ASSERT - Translation from English into French

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I. assert [Brit əˈsəːt, Am əˈsərt] VB trans

1. assert:

assert (state)

affirmer (that que)

assert (against opposition)

soutenir (that que)

to assert one's authority/strength

affirmer son autorité/pouvoir

2. assert (demand):

assert right, claim

revendiquer

II. to assert oneself VB refl

to assert oneself refl:

to assert oneself

s'affirmer

French

English

arguer de faux LAW

to assert that an item is forged

affirmer talent, personnalité, autorité, originalité, indépendance

to assert

s'affirmer personnalité, style:

to assert itself

poser

to assert, to postulate form

poser la supériorité de l'homme sur l'animal

to assert the superiority of human beings over animals

faire valoir droit

to assert

connaître/faire valoir ses droits

to know/assert one's rights

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assert [əˈsɜ:t, Am -ˈsɜ:rt] VB trans

assert

affirmer

assert authority, rights

faire valoir

to assert oneself

s'affirmer

French

English

faire prévaloir son opinion/point de vue

to assert one's opinion/point of view

faire prévaloir ses droits

to successfully assert one's rights

affirmer originalité, autorité, position

to assert

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assert [ə·ˈsɜrt] VB trans

assert

affirmer

assert authority, rights

faire valoir

to assert oneself

s'imposer

French

English

faire prévaloir ses droits

to successfully assert one's rights

affirmer originalité, autorité, position

to assert

Present

I	assert
you	assert
he/she/it	asserts
we	assert
you	assert
they	assert

Past

I	asserted
you	asserted
he/she/it	asserted
we	asserted
you	asserted
they	asserted

Present Perfect

I	have	asserted
you	have	asserted
he/she/it	has	asserted
we	have	asserted
you	have	asserted
they	have	asserted

Past Perfect

I	had	asserted
you	had	asserted
he/she/it	had	asserted
we	had	asserted
you	had	asserted
they	had	asserted

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

She goes into a panic, asserting that everything she has believed herself to be is a lie.

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The tomb is asserted to be 1300 years old.

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It now becomes us as chiropractors to assert our religious rights.

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The designer is not falsifiable, since its existence is typically asserted without sufficient conditions to allow a falsifying observation.

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He loses no time in asserting his new-found authority by dispensing unjust and brutal punishments among the junior schoolboys.

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