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1 testify
testify [ˈtestɪfaɪ]* * *['testɪfaɪ] 1.transitive verb témoigner ( that que)2.intransitive verb témoignerto testify to — fig attester, témoigner de
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2 testify
∎ I can testify that she remained at home je peux attester qu'elle est restée à la maison∎ this work testifies his deep knowledge of the subject cet œuvre témoigne de sa profonde connaissance du sujet(be witness) porter témoignage, témoigner;∎ to testify for/against sb témoigner en faveur de/contre qn;∎ I can testify to her honesty je peux attester ou témoigner de son honnêteté;∎ his behaviour testified to his guilt son comportement témoignait de sa culpabilité -
3 testify
1) (to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) témoigner2) (to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so: I will testify to her kindness.) attester -
4 argue
A vtr1 ( debate) discuter (de), débattre (de) ; they argued the point for hours ils ont discuté or débattu la question pendant des heures ; to argue one's point argumenter son point de vue ; to argue the case for disarmament exposer les raisons en faveur du désarmement ; it could be argued that on pourrait soutenir que ; well-argued [case, essay] bien argumenté ;2 ( maintain) soutenir ; she/the book argues that he was wrongly convicted elle/le livre soutient qu'il a été injustement condamné ;3 ( persuade) to argue sb into/out of doing sth persuader/dissuader qn de faire qch (à force d'argument) ; I argued my way into this job je suis parvenu à obtenir cet emploi à force de discussions ;4 ( provide evidence of) [action, behaviour, incident] dénoter ; [document] suggérer ; the evidence argues that tout porte à croire que.B vi1 ( quarrel) se disputer (with avec) ; they're always arguing (with each other) ils se disputent constamment ; to argue about ou over money se disputer pour des questions d'argent ; we argued about who should pay nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait payer ; don't argue (with me)! on ne discute pas! ;2 ( debate) discuter, débattre ; to argue about discuter de, débattre de [case, issue, politics etc] ;3 ( put one's case) argumenter (against contre) ; to argue in favour of/against doing sth exposer les raisons pour faire/pour ne pas faire qch ; to argue for ou in favour of parler en faveur de [policy, measure] ;4 sout ( testify) témoigner ; it argues against him that he has no alibi le fait qu'il n'a pas d'alibi témoigne contre lui.■ argue out:▶ argue out [sth], argue [sth] out débattre [qch] à fond [issue, proposal etc]. -
5 summons
1 noun∎ he received or got a summons for speeding il a reçu une citation à comparaître en justice pour excès de vitesse;∎ to take out a summons against sb faire assigner qn en justice∎ the town received a summons to surrender les habitants de la ville furent sommés de se rendreLaw citer ou assigner (à comparaître);∎ she was summonsed to testify elle a été citée à comparaître en tant que témoin
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testify — ► VERB (testifies, testified) 1) give evidence as a witness in a law court. 2) serve as evidence or proof: luxurious villas testify to the wealth here. ORIGIN Latin testificari, from testis a witness … English terms dictionary
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testify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English testifien, from Anglo French testifier, from Latin testificari, from testis witness Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief ; bear witness… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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testify — verb Syn: swear, attest, give evidence, state on oath, declare, assert, affirm … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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