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upheld

/ʌpˈhɛld/

Meanings
verb

Soutenir, maintenir

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

Examples :

"The teacher upheld the school's honor code by reporting the cheating incident. "
Le professeur a maintenu le code d'honneur de l'école en signalant l'incident de tricherie.
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Related Words

Illustration incident

incident noun

/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/

Événement, incident

"It was an incident that he hoped to forget."

C'était un incident qu'il espérait oublier.

Illustration cheating

cheating verb

/ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/

Tricher

"My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term."

Mon frère a raté sa biologie parce qu'il a triché à son partiel.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Quelque chose, un truc

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mon ami m'a dit qu'il y avait quelque chose dans la boîte, mais je ne savais pas encore ce que c'était.

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

Construction, édification

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

La construction du pont sera achevée dans quelques semaines.

Illustration questioned

questioned verb

/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/

interrogé, questionné

"The police questioned the witness about what she saw at the scene of the accident. "

La police a interrogé le témoin sur ce qu'elle a vu sur les lieux de l'accident.

Illustration encouragement

encouragement noun

[ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒmənt]

Encouragement, incitation

"The teacher's encouragement helped the student overcome her fear of public speaking. "

Les encouragements de l'enseignante ont aidé l'élève à surmonter sa peur de parler en public.

Illustration renovation

renovation noun

/ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən/ /ˌrɪnəˈveɪʃən/

Rénovation, restauration

"The kitchen renovation took several weeks. "

La rénovation de la cuisine a pris plusieurs semaines.

Illustration importance

importance noun

/ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtəns/

Importance, valeur

"Attending all your classes is of great importance to your success in school. "

Assister à tous vos cours est d'une grande importance pour votre réussite scolaire.

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

Attributions, affectations

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Ce diagramme de flux représente l'attribution des tâches dans notre comité.

Illustration reporting

reporting verb

/rɪˈpɔːrtɪŋ/ /rɪˈpoʊrtɪŋ/

Rapporter, relater

"The journalist is reporting on the city council meeting. "

Le journaliste rapporte la réunion du conseil municipal.

Illustration completing

completing verb

/kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/

Achever, terminer

"He completed the assignment on time."

Il a terminé la mission à temps.

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

Construction, édification

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

La construction du nouveau pont est en cours.