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indenture

/ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/

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noun

Contrat d'apprentissage, contrat d'engagement

A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).

Examples :

""The young carpenter signed an indenture to learn his trade, promising to work for the master craftsman for five years." "

Le jeune charpentier a signé un contrat d'apprentissage pour apprendre son métier, promettant de travailler pour le maître artisan pendant cinq ans.

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noun

Acte, contrat

A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract.

Examples :

"The museum displayed the original indenture, its jagged edges a testament to the historic agreement between the colonists and the craftsman. "

Le musée a exposé l'acte original, dont les bords dentelés témoignaient de l'accord historique entre les colons et l'artisan.

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noun

Encoche, entaille

An indentation.

Examples :

"The forceful closing of the heavy textbook left a noticeable indenture on the soft surface of the clay. "

La fermeture brutale du manuel lourd a laissé une entaille visible sur la surface molle de l'argile.

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verb

Engager par contrat

To bind a person under such a contract.

Examples :

"The company had to indenture young apprentices to the master craftsman for five years of training. "

L'entreprise a dû engager par contrat de jeunes apprentis auprès du maître artisan pour cinq ans de formation.

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verb

Créneler, entailler

To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.

Examples :

"Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow."

Bien que l'âge puisse s'insinuer et entailler le front.

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