oblige in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for oblige in the English»French Dictionary

oblige [Brit əˈblʌɪdʒ, Am əˈblaɪdʒ] VB trans

1. oblige (compel):

oblige contract, event, law, person:

obliger (to do à faire)

to be/feel obliged to do

être/se sentir obligé de faire

don't feel obliged to pay

ne vous croyez pas obligé de payer

2. oblige (be helpful):

oblige person

rendre service à

to oblige sb by doing

rendre service à qn en faisant

could you oblige me with a lift?

auriez-vous l'amabilité de me déposer?

anything to oblige!

à votre service!

3. oblige (be grateful):

to be obliged to sb

être reconnaissant à qn (for de, for doing d'avoir fait)

I would be obliged if you'd stop smoking

je vous saurais gré de ne pas fumer

much obliged!

merci beaucoup!

Translations for oblige in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

noblesse oblige

noblesse oblige

quand on leur demande un service, ce n'est pas la ruée iron

if you ask them a favour, they don't exactly rush to oblige

complaisance

kindness, readiness to oblige

faire qc par complaisance

to do sth to oblige ou out of kindness

obliger

to oblige (en faisant by doing)

il est toujours prêt à rendre service

he's always ready ou willing to oblige

oblige in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for oblige in the English»French Dictionary

I.oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ] VB trans

1. oblige (compel):

oblige

obliger

to oblige sb to +infin

obliger qn à +infin

2. oblige (perform a service for):

oblige

rendre service à

would you oblige me with your book?

auriez-vous l'amabilité de me prêter votre livre?

oblige him by shutting the door

faites-lui le plaisir de fermer la porte

to be obliged to sb

être reconnaissant envers qn

I'd be obliged if you'd leave now

je vous saurai gré de partir immédiatement

much obliged

merci beaucoup

II.oblige [əˈblaɪdʒ] VB intr

oblige

rendre service

Translations for oblige in the French»English Dictionary

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astreindre qn à un travail

to oblige sb to do a job

astreindre qn à +infin

to oblige sb to +infin

obliger

to oblige

oblige Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to oblige sb to +infin

obliger qn à +infin

would you oblige me with your book?

auriez-vous l'amabilité de me prêter votre livre?

oblige him by shutting the door

faites-lui le plaisir de fermer la porte

to oblige sb to do a job

astreindre qn à un travail

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ford found themselves obliged to rush out a heavily upgraded version in 1968.

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In the following year he was obliged to accept parish relief.

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A client class is obliged to make calls to supplier features where the resulting state of the supplier is not violated by the client call.

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The accused is usually obliged to testify before defence witnesses.

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They were obliged to work-off received scholarship by working for the government afterwards.

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His health obliged him to resign the next year.

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Regulation 17 obliges the consumer to take reasonable care of goods and deliver them when the supplier comes to collect them.

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The club's financial situation meant that he was obliged to return to playing duties in the 201213 campaign.

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But without the necessary financial support, the club obliged to declare bankruptcy.

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It was a reasonable requirement to return and accept the action plan and therefore the council was not obliged to keep paying her.

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