| Traductions supplémentaires |
| witness n | (person giving evidence) | témoin nm |
| | The witness testified in court that he saw the crime. |
| | Lors du procès, le témoin déclara qu'il avait vu le meurtre. |
| witness [sth] vtr | (formally observe) | certifier⇒, attester⇒ vtr |
| | The contract signing was witnessed by his friend. |
| | La signature du contrat fut certifiée (or: attestée) par son ami. |
| witness [sth] vtr | figurative (time, place: be where [sth] occurs) (figuré) | être le témoin de [qch] loc v |
| | | voir⇒ vtr |
| | | assister à vtr ind |
| | (changement de sujet) | observer⇒ vtr |
| | This city witnessed the destruction of many of its finest buildings during the second world war. The twentieth century witnessed rapid technological advances. |
| | Cette ville a été le témoin de la destruction de bon nombre de ses plus beaux bâtiments pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. |
| | Le vingtième siècle a vu de rapides avancées technologiques. |
| | On a observé de rapides avancées technologiques au vingtième siècle. |
Formes composées
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| adverse witness n | (law: unfavorable witness) | témoin adverse nm |
| bear false witness v expr | (lie in court) (Droit) | faire un faux témoignage loc v |
| | | porter de fausses accusations loc v |
| | The law takes the act of bearing false witness very seriously. |
| | La loi prend très sérieusement le fait de faire un faux témoignage. |
| bear false witness v expr | (Bible: lie about [sb]) | porter un faux témoignage loc v |
| | The sin of bearing false witness is a serious offense before God. |
| | Porter un faux témoignage est un délit grave devant Dieu. |
| bear false witness against [sb] v expr | (Bible: lie about [sb]) | porter un faux témoignage contre [qqn] loc v |
| | You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
| | Tu ne porteras pas de faux témoignage contre ton prochain. |
| bear witness to [sth] vtr + n | (testify) | témoigner⇒ vi |
| bear witness against [sb] v expr | (testify) | témoigner contre [qqn] vi |
| | A wife cannot be forced to bear witness against her husband. |
| | On ne peut forcer une femme à témoigner contre son mari. |
| character witness n | (court: testifier) | témoin de moralité nm |
| | The character witness testified that the doctor was honest. |
| chief witness n | (primary) (droit) | témoin principal nm |
| competent witness n | (law: capacity to testify) (Droit) | témoin compétent nm |
| | (Droit, Can) | témoin habile à témoigner nm |
| disinterested witness n | (law: no personal interest) (Droit) | témoin désintéressé nm |
| examination of a witness n | (law: elicit testimony) (Droit) | interrogatoire du témoin nm |
| expert witness n | ([sb] knowledgeable: gives evidence) (Droit) | expert judiciaire, experte judiciaire nm, nf |
| | (Can) | témoin expert nm |
| | The court heard medical evidence from an expert witness. |
eyewitness,
eye witness n | (person who has seen a crime) | témoin oculaire nm |
| | Two eyewitnesses were called to testify during the trial. |
| | Deux témoins oculaires ont été appelés à témoigner lors du procès. |
| friendly witness n | (law: testify on behalf) (Droit) | témoin amical nm |
| hostile witness n | (law: unwilling) (Droit, Can) | témoin hostile nm |
| impeachment of witness n | (law: question credibility) (Droit) | mise en contradiction du témoin nf |
| in witness whereof expr | formal, written (law: signing as witness) (Droit) | en foi de quoi expr |
| | In witness whereof, the above-named parties have executed said contract. |
| | En foi de quoi, les parties susmentionnées ont exécutées ledit contrat. |
| Jehovah's Witness n | (member of religious sect) | témoin de Jéhovah nm |
| material witness n | (law: important) (Droit) | témoin-clé nm |
| reliable witness n | (law: credible) | témoin fiable nm |
| witness for the prosecution n | (law: speaker at trial) (Can, Droit) | témoin de la poursuite nm |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. L'avocat de la défense a été sans pitié avec le témoin de la poursuite. |
witness stand (US),
witness box (UK) n | (in a law court) | barre des témoins nf |
| | The defendant lied when he was put on the witness stand. |
| witness statement n | (account of [sb] who saw an incident) | déposition d'un témoin nf |
| | La cour a entendu aujourd'hui la déposition du principal témoin de l'affaire. |
| | | témoignage nm |