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1 meet, one's, obligations, as, they, come, due, to
respecter ses obligations à échéanceEnglish-French legislative terms > meet, one's, obligations, as, they, come, due, to
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2 to meet one's obligations
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to meet one's obligations
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3 meet, one's, liabilities, to
respecter ses obligationsEnglish-French legislative terms > meet, one's, liabilities, to
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4 meet
meet [mi:t](preterite, past participle met)a. [+ person] (by chance) rencontrer ; (coming in opposite direction) croiser ; (by arrangement) retrouver ; ( = go to meet) aller chercher ; ( = come to meet) venir chercher• I'm due back at 10 o'clock, can you meet me off the plane? je reviens à 10 heures, peux-tu venir me chercher ?b. ( = make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance dec. ( = encounter) [+ opponent, obstacle] rencontrer ; [+ danger] faire face àd. [+ expenses] régler ; [+ responsibilities] faire face à, s'acquitter de ; [+ objective] atteindre ; [+ demand] répondre à ; [+ condition] remplira. [people] (by chance) se rencontrer ; (by arrangement) se retrouver ; (more than once) se voir ; ( = become acquainted) faire connaissance• have you met before? vous vous connaissez ?b. [parliament, committee] se réunirc. [lines, roads] se croiser ; [rivers] confluer3. nouna. ( = sporting event) meeting ma. [+ difficulties, resistance, obstacles] rencontrer* * *[miːt] 1.1) Sport rencontre f (sportive)track meet — US rencontre f d'athlétisme
2) GB ( in hunting) rendez-vous m de chasseurs2.transitive verb (prét, pp met)1) ( encounter) rencontrer [person, team, enemy]2) ( make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de [person]Paul, meet Frances — ( as introduction) Paul, je vous présente Frances
she went to meet them — elle est allée les attendre or chercher
to meet somebody off GB ou at US the plane — attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport
4) ( come into contact with) rencontrer5) ( fulfil) satisfaire [order]; répondre à, satisfaire à [criteria, standards, needs]; payer [bills, costs]; couvrir [debts, overheads]; compenser [loss]; faire face à [obligations, commitments]; remplir [conditions]6) ( rise to) se montrer à la hauteur de [challenge]7) ( respond to) répondre à [criticism]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp met)1) ( come together) [people, teams] se rencontrer; [committee, parliament] se réunir; [cars] se croiserto meet again — [people] se revoir
goodbye, till we meet again! — au revoir! à la prochaine fois!
2) ( make acquaintance) [people] faire connaissance3) ( come into contact) [lips, roads] se rencontrer•Phrasal Verbs:- meet up•• -
5 meet
A n1 ( encounter) rencontrer [person] ; rencontrer, affronter [team, opponent, enemy] ; to meet each other se rencontrer ; to meet one's death fig trouver la mort ;2 ( make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de [person] ; ‘pleased to meet you!’ ‘enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)!’ ; Paul, meet my boss, Janet ( as introduction) Paul, je vous présente ma patronne, Janet ; have you met Mr Roberts? ( at gathering) est-ce que vous avez été présenté à M. Roberts? ;3 ( greet) ( await) attendre ; ( fetch) chercher [person] ; she went to the airport to meet them elle est allée à l'aéroport les attendre or chercher ; I'll be there to meet you je viendrai te chercher ; to meet sb off GB ou at US the bus/plane attendre qn à l'arrêt de bus/à l'aéroport ;4 ( come into contact with) [hand] rencontrer, toucher [hand] ; [line] rencontrer, croiser [line] ; his eyes met hers son regard a rencontré or a croisé le sien ; he couldn't meet her eye il ne pouvait pas la regarder en face ; an incredible sight met her eye un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux ;5 ( fulfil) satisfaire [demand, order, needs] ; satisfaire à [criteria] ; payer [bills, costs] ; couvrir [debts, overheads] ; compenser [loss] ; faire face à [obligations, commitments] ; remplir [conditions] ;7 ( respond to) répondre à [criticism, accusation, objection].1 ( come together) [people] se rencontrer, se voir ; [teams, armies] se rencontrer, s'affronter ; [committee, group, parliament] ( for discussion) se réunir (to do pour faire) ; [cars] se croiser ; the two cars/trains met head-on les deux véhicules/trains se sont heurtés de front or de plein fouet ○ ; to meet again [people] se revoir ; goodbye, till we meet again! au revoir! à la prochaine fois! ;2 ( make acquaintance) [people] faire connaissance ;3 ( come into contact) [hands, lips] se rencontrer, se toucher ; [roads, lines, eyes] se rencontrer, se croiser.there's more to this than meets the eye ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air ; there's more to him than meets the eye il cache bien son jeu ; to make ends meet joindre les deux bouts.■ meet up ○:▶ meet up se retrouver ; to meet up with ○ retrouver [friend] ; they met up with each other at the theatre ils se sont retrouvés au théâtre.■ meet with:▶ meet with [sb] rencontrer [person, delegation] ;▶ meet with [sth] rencontrer [difficulties, opposition, success, criticism, suspicion] ; être accueilli avec [approval, praise] ; subir [failure] ; he met with misfortune/an accident il lui est arrivé un malheur/un accident ; his ideas/comments met with no response ses idées/commentaires n'ont suscité aucune réaction ; to be met with être accueilli par [silence, shouts] ; se heurter à [disapproval] ; être confronté par [anger]. -
6 obligation
1 ( duty) devoir m (towards, to envers) ; family/moral obligations devoirs familiaux/moraux ; to have an obligation to do avoir le devoir de faire ; to be under (an) obligation to do être obligé de faire ; to fulfil one's obligations faire son devoir ; out of a sense of obligation par sens du devoir ;2 ( commitment) ( contractual) obligation f (to envers ; to do de faire) ; ( personal) engagement m (to envers) ; without obligation Comm sans engagement ; there is no obligation to pay vous n'êtes pas obligé de payer ; ‘no obligation to buy’ Comm ‘sans obligation d'achat’ ; to discharge ou fulfil one's obligations remplir ses engagements ; he failed to meet his obligations il a manqué à ses engagements ; to place sb under (an) obligation to do mettre qn dans l'obligation de faire ; to be under obligation to do être obligé de faire ;3 ( debt) ( financial) dette f ; ( of gratitude) dette f de reconnaissance ; to meet one's obligations honorer ses dettes ; to repay an obligation s'acquitter d'une dette de reconnaissance ; to be under obligation to sb for sth être redevable à qn de qch. -
7 obligation
obligation [‚ɒblɪ'geɪʃən]obligation f;∎ to be under an obligation to do sth être dans l'obligation de faire qch;∎ you are under no obligation to reply vous n'êtes pas tenu de répondre, rien ne vous oblige à répondre;∎ to be under an obligation to sb avoir une dette de reconnaissance envers qn;∎ I am under a great obligation to him je lui suis redevable de beaucoup;∎ to put or to place sb under an obligation to do sth mettre qn dans l'obligation de faire qch;∎ it is my obligation to inform you that… il est de mon devoir de ou je suis tenu de vous informer que…;∎ family obligations obligations fpl familiales;∎ moral obligations compel me to refuse je suis moralement obligé de refuser;∎ to meet one's obligations satisfaire à ses obligations, assumer ses engagements -
8 obligation
obligation [‚ɒblɪˈgeɪ∫ən]a. ( = duty) obligation f• these long years of study put students under an obligation to their parents ces longues études font des étudiants les obligés de leurs parents• you have an obligation to see that... il vous incombe de veiller à ce que... + subjb. ( = commitment) engagement m* * *[ˌɒblɪ'geɪʃn]1) ( duty) devoir m (towards, to envers)2) ( commitment) ( contractual) obligation f (to envers; to do de faire); ( personal) engagement m (to envers)3) ( debt) ( financial) dette f; ( of gratitude) dette f de reconnaissance -
9 commitment
commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt]* * *[kə'mɪtmənt]1) ( obligation) engagement m ( to do à faire)to give a firm commitment that — s'engager fermement à ce que (+ subj)
family commitments — obligations fpl familiales
2) ( sense of duty) attachement m (to à) -
10 commitment
1 ( obligation) engagement m (to do à faire) ; a previous/financial commitment un engagement antérieur/financier ; to meet one's commitments honorer ses engagements ; to give a firm commitment that s'engager fermement à ce que (+ subj) ; to take on a commitment prendre un engagement ; absent due to family commitments absent en raison d'obligations familiales ;2 ( sense of duty) attachement m (to à) ; to have a strong commitment to doing être particulièrement attaché à faire ; the job demands complete commitment ce travail exige un total don de soi ; -
11 liability
A n1 Jur ( responsibility) responsabilité f ; to deny liability for décliner toute responsabilité en ce qui concerne ; liability for military service obligations fpl militaires ; liability for tax/for paying tax assujettissement m à l'impôt/au paiement de l'impôt ;2 ( drawback) handicap m ; the house has become a liability to them la maison est devenue une trop grande charge pour eux ; the leader has become a liability to his party le chef est devenu un poids mort pour son parti.B liabilities npl passif m, dettes fpl ; assets and liabilities actif et passif ; to meet one's liabilities faire face à ses engagements financiers, payer ses dettes. -
12 liability
1 noun∎ he refused to admit liability for the damage il refusa d'endosser la responsabilité des dégâts(b) (UNCOUNT) (eligibility) assujettissement m;∎ liability for tax assujettissement m à l'impôt;∎ liability for military service obligations fpl militaires(c) (hindrance) gêne f, handicap m;∎ some qualifications are more of a liability than an asset certains diplômes sont un handicap plus qu'un atout;∎ the house he had inherited was a real liability la maison dont il avait hérité lui coûtait une petite fortune ou lui revenait cher;∎ that man is a (total) liability ce type est un vrai poids mort ou un véritable boulet∎ to meet one's liabilities rembourser ses dettes;∎ liabilities on an estate passif m d'une succession;∎ assets and liabilities actif m et passif m
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