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gives

/ɡɪvz/

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verb

Donne, fournit, accorde

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

Examples :

"My mom gives me money for lunch every day. "

Ma mère me donne de l'argent pour le déjeuner tous les jours.

action communication

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verb

Estimer, prévoir

(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.

time statistics business

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verb

Céder, fléchir

To yield slightly when a force is applied.

Examples :

"The old wooden chair gives a little when you sit down, but it's still sturdy. "

La vieille chaise en bois cède un peu quand on s'assoit, mais elle est toujours solide.

material physics

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verb

Céder, fléchir

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 en dessous.

disaster physics action material

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verb

Fournir, diffuser

To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.

Examples :

""Our local radio station gives traffic updates every hour." "

Notre station de radio locale diffuse des informations routières toutes les heures.

service communication media

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verb

Mener, conduire

To lead (onto or into).

Examples :

"The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony."

La chambre principale mène à un balcon spacieux.

direction action

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Offre, donne à voir

To provide a view of.

Examples :

"His window gave the park."

Sa fenêtre donnait sur le parc.

communication media

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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.

outcome process function

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verb

Faire, amener

To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.

Examples :

"The teacher gives the students extra homework to do. "

Le professeur donne des devoirs supplémentaires aux élèves.

action language grammar

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verb

Donner, accorder, procurer

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

Examples :

"The teacher gives homework to the students. "

Le professeur donne des devoirs aux élèves.

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verb

Concéder, admettre

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

Examples :

"She gives that he might be late, but we should still start the meeting. "

Elle concède qu'il pourrait être en retard, mais nous devrions quand même commencer la réunion.

language grammar

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verb

Attribuer, accorder

To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

Examples :

"The teacher gives each student a grade based on their performance. "

Le professeur attribue une note à chaque élève en fonction de ses performances.

law property business government

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verb

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.

communication language

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verb

Accorder, donner

To grant power or permission to; to allow.

Examples :

"The teacher gives students permission to use the computers during their free time. "

Le professeur accorde aux élèves la permission d'utiliser les ordinateurs pendant leur temps libre.

ability law right action

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verb

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 chocolate frosting gives if you touch it right after it's made. "

Le glaçage au chocolat ramollit si vous le touchez juste après sa préparation.

weather environment nature

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verb

Verser des larmes, pleurer

To shed tears; to weep.

Examples :

"Even though she tried to be brave, the sad movie gives her tears. "

Même si elle a essayé d'être courageuse, le film triste lui fait verser des larmes.

emotion body sensation

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verb

Avoir des doutes, hésiter

To have a misgiving.

Examples :

"She gives about lending her car to someone she barely knows. "

Elle hésite à prêter sa voiture à quelqu'un qu'elle connaît à peine.

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verb

Avoir lieu, se dérouler

To be going on, to be occurring

Examples :

"What gives?"

Que se passe-t-il ?

event action time

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noun

Entrave, entrave de pied

A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.

Examples :

"The prisoner's leg was secured by a heavy metal gives. "

La jambe du prisonnier était attachée par une lourde entrave métallique.