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noun

Flexibilité, élasticité

The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

Examples :

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

Il n'y a aucune flexibilité dans ses croyances religieuses dogmatiques.

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verb

Donner, fournir, accorder

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

Examples :

"My teacher gave me a new textbook for the course. "

Mon professeur m'a donné un nouveau manuel pour le cours.

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Estimer, prédire

(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).

Examples :

"I give it a 95% chance of success."

J'estime à 95 % les chances de succès.

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Céder, fléchir

To yield slightly when a force is applied.

Examples :

"The doormat gave slightly under my foot. "

Le paillasson a légèrement cédé sous mon pied.

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verb

Céder, flancher

To collapse under pressure or force.

Examples :

"One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below."

Un pilier céda, puis d'autres, et soudain tout le plancher s'effondra sur l'étage inférieur.

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Fournir, diffuser

To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.

Examples :

"The school gives a daily weather report on the intercom. "

L'école diffuse un bulletin météorologique quotidien sur l'interphone.

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Mener, conduire

To lead (onto or into).

Examples :

"The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony."

La chambre principale donne sur un balcon spacieux.

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Donner à voir, présenter

To provide a view of.

Examples :

"His window gave the park."

Sa fenêtre donnait sur le parc.

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verb

Donner, produire, fournir

To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.

Examples :

"The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship."

Le nombre d'hommes, divisé par le nombre de navires, donne quatre cents hommes par navire.

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Faire, amener à

To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.

Examples :

"The teacher gave the students time to finish the test. "

Le professeur a donné aux élèves le temps de finir le test.

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Donner, accorder, procurer

To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.

Examples :

"The teacher gave the students a new assignment. "

Le professeur a donné aux élèves un nouveau devoir.

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Admettre, concéder

To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.

Examples :

"To show that she understood the problem, the teacher gave that the students might need more time to complete the assignment. "

Pour montrer qu'elle comprenait le problème, la professeure a admis que les élèves pourraient avoir besoin de plus de temps pour terminer le devoir.

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Attribuer, accorder

To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

Examples :

"The judge gave the responsibility for the project to the youngest team member. "

Le juge a attribué la responsabilité du projet au plus jeune membre de l'équipe.

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Communiquer, annoncer

To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).

Examples :

"The umpire finally gave his decision: the ball was out."

L'arbitre a finalement annoncé sa décision : la balle était sortie.

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Accorder, permettre

To grant power or permission to; to allow.

Examples :

"The teacher gave the students permission to leave early. "

Le professeur a accordé aux élèves la permission de partir plus tôt.

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Se consacrer à

To devote or apply (oneself).

Examples :

"That boy is given to fits of bad temper."

Ce garçon se consacre à des accès de mauvaise humeur.

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verb

Ramollir, s'attendrir

To become soft or moist.

Examples :

"The bread dough has given, making it easier to shape. "

La pâte à pain a ramolli, ce qui la rend plus facile à façonner.

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verb

Verser des larmes, pleurer

To shed tears; to weep.

Examples :

"The sad news made her give and give quietly. "

La triste nouvelle l'a fait pleurer et pleurer doucement.

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verb

Hésiter, avoir des doutes

To have a misgiving.

Examples :

"He gave a slight hesitation about the new project, worried it might not succeed. "

Il a légèrement hésité au sujet du nouveau projet, craignant qu'il ne réussisse pas.

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verb

Avoir lieu, se dérouler

To be going on, to be occurring

Examples :

"What gives?"

Que se passe-t-il ?

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noun

Entrave, entrave de pied

A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.

Examples :

"The prisoner's leg was bound with a heavy give, preventing him from escaping. "

La jambe du prisonnier était liée par une lourde entrave, l'empêchant de s'échapper.

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