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1 law
law n1 ¢ ( body of rules) loi f ; to obey/break the law respecter/enfreindre la loi ; to be against the law être contraire à la loi fml, être interdit ; it is against the law to do il est interdit de faire ; the law is on our side nous avons la loi pour nous ; to be above the law être au-dessus des lois ; to remain within the law rester dans les limites de la légalité ; the law of the land la législation du pays ; the law as it stands la législation en vigueur ; under Italian law d'après la loi italienne ; by law conformément à la loi ; it's required by law c'est obligatoire légalement ; the bill became law yesterday le projet de loi a été adopté hier ; divine law la loi divine ; his word is law sa parole fait loi ;2 Jur ( rule) loi f ; a law against une loi interdisant [gambling, vagrancy] ; the laws on les lois sur [gambling, vagrancy] ; there has been a change in the law la loi a été modifiée ; there ought to be a law against it ça devrait être interdit ;3 ( justice) justice f ; court of law cour f de justice ; to go to law recourir à la justice (about, over pour) ; in the eyes of the law aux yeux de la loi ; to take the law into one's own hands faire justice soi-même ;6 ( principle) loi f ; the laws of nature/motion les lois de la nature/du mouvement ; the laws of perspective les règles fpl de la perspective ; the second law of thermodynamics le deuxième principe m de la thermodynamique.to be a law unto oneself être un peu original. -
2 obey
obey [ə'beɪ]obéir à;∎ he always obeyed his mother/his intuition/the law il a toujours obéi à sa mère/à son intuition/aux lois;∎ an order which he refused to obey un ordre auquel il refusa d'obéir;∎ the plane is no longer obeying the controls l'avion ne répond plus;∎ I want these instructions obeyed to the letter je veux que ces instructions soient suivies à la lettreobéir, obtempérer -
3 be a law unto oneself
(to be inclined not to obey rules or follow the usual customs and conventions.) ne connaître d'autre loi que la sienne -
4 comply
(a) (agree, consent) accepter, consentir;∎ he complied gracefully il s'exécuta avec grâce;∎ to comply with sth (obey → code, specifications) se conformer à qch; (→ contract) respecter qch; (→ request) accepter qch; (→ order) obéir à qch;∎ to comply with the law se soumettre à la loi;∎ to comply with the rules observer ou respecter les règlements;∎ I will comply with your wishes je me conformerai à vos désirs;∎ she complied with our request elle a accédé à notre demande;∎ your request has been complied with votre demande a reçu satisfaction(b) (machinery) être conforme;∎ cars must comply with existing regulations les voitures doivent être conformes aux normes en vigueur -
5 rule
A n1 ( regulation) (of game, sport, language, religion) règle f ; (of school, company, organization) règlement m ; the rules of the game lit, fig les règles or la règle du jeu ; school/EC rules le règlement de l'école/de la CEE ; to obey/break/bend the rules obéir à/violer/contourner les règles or le règlement ; to be against the rules être contraire aux règles or au règlement (to do de faire) ; it is a rule that il est de règle que ; under this rule selon cette règle or le règlement ; rules and regulations réglementation f ; I make it a rule always/never to do j'ai pour règle de toujours/de ne jamais faire ;2 ( usual occurrence) règle f ; hot summers are the rule here les étés chauds sont la règle ici ; as a rule généralement ; as a general rule en règle générale ;3 ¢ ( authority) domination f, gouvernement m ; colonial rule domination coloniale ; majority rule gouvernement majoritaire ; under Tory rule sous un gouvernement conservateur ; under the rule of a tyrant sous la domination d'un tyran ;B vtr1 Pol [ruler, law, convention] gouverner ; [monarch] régner sur ; [party] diriger ; [army] commander ;2 ( control) [money, appetite] dominer [life, character] ; [person, consideration] diriger [behaviour] ; [factor] dicter [strategy] ; to be ruled by sb† se laisser diriger par qn ; to let one's heart rule one's head laisser son cœur dominer sa raison ;4 [tribunal, court, judge, umpire] to rule that décréter que ; to rule sth unlawful décréter que qch est illégal.C vi1 gen, Pol [monarch] régner ; [government] gouverner ; anarchy rules l'anarchie règne ; Leeds United rule OK ○ ! vive Leeds United! ;2 [tribunal, court, judge, umpire] statuer (against contre).■ rule off:▶ rule off faire or tirer un trait ;▶ rule off [sth], rule [sth] off faire or tirer un trait sous [part of writing].■ rule out:▶ rule out [sth], rule [sth] out1 ( eliminate) exclure [chance, possibility, candidate] (of de) ; to rule out doing exclure de faire ;2 ( prevent) interdire [activity]. -
6 subject
A n1 ( topic) sujet m ; let's get back to the subject revenons au sujet or à nos moutons ○ ; to change ou drop the subject parler d'autre chose, changer de sujet ; to raise a subject soulever une question ; while we're on the subject of bonuses… pendant que nous en sommes aux primes… ;2 ( branch of knowledge) (at school, college) matière f ; (for research, study) sujet m ; my favourite subject is English l'anglais est ma matière préférée ; her subject is genetics elle est spécialisée en génétique ;5 ( focus) objet m ; to be the subject of an inquiry faire l'objet d'une enquête ; it has become a subject for complaints cela fait l'objet de beaucoup de plaintes ;6 Ling sujet m ;B adj1 ( subservient) [people, race] asservi ;3 ( liable) to be subject to être sujet/-ette à [flooding, fits] ; être passible de [tax] ; prices are subject to increases les prix peuvent subir des augmentations ; flights are subject to delay les vols sont susceptibles d'être en retard ;4 ( dependent) to be subject to dépendre de [approval] ; you will be admitted subject to producing a visa vous serez admis à condition de présenter un visa ; ‘subject to alteration’ ‘sous réserve de modification’ ; ‘subject to availability’ (of flights, tickets) ‘dans la limite des places disponibles’ ; ( of goods) ‘dans la limite des stocks disponibles’.C vtr1 ( expose) to subject sb to sth faire subir qch à qn [stress, insults, torture] ; to be subjected to devoir supporter [noise] ; faire l'objet de [attacks] ; être soumis à [torture] ; to subject sth to heat/light exposer qch à la chaleur/lumière ; -
7 observe
observe [əbˈzɜ:v]a. ( = study) observerb. ( = obey) [+ rule, custom, ceasefire] respecter ; [+ silence, the Sabbath] observerc. ( = celebrate) célébrerd. ( = say) remarquer* * *[əb'zɜːv]transitive verb1) (see, notice) observer ( that que)2) ( watch) [doctor, police] surveiller; [scientist, researcher] observer4) ( adhere to) observer [law, custom, festival]
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