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1 consign
1 ( get rid of) reléguer (to à) ; to consign sth to the flames livrer qch aux flammes ;2 ( entrust) to consign sth to sb's care confier qch aux soins de qn ; -
2 consign
consign [kən'saɪn]∎ to consign sth to sb envoyer qch à qn(b) (relegate → thing) reléguer;∎ I consigned all my clutter to the attic j'ai relégué tout mon fourbi au grenier;∎ I consigned his last letter to the rubbish bin sa dernière lettre s'est retrouvée à la poubelle(c) (entrust → person) confier;∎ to consign sb to sb confier qn à ou aux soins de qn;∎ as a child I was consigned to the care of my grandmother enfant je fus confié aux soins de ma grand-mère -
3 commit
commit [kəˈmɪt]a. [+ crime] commettreb. ( = consign) confier (to à)• to commit to sth/sb s'engager à qch/envers qn* * *[kə'mɪt] 1.(p prés etc - tt-) transitive verb1) ( perpetrate) commettre [crime, error]3) ( assign) consacrer [money, time] (to à)4) Lawto commit somebody to jail/to a psychiatric hospital — faire incarcérer/interner quelqu'un
5) ( consign) sout confier (to à; to somebody's care à la garde de quelqu'un)2.to commit oneself — s'engager (to à)
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4 commit
A vtr1 ( perpetrate) commettre [crime, offence, sin, sacrilege, error] ; to commit adultery commettre un adultère ; to commit perjury se parjurer ;2 (engage, promise) engager [person] (to do à faire) ; this doesn't commit you to anything cela ne vous engage à rien ;3 ( assign) consacrer [money, time] (to à) ; all our funds are already committed tous nos fonds sont déjà attribués ;4 Jur to commit sb for trial mettre qn en accusation ; to commit sb to a court for trial renvoyer qn devant un tribunal ; to commit sb to jail/to a psychiatric hospital faire incarcérer/interner qn ; to have sb committed faire interner qn ;5 ( consign) sout confier (to à ; to sb's care à la garde de qn) ; to commit sth to the flames livrer qch aux flammes ; to commit sth to paper consigner qch ; to commit sth to memory confier qch à la mémoire ; to commit sb's body to the deep livrer le corps de qn à la mer ;6 Pol renvoyer en commission [bill].B v refl to commit oneself s'engager (to sth à qch ; to do à faire) ; I can't ou I won't commit myself je ne peux rien promettre (as to quant à) ; to commit oneself to sb se vouer à qn.
См. также в других словарях:
consign — verb (T) formal 1 to put someone or something somewhere, especially in order to get rid of them: consign sb/sth to: I consigned his letter to the dustbin. | She preferred to take care of her mother at home, rather than consigning her to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
