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1 to take counsel
consulter qqn, le sonder, solliciter son avisEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to take counsel
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2 counsel
counsel ['kaʊnsəl] ( British pt & pp counselled, cont counselling, American pt & pp counseled, cont counseling)1 noun∎ to take counsel with sb about sth prendre conseil auprès de qn sur qch;∎ to take counsel (together) tenir conseil;∎ to keep one's own counsel garder ses opinions ou intentions pour soi∎ counsel for the defence avocat(e) m,f de la défense;∎ counsel for the prosecution procureur m;∎ to seek the advice of counsel se faire conseiller par un avocat;∎ both parties contacted their counsel les deux parties ont contacté leurs avocats;∎ if counsel would approach the bench si vous voulez bien vous approcher, maître;∎ British King's counsel, Queen's counsel avocat(e) m,f de la Couronne∎ to counsel sb to do sth conseiller à qn de faire qch;∎ to counsel caution recommander la prudence(b) (in therapy) conseiller -
3 counsel
A n1 sout ( advice) conseil m ; to keep one's own counsel garder ses intentions pour soi ; to take counsel (together) se consulter ;2 Jur avocat/-e m/f ; counsel for the defence avocat/-e m/f de la défense ; counsel for the prosecution procureur m.B vtr1 ( give advice to) conseiller [person, family] (about, on sur) ; -
4 opinion
opinion n1 (belief, view) opinion f (about de), avis m (about, on sur) ; conflicting opinions avis contradictoires ; informed opinion opinion des gens informés ; legal/medical opinion avis juridique/médical ; personal opinion opinion personnelle ; public opinion opinion publique ; world opinion opinion mondiale ; to be of the opinion that estimer que ; in my/his opinion à mon/son avis ; of the same opinion de la même opinion ; to express/venture an opinion exprimer/hasarder une opinion ; what's your opinion? quel est ton avis, qu'en penses-tu? ; that's my opinion, for what it's worth voilà mon avis, pour ce qu'il vaut ; if you want my honest/considered opinion si vous voulez savoir ce que je pense honnêtement /après mûre réflexion ; that's a matter of opinion chacun ses opinions ; in the opinion of experts, in the experts' opinion d'après les experts ;2 ( evaluation) (of person, performance, action) opinion f (of de) ; to have a high/low opinion of sb/sth avoir une bonne/mauvaise opinion de qn/qch ; to seek ou get a second opinion gen demander un autre avis ; Med consulter un autre médecin ;3 ¢ ( range of views) opinions fpl ; a range of opinion une variété d'opinions ; a difference of opinion une divergence d'opinions ; opinion is divided les opinions sont partagées ; a programme of news and opinion Radio, TV un programme d'informations et de commentaires ; -
5 advice
advice [əd'vaɪs]∎ a piece of advice un conseil;∎ he asked his father's advice, he asked his father for advice il a demandé conseil à ou a consulté son père;∎ let me give you some advice permettez que je vous donne un conseil ou que je vous conseille;∎ to take or follow sb's advice suivre le conseil de qn;∎ take my advice and say nothing to her suis mon conseil, ne lui dis rien;∎ when I want your advice I'll ask for it! quand j'aurai besoin de tes conseils, je saurai te les demander!;∎ if you take my advice you'll not have anything to do with them suis mon conseil, ne te mêle pas de leurs affaires;∎ my advice to you would be to write a letter of apology je te conseille d'envoyer une lettre d'excuses;∎ I took or followed your advice and called him suivant votre conseil, je l'ai appelé;∎ to take legal/medical advice consulter un avocat/un médecin∎ advice of delivery/payment avis m de livraison/de paiement;∎ as per advice suivant avis;∎ letter of advice lettre f d'avis►► Press advice column (agony column) courrier m du cœur; (for practical advice) rubrique f pratique;Finance advice note lettre f d'avis -
6 silk
silk [sɪlk]1 noun∎ fine ladies in their silks and satins de belles dames dans leurs plus beaux atours(b) (filament → from insect, on maize) soie f(c) British Law (King's, Queen's Counsel) conseiller m du roi/de la reine; (collectively) conseillers mpl du roi/de la reine;∎ to take silk être nommé avocat de la couronne∎ to hit the silk sauter en parachute□(scarf, blouse etc) de ou en soie;∎ proverb you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear = on ne fait pas du bon avec du mauvais(jockey's jacket) casaque f;∎ Jo Burns, in the Graham (Stable) silks Jo Burns, portant les couleurs (de l'Écurie) Graham►► silk cotton kapok m;silk cotton tree fromager m;silk finish paint peinture f satinée;silk hat haut-de-forme m, chapeau m haut-de-forme;the silk industry l'industrie f de la soie;silk merchant marchand(e) m,f de soierie, soyeux m;silk moth bombyx m du mûrier;the Silk Road la route de la soie;silk screen printing or silk screen process sérigraphie f;silk trader marchand(e) m,f de soierie, soyeux m
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take counsel — index confer (consult), consult (ask advice of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take counsel with oneself — index deliberate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take counsel — phrasal : consult, deliberate when a student decides to become a musician, let him first take counsel with himself S.A.Koussevitzky taking counsel of his own thought, not overtolerant of those who differed with him V.L.Parrington you have taken… … Useful english dictionary
take counsel — discuss a problem. → counsel … English new terms dictionary
take counsel — seek advice, get counseling … English contemporary dictionary
take counsel of one's pillow — sleep on it, consider an issue overnight before making a decision … English contemporary dictionary
counsel — [koun′səl] n. [ME & OFr counseil < L consilium (for base see CONSULT); confused in ME with COUNCIL] 1. a mutual exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.; discussion and deliberation 2. a) advice resulting from such an exchange b) any advice … English World dictionary
counsel — counselable; esp. Brit., counsellable, adj. /kown seuhl/, n., pl. counsel for 3, v., counseled, counseling or (esp. Brit.) counselled, counselling. n. 1. advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another. 2.… … Universalium
counsel — /ˈkaʊnsəl / (say kownsuhl) noun 1. advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgement or conduct of another. 2. interchange of opinions as to future procedure; consultation; deliberation: to take counsel with one s partners. 3.… …
counsel — n. & v. n. 1 advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) a barrister or other legal adviser; a body of these advising in a case. 4 a plan of action. v.tr. (counselled, counselling; US counseled,… … Useful english dictionary
counsel — noun 1》 advice, especially that given formally. ↘archaic consultation. 2》 (plural same) a barrister or other legal adviser conducting a case. verb (counsels, counselling, counselled; US counsels, counseling, counseled) 1》 give advice to … English new terms dictionary