| Principales traductions |
| support [sth]⇒ vtr | (weight: hold up) (un poids) | soutenir⇒, supporter⇒ vtr |
| | The pole supports the roof of the building. |
| | La charpente soutient (or: supporte) le toit du bâtiment. |
| support [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (aid, back) (aider) | soutenir⇒ vtr |
| | | venir en aide à [qqn] loc v |
| | The government supported the aid organisation financially. |
| | Le gouvernement a soutenu financièrement l'organisation humanitaire. |
| support [sb]⇒ vtr | (family: provide for) | subvenir aux besoins de [qqn] loc v |
| | The father supports the family with his earnings. |
| | Le père subvient aux besoins de sa famille avec son salaire. |
| support [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (team: cheer for) (Sports) | soutenir⇒, encourager⇒ vtr |
| | (familier, anglicisme) | supporter⇒ vtr |
| | He supports the Yankees. |
| | Il soutient (or: Il encourage) les Yankees. |
| support [sth]⇒ vtr | (endorse, be in favor of [sth]) | appuyer⇒, soutenir⇒ vtr |
| | | être favorable à vi + adj + prép |
| | | être en faveur de vi + adj + prép |
| | The senator would never support that bill; it goes against his principles! |
| | Le sénateur n’appuiera jamais ce projet de loi : il va à l'encontre de ses principes. |
| support doing [sth] v expr | (be in favor of doing [sth]) | soutenir⇒ vtr |
| | | être favorable à [qch] vi + adj + prép |
| | | être en faveur de [qch] loc v + prép |
| | He supported raising taxes. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Généralement, les membres de la NRA soutiennent le parti républicain. |
| | Il était favorable à l'augmentation des impôts. |
| | Il était en faveur d'une hausse des impôts. |
| support [sth] vtr | (computing: be compatible) (Informatique, anglicisme) | supporter⇒ vtr |
| | | être compatible avec vi + adj + prép |
| | My operating system doesn't support this particular media player. |
| | Ce lecteur multimédia n'est pas supporté par mon système d'exploitation. |
| | Ce lecteur multimédia n'est pas compatible avec mon système d'exploitation. |
| support n | (structural: holds [sth] up) | support nm |
| | (maison) | charpente nf |
| | (batiment) | structure nf |
| | The support gave way and the roof collapsed. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Le support des barres transversales est complètement rouillé. |
| | La charpente a cédé et le toit s'est effondré. |
support,
support for [sth] n | (approval, backing) | soutien (à [qch]) nm |
| | There's a lot of popular support for the organic food movement. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| support n | (help for users) (technique,...) | assistance nf |
| | If you can't fix it yourself, you need to call technical support. |
| | Si tu ne peux pas le réparer toi-même, tu dois appeler l'assistance technique. |
| support n | (emotional help) (moral) | soutien nm |
| | | appui nm |
| | His family's support throughout his divorce was important to him. |
| | Le soutien de sa famille durant son divorce a été important pour lui. |
| support n | (maintenance) (Droit) | pension nf |
| | He pays seven hundred dollars in child support a month. |
| | Il paye sept cents dollars de pension alimentaire chaque mois. |
| support n | ([sth], [sb]: gives aid) (financement) | soutien nm |
| | Her son was a great support to her in her final years. |
| | Son fils lui a été d'un grand soutien durant les dernières années de sa vie. |
| support n | (actor in a secondary role) (Cinéma) | second rôle nm |
| | The young actor was a fine support to the film's leading man. |
| | Le jeune acteur était excellent dans son second rôle aux côtés de l'acteur principal. |
| support [sth] vtr | (withstand) | supporter⇒ vtr |
| | | résister à vtr ind |
| | This house can support all sorts of harsh weather. |
| | La maison peut supporter les plus grosses intempéries. |
| | La maison peut résister aux plus grosses intempéries. |
| support [sth] vtr | literary, formal (tolerate, put up with) (tolérer) | supporter⇒ vtr |
| | He could no longer support all the crying. |
| | Il ne pouvait plus supporter les cris. |
| support [sth] vtr | (sustain life) (la vie) | permettre⇒ vtr |
| | There isn't enough water on the moon to support life. |
| | Il n'y a pas assez d'eau sur la lune pour permettre d'y vivre. |
| support [sth] vtr | (law: corroborate) (des arguments,...) | étayer⇒, appuyer⇒ vtr |
| | Her testimony supported his statement. |
| | Son témoignage appuyait (or: étayait) ses déclarations. |
| support [sb]⇒ vtr | (theater: perform with) (Théâtre) | seconder⇒ vtr |
| | Two excellent unknowns were supporting the lead actor. |
| | Deux inconnus qui étaient excellents secondaient l'acteur principal. |
| support [sb] vtr | (help emotionally) (moralement) | soutenir⇒ vtr |
| | His family supported him throughout his divorce. |
| | Sa famille l'a soutenu tout au long de son divorce. |
| support [sb] vtr | (music: be secondary act to) (Musique) | faire la première partie de loc v |
| | An acoustic guitarist is supporting the rock band on their tour of Europe. |
| support yourself vtr + refl | (be financially independent) | subvenir à ses besoins loc v |
| | My sons are both grown up now and support themselves. |
Formes composées
support | support level |
| arch support n | (orthopaedic device for foot) | semelle orthopédique nf |
| | because of his flat feet, his shoes were fitted with arch supports. |
| child support n | (money paid by absent parent) | pension alimentaire nf |
| | My ex-husband has to pay child support every month. |
| | Mon ex-mari doit me verser une pension alimentaire tous les mois. |
| customer support n | (help with purchased product) | assistance client nf |
| emotional support n | (psychological help) | soutien psychologique nm |
| | Counsellors provide emotional support to patients. |
| emotional support animal n | (provides psychological support) | animal de soutien émotionnel nm |
| financial support n | (monetary assistance) | soutien financier nm |
| | His parents provided financial support for him while he was in college. |
| | Ses parents lui ont apporté un soutien financier lorsqu'il était à l'université. |
| fire support | (warfare) (technique) | appui-feu nm |
| | (courant) | tirs d'appui nmpl |
| full support n | (total approval or backing) | soutien plein et entier nm |
| | Our financial backers have given the project their full support. |
| | Nos bailleurs nous ont apporté leur soutien plein et entier pour notre projet. |
| | | soutien absolu nm |
| | | soutien inconditionnel nm |
| | | tout le soutien, tout son soutien nm |
| full support n | (every possible assistance) | toute son aide, toute son assistance nf |
| | In an ideal world, a teacher has time to give each student his full support. |
give [sb] support,
lend [sb] support v expr | (help, assist [sb]) | soutenir⇒ vtr |
give support to [sb],
lend support to [sb] v expr | (help, assist [sb]) | soutenir⇒ vtr |
give support to [sth],
lend support to [sth] v expr | (back, assist [sth]) | soutenir⇒ vtr |
| | They asked me to give support to a cause I don't believe in. |
| | Ils m'ont demandé de soutenir une cause en laquelle je ne crois pas. |
| in support of [sth/sb] prep | (in favour of) | en faveur de loc prép |
| | In 2008 more Americans were in support of Barack Obama than John McCain. |
| | En 2008, plus d'Américains étaient en faveur de Barack Obama que de John McCain. |
| in support of [sth/sb] prep | (as assistance to) | en soutien à loc prép |
| | | soutenir⇒ vtr |
| | There were many sponsor companies that donated equipment in support of the team. |
| | De nombreuses entreprises partenaires ont donné du matériel pour soutenir l'équipe. |
| income support n | (welfare payment to low earners) | allocation de soutien du revenu nf |
jockstrap,
athletic supporter,
also UK: athletic support n | (sportsman's groin support) | slip de sport (pour hommes) nm |
| | When playing sports, men must wear a jockstrap to support their groin. |
| life support n | (equipment to sustain a patient's life) | appareils de maintien en vie nmpl |
| | | machine qui maintient artificiellement [qqn] en vie nf |
| | | appareil qui maintient artificiellement [qqn] en vie nm |
| | (moins précis) | respirateur artificiel nm |
| | There are ethical questions associated with keeping a person on life support. Because he was brain dead, Jim's family decided to turn off his life support. |
| | L'utilisation des appareils de maintien en vie soulève des questions éthiques. |
| | Parce qu'il était en état de mort cérébrale, la famille de Brian a choisi de débrancher la machine (or: l'appareil) qui le maintenait artificiellement en vie. |
| life-support system n | (medical machine) (Médecine) | système de maintien des fonctions vitales nm |
| | (Médecine) | appareil d'assistance respiratoire nm |
| logistic support n | (provision of military supplies) | appui logistique nm |
| moral support n | (encouragement) | soutien moral nm |
| | My friend had to see a cancer specialist, so I went with her for moral support. Bart's dad provided moral support by attending all of his basketball games. |
| | Mon amie avait rendez-vous avec un oncologue, je l'ai donc accompagnée pour lui apporter un soutien moral. Le père de Bart lui apportait son soutien moral en allant à tous ses matchs de basket-ball. |
| mutual support n | (reciprocal help) | assistance mutuelle nf |
| | They had a relationship of mutual support, so when she needed some help he was quick to provide it. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Les époux ont un devoir d'assistance mutuelle. |
nonsupport,
non-support n | (failure to pay alimony) | défaut de pension alimentaire nm |
| peer support n | (help of colleagues, friends) | entraide, solidarité nf |
| | | camaraderie nf |
| | (des collègues, proches ou amis) | aide nf |
| | | soutien nm |
| rally support vtr + n | (gather support) | obtenir des appuis loc v |
| | A fundraising event is planned to rally support for our candidate. |
| software support n | (help in running computer programs) | assistance logicielle nf |
| | | aide logiciel nf |
| state support n | (government funding or subsidy) | aide de l'État nf |
| support bubble n | (group in contact during pandemic) (Royaume-Uni, pandémie) | groupe que l'on peut voir, groupe avec lequel on peut se réunir/rassembler nm |
| support [sb] financially⇒ vtr | (provide with money to live on) | aider financièrement vtr + adv |
| | I can no longer support you financially, so you'll need to get a job. |
| | | entretenir⇒ vtr |
| | | prendre en charge financièrement loc v + adv |
| | Je ne peux plus te prendre en charge financièrement alors il faut que tu te trouves un travail. |
| support group n | (gathering of people for mutual help) | groupe de soutien nm |
| support services npl | (backup or assistance) | assistance nf |
| | J'ai appelé l'assistance téléphonique pour obtenir de l'aide. |
| support staff n | also npl (employees providing backup or assistance) | assistants nmpl |
| support system n | (people providing support) | système d'entraide, soutien nm |