- commettre
- commettre [kɔmεtʀ]➭ TABLE 56 transitive verb[+ crime, injustice] to commit ; [+ erreur] to make• il a commis deux romans (humorous) he's responsible for two novels (humoristique)* * *kɔmɛtʀ
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verbe transitif1) (faire) to make [erreur]; to commit [crime]; to carry out [attentat, massacre]2) (préposer)commettre quelqu'un à un emploi — to appoint somebody to a post
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se commettre verbe pronominal fmlse commettre avec des indésirables — to associate with undesirable characters
* * *kɔmɛtʀ vt[crime, exaction, faute] to commitIl a commis un crime grave. — He has committed a serious crime.
commis par — committed by
* * *commettre verb table: mettreA vtr1 (faire) to make [erreur, gaffe]; to commit [délit, crime, péché]; to carry out [attentat, agression, massacre]; commettre une lâcheté/infamie to do something cowardly/disreputable; commettre une imprudence to be careless; le régime a commis des excès the regime is guilty of excesses;2 (créer) hum to perpetrate, to be the perpetrator of [œuvre];3 (préposer) to appoint; commettre qn à un emploi to appoint sb to a post; commettre un avocat à la défense de qn to appoint a lawyer to defend sb; expert commis appointed expert.B se commettre vpr fml se commettre avec des indésirables to consort ou associate with undesirable characters.[kɔmɛtr] verbe transitif1. [perpétrer - erreur] to make ; [ - injustice] to perpetrate ; [ - meurtre] to commitquand le crime a-t-il été commis? when did the crime take place?commettre une imprudence to take an unwise stepl'impatience lui a fait commettre une faute impardonnable his impatience led him to make an inexcusable mistake2. DROIT [nommer - arbitre, avocat, huissier] to appointcommis d'office appointed by the court3. (humoristique & péjoratif) [produire - livre, émission] to perpetrate————————se commettre avec verbe pronominal plus préposition(littéraire) to associate with
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.