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他们的友谊基础不稳
engagement

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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commitment [Brit kəˈmɪtm(ə)nt, Am kəˈmɪtmənt] N

1. commitment (obligation):

commitment
engagement m (to do à faire)
a previous/financial commitment
un engagement antérieur/financier
to meet one's commitments
honorer ses engagements
to give a firm commitment that …
s'engager fermement à ce que …
+ subj to take on a commitment
prendre un engagement
absent due to family commitments
absent en raison d'obligations familiales

2. commitment (sense of duty):

commitment
attachement m (to à)
to have a strong commitment to doing
être particulièrement attaché à faire
the job demands complete commitment
ce travail exige un total don de soi

3. commitment LAW → committal

committal [Brit kəˈmɪt(ə)l, Am kəˈmɪdl] N

1. committal LAW:

committal (to prison)
incarcération f
committal (to psychiatric hospital)
internement m
committal (to court)
renvoi m devant un tribunal

2. committal (consigning) form:

the committal of X to Y's care
la remise f de X aux soins de Y
the committal of sb's body to the deep
l'immersion f du corps de qn
disavow opinion, commitment
renier
unflinching commitment, person
inébranlable
to be circumspect about predicting/making a commitment
ne pas vouloir prédire/s'engager
look for commitment, co-operation, result, reward
attendre (from de)
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attachement
commitment (à to)
engagement
commitment
engagement moral/solennel
moral/solemn commitment
prendre un engagement
to make a commitment
engagement politique
political commitment
s'engager verbalement
to make a verbal commitment (à faire to do)
implication
commitment
son engagement n'est pas totalement désintéressé
his commitment is not wholly disinterested

in the PONS Dictionary

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commitment N

commitment
engagement m
he made a commitment to nuclear disarmament
il s'est engagé dans le désarmement nucléaire
he asked for lighter teaching commitments
il a réclamé un enseignement moins chargé
unswerving commitment
irrévocable
open-ended commitment, offer
flexible
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engagement
commitment
respecter un engagement
to stand by a commitment
être libre de tout préjugé/engagement
to be free of any prejudice/commitment
s'engager vis-à-vis de la Constitution
to make a constitutional commitment
in the PONS Dictionary
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commitment N

commitment
engagement m
he made a commitment to nuclear disarmament
il s'est engagé dans le désarmement nucléaire
he asked for lighter teaching commitments
il a réclamé un enseignement moins chargé
unswerving commitment
irrévocable
open-ended commitment, offer
flexible
French
French
English
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engagement
commitment
respecter un engagement
to stand by a commitment
être libre de tout préjugé/engagement
to be free of any prejudice/commitment
s'engager vis-à-vis de la Constitution
to make a constitutional commitment

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

engagement citoyen
civic commitment

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he made a commitment to nuclear disarmament
il s'est engagé dans le désarmement nucléaire
être libre de tout préjugé/engagement
to be free of any prejudice/commitment

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Places to look for rat infestations are around pipes, behind walls and near garbage cans.
en.wikipedia.org
Still, for all the pieces' latter-day gentrification, buyers look for much the same thing as the news-stand browsers of yesteryear.
www.independent.co.uk
In such cases, depending on what is commonly found in your shopping basket; you'll look for the place where such items are really the cheapest.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
The dams also came in handy for the many prospectors who come to the region to look for gold.
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Most schools that have a nearby police station have police vehicles monitoring the areas around the school grounds to look for truant students.
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