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1 concede
concede [kən'si:d]∎ to concede a point concéder un point (important);∎ he conceded (that) he was wrong il a admis ou reconnu qu'il avait tort;∎ to concede defeat s'avouer vaincu∎ he refused to concede any ground il n'a voulu céder sur rien;∎ Football they conceded a free kick/a goal ils ont concédé un coup franc/un but(c) (grant → privileges) concédercéder -
2 defeat
A n1 (in battle, election, contest) défaite f ; to suffer a defeat, to meet with defeat essuyer une défaite ; to accept defeat accepter la défaite ; to concede ou admit defeat [team, troops] concéder la défaite ; [person] avouer son échec ; England's 3-2 defeat at the hands of ou by Italy la défaite de l'Angleterre 2-3 contre l'Italie ; election defeat défaite électorale ; an air of defeat un air défait ; an admission of defeat un aveu d'échec ; a personal defeat un échec personnel ;2 (of proposal, bill) rejet m (of de).B vtr1 ( beat) vaincre [enemy, army] ; battre [team, opposition, candidate] ; faire subir une défaite à [government] ; he has been defeated by the republican candidate il a été battu par le candidat républicain ; the government was defeated by a majority of 20 le gouvernement a été mis en échec par une majorité de 20 voix ; don't let yourself be defeated ne te laisse pas abattre ;2 ( reject) rejeter [bill, proposal] ;3 ( thwart) faire échouer [attempt, plan, take-over bid] ; mettre fin à [ambitions] ; vaincre [inflation] ; that defeats the whole purpose of doing cela va à l'encontre du but recherché en faisant ; he was defeated in his attempts to win toutes ses tentatitves pour gagner ont échoué ;4 ( seem incomprehensible to) it's a problem that has defeated many great minds c'est un problème qui a tenu en échec de nombreux savants ; it defeats me ça me dépasse. -
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4 admit
∎ I admit I was wrong je reconnais que j'ai eu tort;∎ I must admit it's more difficult than I thought je dois admettre que c'est plus difficile que je ne pensais;∎ he admitted (that) he had failed il a reconnu qu'il avait échoué;∎ she refused to admit defeat elle a refusé de reconnaître sa défaite;∎ no one would admit doing it personne ne voulait admettre l'avoir fait;∎ we had to admit the validity of his reasoning nous avons dû admettre la validité de son raisonnement;∎ it is generally admitted that women live longer than men il est généralement admis que les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes∎ he admitted taking bribes il a reconnu avoir accepté des pots-de-vin;∎ I had to admit to myself that… j'ai dû m'avouer à moi-même que…(c) (allow to enter → person) laisser entrer, faire entrer; (→ air, light) laisser passer, laisser entrer;∎ admit two (on ticket) valable pour deux personnes;∎ children are not admitted les enfants ne sont pas admis;∎ he was admitted to hospital il a été hospitalisé;∎ to be admitted to university être admis à l'université(d) (accommodate) (pouvoir) contenir ou recevoir∎ the facts admit no other explanation d'après les faits, il n'y a pas d'autre explication possible∎ her behaviour admits of no excuse son attitude est inexcusable;∎ the text admits of only one interpretation le texte n'admet ou ne permet qu'une seule interprétation(acknowledge) admettre, reconnaître; (confess) avouer;∎ he admits to having opened the letter il a avoué avoir ouvert la lettre;∎ she did admit to a feeling of loss elle a effectivement avoué ressentir un sentiment de perte
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