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chaperone

/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/

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noun

Accompagnateur, chaperon

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

Examples :

"Mrs. Davison volunteered to be a chaperone for the school dance to make sure everyone behaved appropriately. "

Mme Davison s'est portée volontaire pour être accompagnatrice au bal de l'école afin de s'assurer que tout le monde se comporte correctement.

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noun

Chaperon, protéine chaperonne

A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.

Examples :

"The protein acted as a chaperone, guiding the other protein into its correct shape but disappearing once the folding was complete and the protein could function properly. "

La protéine a agi comme une chaperonne, guidant l'autre protéine dans sa forme correcte, mais disparaissant une fois le repliement terminé et que la protéine pouvait fonctionner correctement.

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verb

Accompagner, chaperonner

To act as a chaperone.

Examples :

"My mom agreed to chaperone the school field trip to the museum. "

Ma mère a accepté d'accompagner la sortie scolaire au musée.

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