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relies

/rɪˈlaɪz/

Meanings
verb

Compter sur, se fier à

(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.

Examples :

"The student relies on her notes to help her answer questions during the exam. "
L'étudiante se fie à ses notes pour l'aider à répondre aux questions pendant l'examen.
attitude business character moral philosophy human society value

Related Words

Illustration confidence

confidence noun

/ˈkɒnfɪdəns/

Confiance, assurance

"Her confidence in her ability to speak French helped her to participate more in class discussions. "

Sa confiance en sa capacité à parler français l'a aidée à participer davantage aux discussions en classe.

Illustration notes

notes noun

/nəʊts/ /noʊts/

Note

"The student scribbled notes in the margin of her textbook to help her remember the key concepts. "

L'étudiante a griffonné des notes dans la marge de son manuel pour l'aider à se souvenir des concepts clés.

Illustration answer

answer noun

/ˈan.sə/ /ˈæn.sɚ/

Réponse

"Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face."

Sa réponse à sa proposition fut une gifle.

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Avec, ensemble

"Do you want to come with?"

Veux-tu venir avec nous ?

Illustration formerly

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

Autrefois, anciennement

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

Mon quartier autrefois tranquille est maintenant très animé par de nouvelles constructions.

Illustration depend

depend verb

/dɪˈpɛnd/

Dépendre de

"We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow."

Nous aimerions aller skier, mais cela dépend de la quantité de neige.

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

Étudiant, élève

"He is a student of life."

C'est un étudiant de la vie.

Illustration trust

trust noun

/trʊst/ /trʌst/

Confiance

"He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back."

Il doit regagner sa confiance s'il veut la reconquérir un jour.

Illustration questions

questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

Questions, interrogations

"What is your question?"

Quelle est votre question ?

Illustration pendant

pendant noun

/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/

Pendentif

"The carpenter installed a new pendant to support the extra weight of the roof beams. "

Le charpentier a installé un nouveau pendentif pour soutenir le poids supplémentaire des poutres du toit.

Illustration examen

examen noun

/ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/

Examen, enquête

"The teacher announced the final examen for history next week. "

Le professeur a annoncé l'examen final d'histoire la semaine prochaine.

Illustration during

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

Durer, persister

"The storm during all night. "

La tempête a duré toute la nuit.