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1 to seek asylum
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2 asylum
asylum n1 gen, Pol asile m ; to grant/give/seek asylum accorder/donner/chercher asile ; political asylum asile politique ; right of asylum droit m d'asile ; -
3 asylum
asylum [ə'saɪləm]∎ to seek asylum chercher asile;∎ he was granted/refused asylum on lui a accordé/refusé l'asile;∎ the right to or of asylum le droit d'asile;∎ political asylum asile politique(b) (mental hospital) asile m (d'aliénés) -
4 seek
A vtr1 (try to obtain, wish to have) chercher [agreement, asylum, confrontation, means, promotion, refuge, solution] ; demander [advice, help, permission, public inquiry, backing, redress] ; to seek revenge chercher à se venger ; to seek sb's approval/a second term of office chercher à obtenir l'approbation de qn/un second mandat ; to seek to do chercher à faire, tenter de faire ; I do not seek to do je ne cherche pas à faire ; to seek one's fortune chercher fortune ;2 ( look for) [police, employer, person] rechercher [person, object] ; ‘sporty 45-year-old divorcee seeks similar’ Journ ‘femme divorcée, 45 ans, sportive, cherche âme sœur’.B - seeking (dans composés) en quête de (before n).■ seek out:▶ seek out [sth/sb], seek [sth/sb] out aller chercher, dénicher ; to seek out and destroy Mil repérer et détruire. -
5 right to seek and enjoy asylum
Jur. droit de demander asile et de bénéficier de l'asile dans un autre paysEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > right to seek and enjoy asylum
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