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1 under duress
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > under duress
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2 under duress of circumstances
Jur. sous la contrainte/la pression des circonstancesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > under duress of circumstances
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3 to act under duress
agir sous là contrainte/la menace; agir a son corps défendantEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to act under duress
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4 forced under duress
Jur. [Police] forcé/obligé sous la contrainteEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > forced under duress
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5 duress
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6 duress
duress, US [transcription][dU"res"] n gen, Jur contrainte f ; to do sth under duress faire qch sous la contrainte. -
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8 under
under ['ʌndə(r)]sous ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d)-(g) moins de ⇒ 1 (b) au-dessous de ⇒ 1 (b) sous le poids de ⇒ 1 (c) conformément à ⇒ 1 (h) en cours de ⇒ 1 (i) dessous ⇒ 2 (a)(a) (beneath, below) sous;∎ the newspaper was under the chair/cushion le journal était sous la chaise/le coussin;∎ the pantry is under the stairs le garde-manger est sous l'escalier;∎ I can't see anything under it je ne vois rien (en) dessous;∎ put it under that mettez-le là-dessous;∎ there is a coat of paint under the wallpaper il y a une couche de peinture sous le papier peint;∎ the body was lying under a sheet le cadavre était étendu sous un drap;∎ he wore a white shirt under his jacket il portait une chemise blanche sous sa veste;∎ he pulled a wallet from under his jersey il a sorti un portefeuille de sous son pull;∎ he was carrying a paper under his arm il portait un journal sous le bras;∎ hold your hand under the tap mettez votre main sous le robinet;∎ stand under my umbrella mettez-vous sous mon parapluie;∎ we took shelter under a tree nous nous sommes abrités sous un arbre;∎ to be born under Aries/Leo être né sous le signe du Bélier/du Lion;∎ it can only be seen under a microscope on ne peut le voir qu'au microscope;∎ we had to crawl under the barbed wire on a dû passer sous les barbelés en rampant;∎ you have to crawl under it il faut ramper dessous;∎ the tunnel ran under the sea le tunnel passait sous la mer;∎ she was swimming under water/under the bridge elle nageait sous l'eau/sous le pont;∎ it's unlucky to walk under a ladder ça porte malheur de passer sous une échelle(b) (less than) moins de, au-dessous de;∎ under £7,000 moins de 7000 livres;∎ everything is under £5 tout est à moins de 5 livres;∎ is she under 16? est-ce qu'elle a moins de 16 ans?;∎ children under ten les enfants au-dessous ou de moins de dix ans;∎ in under ten minutes en moins de dix minutes(c) (weighed down by) sous le poids de;∎ he staggered under his heavy load il chancelait sous le poids de son lourd chargement;∎ figurative to sink under the weight of one's debts sombrer sous le poids de ses dettes(d) (indicating conditions or circumstances) sous, dans;∎ we had to work under appalling conditions on a dû travailler dans des conditions épouvantables;∎ she was murdered under strange circumstances elle a été tuée dans d'étranges circonstances;∎ under the circumstances vu les circonstances(e) (subject to) sous;∎ under duress/threat sous la contrainte/la menace∎ under sedation/treatment sous calmants/traitement(g) (directed, governed by) sous (la direction de);∎ he studied under Fox il a été l'élève de Fox;∎ she has two assistants under her elle a deux assistants sous ses ordres;∎ Music the Bristol Chamber Orchestra under Martin Davenport l'orchestre de (musique de) chambre de Bristol sous la direction de Martin Davenport;∎ I served under General White j'ai servi sous le général White;∎ the book describes Uganda under Amin le livre décrit l'Ouganda sous (le régime d')Amin Dada;∎ to come under (the authority of) the Home Office relever du ministère de l'Intérieur;∎ under her management, the firm prospered sous sa direction, l'entreprise a prospéré;∎ under fascism, many groups were outlawed sous le régime fasciste, de nombreux groupes furent interdits(h) (according to) conformément à, en vertu de, selon;∎ under the new law, all this will change avec la nouvelle loi, tout cela va changer;∎ under the new law, elections will be held every four years en vertu de ou selon la nouvelle loi, les élections auront lieu tous les quatre ans;∎ under the Emergency Powers Act conformément à la loi instituant l'état d'urgence;∎ under this system, the President has little real power dans ce système, le Président a peu de pouvoir véritable;∎ under (the terms of) his will/the agreement selon (les termes de) son testament/l'accord(i) (in the process of) en cours de;∎ under construction en cours de construction;∎ the matter is under consideration/discussion on est en train d'étudier/de discuter la question∎ under wheat/barley en blé/orge∎ you'll find the book under philosophy vous trouverez le livre sous la rubrique philosophie;∎ you'll find my number under Magee vous trouverez mon numéro sous Magee;∎ she writes under the name of Heidi Croft elle écrit sous le nom de Heidi Croft;∎ few singers perform under their own name peu de chanteurs gardent leur vrai nom2 adverb(a) (below ground, water, door etc)∎ to slide or to slip under se glisser dessous;∎ to pass under passer dessous;∎ to stay under (under water) rester sous l'eau(c) (less → in age, price)∎ you have to be 16 or under to enter il faut avoir 16 ans ou moins pour se présenter;∎ items at £20 and under des articles à 20 livres et au-dessous -
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forfeit [ˈfɔ:fɪt]2. nounprix m* * *['fɔːfɪt] 1.1) (action, process) confiscation f (of de)2) (sum, token) gage m3) ( in game) gage m2.3.to be forfeit — sout [property] être confiscable (to au profit de)
transitive verb1) ( under duress) perdre [right, liberty]2) ( voluntarily) renoncer à [right]3) Law, Commerce verser [sum] -
10 forfeit
A n1 (action, process) confiscation f (of de) ;2 (sum, token) gage m ;C vtr2 ( voluntarily) renoncer à [right, free time] ;
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