King's evidence in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for King's evidence in the English»French Dictionary

King's evidence N

King's evidence → Queen's evidence

See also Queen's evidence

Queen's evidence N

to turn Queen's evidence Brit LAW

dénoncer ses complices contre promesse de pardon

Translations for King's evidence in the English»French Dictionary

I.evidence [Brit ˈɛvɪd(ə)ns, Am ˈɛvədəns] N

1. evidence U LAW:

evidence (gen) (proof)

preuves fpl (that que, of, for de, against contre)

a piece of evidence

une preuve

insufficient evidence

preuves insuffisantes

evidence to support/show sth

preuves qui appuient/démontrent qc

there is evidence to suggest that …

il y a de bonnes raisons de penser que …

there is no evidence that …

rien ne prouve que …

all the evidence is or suggests that …

tout indique que …

to show evidence of genius

faire preuve de génie

to believe the evidence of one's own eyes

croire ce qu'on a vu de ses propres yeux

on the evidence of his last performance he …

si on en juge par sa dernière performance, il …

2. evidence LAW (testimony):

evidence

témoignage m (from de)

to take or hear sb's evidence

entendre le témoignage de qn

on the evidence of sb

d'après qn

to be convicted on the evidence of sb

être condamné sur le témoignage de qn

to be used in evidence against sb

servir de témoignage contre qn

to give evidence

témoigner, déposer (for sb en faveur de qn, against sb contre qn)

to give evidence for the prosecution/the defence

être témoin à charge/à décharge

3. evidence (trace):

evidence

trace f (of de)

to be (much) in evidence

être (bien) visible

she's not very much in evidence these days

on ne la voit pas beaucoup en ce moment

he was nowhere in evidence

il était invisible

II.evidence [Brit ˈɛvɪd(ə)ns, Am ˈɛvədəns] VB trans form

evidence

attester

(as) evidenced by sth

comme l'atteste qc

king [Brit kɪŋ, Am kɪŋ] N

1. king (monarch):

king

roi m

King Charles

le roi Charles

the king of Spain

le roi d'Espagne

the king of kings

le roi des rois

the king of the jungle or beasts

le roi des animaux

2. king (of comedy, cinema, wines etc):

king fig

roi m (of de)

3. king GAMES:

king (in chess, cards)

roi m

king (in draughts, checkers)

dame f

to live like a king

vivre comme un roi or un coq en pâte

to be the king of the castle

être seigneur du château

a cat may look at a king prov

un chien regarde bien un évêque prov

to king it over sb

traiter qn de haut

King's evidence in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for King's evidence in the English»French Dictionary

I.evidence [ˈevɪdəns] N no pl

1. evidence LAW:

evidence from witness

témoignage m

evidence physical proof

preuve f

to give evidence

témoigner

circumstantial evidence

preuve indirecte

documentary [or written] evidence

preuve écrite

forensic evidence

preuve légale

fresh evidence

nouvelle preuve

to be used in evidence

être utilisé en témoignage

2. evidence (indications):

evidence

évidence f

to be much in evidence

être bien en évidence

to believe only the evidence of one's eyes

ne croire que ce que l'on voit

on the evidence of recent events

sur la base des récents événements

to bear evidence of sth

porter la marque de qc

II.evidence [ˈevɪdəns] VB trans form

to evidence interest in sth

montrer de l'intérêt pour qc

king [kɪŋ] N

king

roi m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When police found stolen property in the possession of the men, they easily persuaded the boy into turning King's evidence.

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