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1 dépens
dépens [depɑ̃]1. plural masculine noun* * *depɑ̃nom masculin pluriel1) ( détriment)victoire aux dépens de l'équipe favorite — win over the favourite [BrE] team
2) ( frais)3) Droit ( frais de justice) legal costs* * *depɑ̃ nmpl1)2) DROIT costs* * *dépens nmpl1 ( détriment) aux dépens de at the expense of; économiser aux dépens des patients to save money at the patients' expense; insister sur la quantité aux dépens de la qualité to put the emphasis on quantity at the expense of quality; victoire or succès aux dépens de l'équipe favorite win over the favouriteGB team; se qualifier aux dépens d'Auxerre to qualify by beating Auxerre; réussir aux dépens des autres to walk over people to get to the top; rire aux dépens de qn to have a laugh at sb's expense; apprendre/découvrir à ses dépens to learn/to discover to one's cost;2 ( frais) vivre aux dépens des autres to live off other people; s'enrichir/s'engraisser○ aux dépens des autres to get rich/to become prosperous at other people's expense;[depɑ̃] nom masculin pluriel————————aux dépens de locution prépositionnelle
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