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1 témoigner
témoigner [temwaɲe]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb2. transitive verb* * *temwaɲe
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1) Droit to testify2) ( montrer)les marques de sympathie qui leur ont été témoignées lors de... — the expressions of sympathy they received when...
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témoigner de verbe transitif indirect1) ( prouver)2) ( se porter garant de)
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verbe intransitif1) Droit to give evidence2) ( dire)‘il était toujours poli’, témoignent les voisins — neighbours [BrE] say he was always polite
* * *temwaɲe1. vt1) [intérêt, gratitude] to show2) (= assurer, certifier)Il a témoigné qu'il l'avait vu ouvrir la porte. — He testified to seeing him open the door.
témoigner que — to go to show that, to testify to the fact that
Cet accident témoigne que cette route n'est pas sûre. — This accident goes to show that this road is not safe.
2. vi1) DROIT to testify, to give evidence2)témoigner de — to bear witness to, to testify to
Ce geste témoigne de la volonté d'apaisement des deux pays. — This gesture bears witness to the will of both countries for peace.
* * *témoigner verb table: aimerA vtr1 Jur to testify (que that); elle a témoigné l'avoir vu entrer/qu'elle l'avait vu entrer she testified to having seen him go in/that she had seen him go in;2 ( montrer) témoigner de la reconnaissance/de l'affection to show gratitude/affection; témoigner de l'hostilité/de l'intérêt envers to show hostility towards GB ou to/interest in; la confiance qu'elle m'a témoignée the trust she placed in me; les marques de sympathie qui leur ont été témoignées lors de… the sympathy they received when…; cela témoigne que it shows that.B témoigner de vtr ind1 ( prouver) témoigner de to show; cela témoigne de leur courage this shows their courage; comme en témoigne leur lettre as their letter shows;2 ( se porter garant de) témoigner du courage de qn to vouch for sb's courage.C vi1 Jur to give evidence, to testify; témoigner en faveur de qn/contre qn to give evidence in sb's favour/against sb, to testify for sb/against sb; être appelé à témoigner to be called to give evidence ou as a witness;2 ( dire) ‘il était toujours poli,’ témoignent les voisins neighboursGB say he was always polite.[temwaɲe] verbe intransitiftémoigner en faveur de/contre l'accusé to give evidence for/against the defendanttémoigner contre ses complices to turn King's ou Queen's evidence (UK), to turn State's evidence (US)————————[temwaɲe] verbe transitif1. DROIT [certifier]il a témoigné avoir passé la soirée avec l'accusé he testified to spending the evening with the defendant2. [montrer - sympathie] to show ; [ - dégoût, goût] to show ; [ - intérêt] to show, to evince (soutenu)————————témoigner de verbe plus préposition2. [indiquer - bonté, générosité, intérêt] to show, to indicatele problème ne fait qu'empirer, comme en témoignent ces statistiques the problem is only getting worse, witness these statistics ou as these statistics show
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