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accept [ək'sept](a) (take when offered → apology, gift, invitation) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) accepter, écouter;∎ he proposed and she accepted (him) il la demanda en mariage et elle accepta;∎ please accept my apologies je vous prie de bien vouloir accepter mes excuses;∎ the machine only accepts coins la machine n'accepte que les pièces(b) (believe as right, true) accepter, admettre;∎ I can't accept what he says je ne peux accepter ou admettre ce qu'il dit;∎ I refuse to accept that he's guilty je me refuse à le croire coupable, je refuse de croire qu'il soit coupable;∎ it is generally accepted that... il est généralement reconnu que...;∎ while we accept that this may be more expensive… tout en admettant que ceci puisse être plus cher…(c) (face up to → danger) faire face à, affronter; (→ challenge) accepter, relever; (→ one's fate) se résigner à;∎ she hasn't really accepted his death elle n'a pas vraiment accepté sa mort;∎ you have to accept the inevitable il vous faut accepter l'inévitable;∎ we have to accept the fact that war is imminent nous devons accepter le fait que la guerre est imminente;∎ they refused to accept the appalling working conditions ils ont refusé de travailler dans des conditions aussi épouvantables∎ to accept responsibility for sth prendre ou accepter la responsabilité de qch;∎ to accept no responsibility décliner toute responsabilité∎ they accepted her into the club ils l'ont admise au club;
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