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1 deny
∎ the prisoner denied having conspired or conspiring against the government le prisonnier nia avoir conspiré contre le gouvernement;∎ the accused denies the charge l'accusé nie;∎ he denied that he had been involved il nia avoir été impliqué;∎ there's no denying that we have a problem il est indéniable que nous avons un problème;∎ he denied all knowledge of the incident il a nié être au courant de l'incident∎ to deny sb sth or sth to sb refuser qch à qn;∎ to be denied access to sb/sth se voir refuser l'accès à qn/qch;∎ in many countries people are denied even basic human rights dans beaucoup de pays les gens sont privés des droits les plus fondamentaux∎ she thought that by denying herself she could help others elle pensait qu'en se privant elle pourrait aider les autres∎ Bible before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice avant que le coq chante, tu m'auras renié trois fois -
2 focus
focus ['fəʊkəs] (pl focuses or foci [-saɪ], pt & pp focussed or focused, cont focussing or focusing)1 noun∎ the picture is in/out of focus l'image est nette/floue, l'image est/n'est pas au point;∎ the binoculars are in/out of focus les jumelles sont/ne sont pas au point;∎ bring the image into focus fais la mise au point, mets l'image au point∎ she was the focus of attention elle était le centre d'attention;∎ taxes are currently the focus of attention en ce moment, les impôts sont au centre des préoccupations;∎ the government is trying to shift the focus of the debate le gouvernement tente de déplacer le débat;∎ let's try and get the problem into focus essayons de préciser le problème;∎ the focus of the conference is on human rights le point central de la conférence, ce sont les droits de l'homme;∎ the organization will provide some kind of a focus for opposition to the project l'organisation fournira un point de ralliement à l'opposition au projet;∎ this became a focus of people's discontent le mécontentement s'est concentré là-dessus∎ to focus a camera (on sth) faire la mise au point d'un appareil photo (sur qch)∎ he couldn't focus his eyes il voyait trouble;∎ all eyes were focussed on him tous les regards étaient rivés sur lui(c) (direct → heat, light) faire converger; (→ beam, ray) diriger; figurative (→ attention, energies) concentrer; (→ interest, concern) centrer∎ I can't focus properly je vois trouble, je n'arrive pas à accommoder∎ the debate focussed on unemployment le débat était centré sur le problème du chômage;∎ his speech focussed on the role of the media son discours a porté principalement sur le rôle des médias -
3 regard
regard [rɪ'gɑ:d]∎ I regard him as or like a brother je le considère comme un frère;∎ I regard their conclusions as correct or to be correct je tiens leurs conclusions pour correctes;∎ I prefer to regard the whole thing as a joke je préfère considérer toute l'affaire comme une plaisanterie;∎ we didn't regard the problem as deserving attention nous n'avons pas considéré que le problème méritait notre attention;∎ he regards himself as an expert il se considère comme ou il se prend pour un expert∎ to regard sb highly tenir qn en grande estime;∎ highly regarded très estimé∎ they regarded me with some trepidation ils m'ont regardé avec une certaine inquiétude(d) (heed → advice, wishes) tenir compte de2 noun(a) (notice, attention) considération f, attention f;∎ to pay regard to sth tenir compte de qch, faire attention à qch;∎ they paid scant regard to my explanations ils n'ont guère fait attention à mes explications;∎ having regard to his age en tenant compte de ou eu égard à son âge;∎ Administration having regard to paragraph 24 vu le paragraphe 24(b) (care, respect) souci m, considération f, respect m;∎ they have no regard for your feelings ils ne se soucient pas de vos sentiments;∎ to have scant regard for human rights se soucier peu des droits de l'homme;∎ they showed no regard for our wishes ils n'ont tenu aucun compte de nos souhaits;∎ without regard for the difficulties sans se soucier des difficultés;∎ without regard to race or colour sans distinction de race ni de couleur;∎ with no regard for his health sans se soucier de sa santé;∎ out of regard for par égard pour;∎ with due regard for your elders avec les égards dus à vos aînés;∎ without due regard to sans tenir compte de∎ in this regard à cet égard∎ to have great regard for sb avoir beaucoup d'estime pour qn;∎ I hold them in high regard je les tiens en grande estime∎ to turn one's regard on sb tourner ses regards sur qn∎ regards, Peter bien cordialement, Peter;∎ kind regards, best regards bien à vous, amitiés, bien amicalement∎ give them my regards transmettez-leur mon bon souvenir;∎ he sends his regards vous avez le bonjour de sa parten ce qui concerne, pour ce qui est de;∎ as regards the cost en ce qui concerne le coût, quant au coûten ce qui concerne
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