commitments in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for commitments in the English»French Dictionary

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

See also 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

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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

Translations for commitments in the French»English Dictionary

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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

commitments in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for commitments in the English»French Dictionary

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

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unswerving commitment

irrévocable

domestic appliance, commitments

ménager(-ère)

open-ended commitment, offer

flexible

free of commitments

libéré(e) de tout engagement

Translations for commitments in the French»English Dictionary

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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

commitments 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

to be free of any prejudice/commitment

être libre de tout préjugé/engagement

commitments Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for commitments in the French»English Dictionary

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engagement citoyen

civic commitment

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Vague commitments, couched in grandiloquent language, dutifully reflected in tame government-controlled media outlets, manage to give summits past and present a quite surreal flavour.

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One of his tips for improving your credit score was to keep track of credit commitments.

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Despite a full order book, he had chosen to pare back his business commitments to the core business of bicycle manufacture.

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Define, in consultation with the agencies involved, the financial commitments to be agreed with the multilateral and bilateral agencies, to monitor compliance with them.

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Both leaders were forced to make new commitments to win cross-bench support.

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Fixed lending commitments fell by 1.5 per cent, while revolving credit commitments fell by 5.1 per cent.

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In that role he fought hard for a fleet large enough to meet NATO commitments.

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Are we on track to fulfill our commitments to reduce carbon pollution and tackle climate disruption, or destined to fall short?

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While some of the five official candidates have trumpeted commitments recently, plenty of speculation remains about voting support, back-room deals and campaigning tactics.

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The public works programs undertaken by the Ivorian colonial government and the exploitation of natural resources required massive commitments of labor.

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