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govern ['gʌvən](a) (country) gouverner, régner sur; (city, region, bank) gouverner; (affairs) administrer, gérer; (company, organization) diriger, gérer;∎ the politicians who govern Britain les politiciens qui gouvernent la Grande-Bretagne;∎ when Louis XIV governed France quand Louis XIV gouvernait la France ou régnait sur la France(b) (determine → behaviour, choice, events, speed) déterminer;∎ laws that govern chemical reactions lois qui régissent les réactions chimiques(c) (restrain → passions) maîtriser, dominer(e) Technology régler
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