support on this je vous soutiens à cent pour cent, vous pouvez compter sur mon soutien inconditionnel;∎ to speak in support of a motion appuyer une motion;∎ they are striking in support of the miners ils font grève par solidarité avec les mineurs;∎ a collection in support of the homeless une quête au profit des sans-abri;∎ insufficient air for the support of life air en quantité insuffisante pour permettre la vie(b) (assistance, encouragement) appui m, aide f;∎ I couldn't have managed without the support of the neighbours je n'aurais pas pu y arriver sans l'appui des voisins;∎ a mutual support scheme un système d'entraide;∎ she gave me the emotional support I needed elle m'a apporté le soutien affectif dont j'avais besoin∎ they depend on the government for financial support ils sont subventionnés par le gouvernement;∎ with (financial) support from the council avec l'appui ou le soutien (financier) du conseil;∎ he has no visible means of support ses sources de revenus sont inconnues;∎ what are your means of support? quelles sont vos sources de revenus?;∎ she is their only means of support ils n'ont qu'elle pour les faire vivre(d) (holding up) soutien m;∎ the upper floors need extra support les étages supérieurs ont besoin d'un soutien supplémentaire;∎ I was holding his arm for support je m'appuyais sur son bras;∎ this bra gives good support ce soutien-gorge maintient bien la poitrine∎ she's been a great support to me elle m'a été d'un grand soutien;∎ she is the support of the family (financially) c'est elle qui fait vivre la famille(f) (supporting structure, prop) appui m; Building industry & Technology support m; Medicine (bandage) bandage m de maintien;∎ the steel supports had buckled les supports en acier s'étaient déformés(g) (substantiation, corroboration) corroboration f;∎ in support of her theory à l'appui de ou pour corroborer sa théorie;∎ the investigation found no support for this view l'enquête n'a rien trouvé pour corroborer ce point de vue;∎ this discovery lends support to those who have argued… cette découverte va dans le sens de ceux qui soutiennent que…∎ farm supports subventions fpl agricoles(a) (troops, unit) de soutien(a) (back → action, campaign, person) soutenir, appuyer; (→ cause, idea) être pour, soutenir; Military (→ troops) soutenir; Sport (→ team) être pour; (actively) être supporter de; (assist → person) soutenir, aider;∎ she supports the Labour Party elle est pour ou elle soutient le parti travailliste;∎ to support a candidate appuyer ou soutenir un candidat;∎ I can't support their action je ne peux pas approuver leur action;∎ we support her in her decision nous approuvons sa décision;∎ the Democrats will support the bill les Démocrates seront pour ou appuieront le projet de loi;∎ the mayor, supported by the clergy le maire, avec le soutien du clergé;∎ he supports Tottenham c'est un supporter de Tottenham;∎ he made it with only her love to support him il a réussi avec son amour comme seul soutien;∎ the pillars that support the ceiling les piliers qui soutiennent le plafond;∎ her legs were too weak to support her ses jambes étaient trop faibles pour la porter;∎ he supported himself on a stick/my arm il s'appuyait sur un bâton/mon bras;∎ will you support the shelf while I fix it to the wall? tu peux tenir l'étagère le temps ou pendant que je la fixe au mur?;∎ she held on to the table to support herself elle s'agrippa à la table pour ne pas tomber(c) (provide for financially → person) subvenir aux besoins de; (→ campaign, project) aider financièrement;∎ she has three children to support elle a trois enfants à charge;∎ she earns enough to support herself elle gagne assez pour subvenir à ses propres besoins;∎ he supports himself by teaching il gagne sa vie en enseignant;∎ his parents supported him through college ses parents ont financé ses études;∎ the theatre is supported by contributions le théâtre est financé par des contributions∎ the land has supported four generations of tribespeople cette terre a fait vivre la tribu pendant quatre générations;∎ the atmosphere on the planet could not support life l'atmosphère de la planète ne permettrait pas le développement d'êtres vivants(e) (substantiate, give weight to) appuyer, confirmer, donner du poids à;∎ there is no evidence to support his claim il n'y a aucune preuve pour appuyer ses dires;∎ a theory supported by experience une théorie confirmée par l'expérience∎ this package is supported by all workstations ce progiciel peut être utilisé sur tous les postes de travail►► support band groupe m en première partie;∎ who was the support band? qui est-ce qu'il y avait en première partie?;(a) (for therapy) groupe m de soutien(b) (at concert) groupe m en première partie;Computing support line assistance f technique téléphonique;support price prix m de soutien;Administration support services services mpl d'assistance technique;support staff personnel m de soutien ou des services généraux
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