supporting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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supporting [Brit səˈpɔːtɪŋ, Am səˈpɔrdɪŋ] ADJ

I.support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] N

1. support (moral, financial, political):

support
soutien m (for sth en faveur de qc, for sb à qn)
financial/state support
soutien financier/de l'État
there is considerable public support for the strikers
les grévistes bénéficient du soutien d'une grande partie de la population
there is little public support for this measure
il y a peu de gens favorables à cette mesure
socialist/Green party support
soutien en faveur des socialistes/verts
support for the party is increasing
le parti a de plus en plus de partisans
air/land/sea support MIL
appui m aérien/terrestre/maritime
to give sb/sth (one's) support
apporter son soutien à qn/qc
to get support from sb/sth
obtenir le soutien de qn/qc
to have the support of sb/sth
avoir le soutien de qn/qc
in support of sb/sth campaign, intervene
en faveur de qn/qc
he spoke in support of the motion
il a parlé en faveur de la motion
the workers went on strike in support of their demands
les ouvriers se sont mis en grève pour soutenir leurs revendications
the students demonstrated in support of the strikers
les étudiants ont manifesté pour montrer leur solidarité avec les grévistes
in support of this point of view/theory
pour appuyer ce point de vue/cette théorie
a collection in support of war victims
une collecte au profit des victimes de guerre
with support from sb
avec l'appui or le soutien de qn
to win or gain support from sb
trouver du soutien auprès de qn
they need support to raise enough money
ils ont besoin d'aide pour rassembler des fonds suffisants
the theatre closed for lack of support
le théâtre a fermé faute de public
strong support fig
ferme soutien
means of support (financial)
moyens mpl de subsistance

II.support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] VB trans

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III.support [Brit səˈpɔːt, Am səˈpɔrt] VB refl

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supporting in the PONS Dictionary

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I.support [səˈpɔ:t, Am -ˈpɔ:rt] VB trans

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II.support [səˈpɔ:t, Am -ˈpɔ:rt] N

5. support no pl, no indef art (provision of necessities):

support
subvention f

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supporting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to demonstrate against/in support of sth
manifester contre/en faveur de qc
a supporting role
un second rôle
best supporting actor
meilleur second rôle
a supporting film
un film en première partie
a supporting act
une première partie
to support sb to the hilt
soutenir qn à fond
to receive renewed support
recevoir un regain de soutien
to rivet sth onto a support
river qc à un support
to support one's argument/reasoning with sth
étayer son argument/raisonnement sur qc
with the strength coming from their support
fort de leur appui

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