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2 assimiler
assimiler [asimile]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = absorber) to assimilateb. ( = identifier) assimiler qn/qch à to compare sb/sth to ; ( = classer comme) to put sb/sth into the same category as2. reflexive verb► s'assimiler [aliments, personnes] to assimilate* * *asimile
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1) ( considérer équivalent)2) Droit3) ( absorber)to assimilate [population, leçon, substance]; to learn [métier]
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s'assimiler verbe pronominal1) [style, méthode] to be comparable (à to)2) [population] to become assimilated; [substances] to be assimilated* * *asimile vt1) [substance, connaissances, immigrants] to assimilate2) (= comparer)assimiler qch/qn à — to liken sth/sb to
Ils sont assimilés aux infirmières. — They are classed as nurses.
* * *assimiler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( considérer équivalent) assimiler l'embargo à une déclaration de guerre/leur silence à un refus to consider the embargo tantamount to a declaration of war/their silence tantamount to a refusal; assimiler les travailleurs à des machines to treat workers as machines; assimiler le livre aux périodiques to make no distinction between books and periodicals;2 Jur ( considérer équivalent juridiquement) assimiler une prime à un salaire to consider a bonus equivalent to a salary; être assimilé cadre to have executive status;3 ( comparer) assimiler qch/qn à to liken sth/sb to; nous ne voulons pas être assimilés à des délinquants we don't want to be likened to delinquents;4 ( intégrer) to assimilate [minorité, communauté];6 Physiol to assimilate [aliment, substance].B s'assimiler vpr1 ( être comparable) [style, méthode] to be comparable (à to);2 ( se comparer) [personne] to compare oneself (à to);3 ( s'intégrer) [communauté, minorité] to become assimilated;4 Physiol [aliments, substances] to be assimilated.[asimile] verbe transitif[digérer] to digest————————assimiler à verbe plus préposition————————s'assimiler verbe pronominal (emploi passif)PHYSIOLOGIE to become absorbed ou metabolized[être digéré] to be assimilated ou digested————————s'assimiler à verbe pronominal plus prépositionto compare oneself to ou with -
3 lichen
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