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Engagements
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 rat on belief, commitments
renoncer à
to be circumspect about predicting/making a commitment
ne pas vouloir prédire/s'engager
French
French
English
English
engagement
commitment
engagement moral/solennel
moral/solemn commitment
engagements financiers
financial commitments
prendre un engagement
to make a commitment
remplir ses engagements
to honour one's commitments
ne pas honorer ou respecter ou tenir ses engagements
to fail to honour one's commitments
engagement politique
political commitment
attachement
commitment (à to)
s'engager verbalement
to make a verbal commitment (à faire to do)
implication
commitment
faillir à ses obligations/engagements
to fail in one's obligations/commitments
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
domestic appliance, commitments
ménager(-ère)
open-ended commitment, offer
flexible
free of commitments
libéré(e) de tout engagement
French
French
English
English
engager des dépenses
to make financial commitments
faire face à des dépenses
to meet financial commitments
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
domestic appliances, commitments
ménager(-ère)
open-ended commitment, offer
flexible
free of commitments
libéré de tout engagement
French
French
English
English
engagement
commitment
faire face à des dépenses
to meet financial commitments
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)
free of commitments
libéré(e) de tout engagement
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
être libre de tout préjugé/engagement
to be free of any prejudice/commitment
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Gah modestly observed that in a book intended for the shogun's eyes, it is incumbent upon one to be circumspect.
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But as an operative she was courageous, resourceful with her abilities and increasingly circumspect about the militarism of her employers, preferring a more humanistic approach.
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The book became somewhat controversial for its author having been circumspect about her role in one of the medium's greatest scandals.
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As foreign minister he was cautious and circumspect, but when war was necessary he prosecuted it vigorously and left nothing to chance.
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As a teacher, he deliberately chose a cautious and circumspect bearing, keeping his relationships with students strictly professional.
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