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1 aid
aid [eɪd]1 noun(a) (help, assistance) aide f;∎ with the aid of sb avec l'aide de qn;∎ with the aid of sth à l'aide de qch;∎ with the aid of half a dozen helpers avec l'aide d'une demi-douzaine d'assistants;∎ I managed to open the tin with the aid of a screwdriver à l'aide d'un tournevis, j'ai réussi à ouvrir la boîte;∎ to come to sb's aid venir à l'aide de qn;∎ to go to sb's aid se porter au secours de ou porter secours à qn∎ food aid aide f alimentaire;∎ overseas aid aide f au tiers-monde;∎ the government gives aid to depressed areas le gouvernement octroie des aides aux régions en déclin(c) (helpful equipment) aide f, support m;∎ teaching aids supports mpl ou aides fpl pédagogiques;∎ visual aids supports mpl visuels(d) (assistant) aide mf, assistant(e) m,f(a) (help → person) aider, venir en aide à; (→ financially) aider, secourir; (→ digestion) faciliter;∎ to aid sb with sth aider qn pour qch;∎ I refuse to aid you in any illegal enterprise je refuse de vous aider dans une quelconque entreprise illicite;∎ they aided one another ils se sont entraidés, ils se sont aidés les uns les autres(b) (give support to → region, industry) aider, soutenir(c) (encourage → development, understanding, recovery) contribuer à∎ to aid and abet sb être (le) complice de qn;∎ figurative aided and abetted by her sister avec la complicité de sa sœur∎ a collection in aid of the homeless une collecte au profit des sans-abri;∎ British familiar figurative what are all these levers in aid of? à quoi servent tous ces leviers?□ ;∎ British familiar figurative what are the cakes in aid of? les gâteaux sont en l'honneur de quoi?;∎ familiar what's all this noise in aid of? qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ce bruit?□►► aid agency organisation f humanitaire;Sport aid climbing escalade f artificielle;Administration aid organization organisme m d'aide; -
2 overseas
A adj1 ( from abroad) [student, visitor, investor, company] étranger/-ère ;2 ( in or to other countries) [travel, investment] à l'étranger ; [trade, market] extérieur ; overseas aid aide f aux pays étrangers ; to get an overseas posting être nommé à l'étranger.B adv ( abroad) [work, retire] à l'étranger ; ( across the sea) outre-mer ; ( across the Channel) outre-manche ; from overseas de l'étranger. -
3 overseas
overseas [ˈəʊvəˈsi:z]1. adverboutre-mer ; ( = abroad) à l'étranger2. adjective* * *[ˌəʊvə'siːz] 1.1) ( from abroad) [student, investor] étranger/-ère2) ( in or to other countries) [travel, investment] à l'étranger; [trade, market] extérieur2.
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