conclure

conclure [kɔ̃klyʀ]

➭ TABLE 35 transitive verb

   a. ( = signer) [+ affaire, accord] to conclude

• conclure un marché to conclude a deal

• marché conclu ! it's a deal!

   b. ( = terminer) [+ débat, discours, texte] to conclude

   c. ( = déduire) to conclude

• j'en conclus que ... I therefore conclude that ...

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kɔ̃klyʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) (déduire) to conclude (que that)

que concluez-vous de ces chiffres? — what conclusion do you draw from these figures?

il ne faut pas se hâter d'en conclure que — we mustn't jump to the conclusion that

2) (régler) to conclude [accord]

conclure un marché — to close ou clinch ou strike a deal

‘marché conclu!’ — ‘it's a deal!’

3) (mettre fin à) [personne] to conclude [discours] (par with)

4) (être la fin de) [concert, match] to bring [something] to a close [festival, journée]

2.

conclure à verbe transitif indirect (décider)

conclure à la culpabilité de quelqu'un — to conclude that somebody is guilty; [jury] to return a verdict of guilty

3.

verbe intransitif Droit

conclure en faveur de/contre quelqu'un — [témoignage] to go in favour [BrE] of/against somebody; [juge, jury] to find in favour [BrE] of/against somebody

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kɔ̃klyʀ

1. vt

1) (= terminer) to conclude

2) (= signer) [accord, pacte] to enter into

conclure un marché — to strike a deal

3) (= déduire)

conclure qch de qch — to deduce sth from sth

en conclure que ...; J'en conclus que ... — I take it that ...

Il n'est pas venu - nous en avons conclu qu'il ne s'intéressait plus à cette affaire. — He didn't come - so we took it that he wasn't interested in the matter any more.

2. vi

1) (= terminer) to conclude

Pour conclure, je dirai que ... — To conclude, I will say that ...

conclure sur; Il a conclu sur une citation de Victor Hugo. — He concluded with a citation from Victor Hugo.

Elle a voulu conclure sur une note optimiste. — She wanted to conclude on an optimistic note.

2) DROIT

conclure à l'acquittement — to decide on an acquittal

conclure au suicide — to come to the conclusion that it was suicide, to pronounce that it is a case of suicide DROIT

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conclure verb table: conclure

A vtr

1 (déduire) to conclude (que that), to draw the conclusion (que that); (parvenir à une opinion) to draw a conclusion (de from); que concluez-vous de ces chiffres? what conclusion do you draw from these figures?; il ne faut pas se hâter d'en conclure que we mustn't jump to the conclusion that; oui, mais de là à conclure qu'il est coupable… yes, but to decide from that that he is guilty…;

2 (régler) to conclude [accord, transaction]; conclure un marché to close ou clinch ou strike a deal; ‘marché conclu!’ ‘it's a deal!’;

3 (mettre fin à) [personne] to conclude [discours, séance] (par with); to finish off [soirée, match] (par with); ‘voilà,’ dit-il pour conclure ‘that's all,’ he concluded; avant de conclure j'aimerais ajouter que before concluding I would just like to add that;

4 (être la fin de) [concert, match] to bring [sth] to a close [festival, journée]; [phrase] to bring [sth] to a close ou an end [discours, chapitre]; to conclude [lettre]; [but] to end [match].

B conclure à vtr ind (décider) conclure à la nécessité/folie de qch to conclude that sth is necessary/crazy; conclure à la culpabilité de qn to conclude that sb is guilty; [jury] to return a verdict of guilty; conclure au meurtre to conclude that it was murder; [jury] to return a verdict of murder; conclure à l'acquittement Jur to decide on an acquittal.

C vi

1 Jur conclure en faveur de/contre qn [témoignage] to go in favour^GB of/against sb; [juge, jury] to find in favour^GB of/against sb;

2 Sport [joueur de tennis] to end the match.

D se conclure vpr

1 (s'achever) [soirée, festival, discours] to end (par with);

2 (se régler) [accord, transaction] to be concluded; [marché] to be clinched ou struck.

[kɔ̃klyr] verbe transitif

1. [terminer - discussion, travail] to end, to conclude, to bring to a close ou conclusion ; [ - repas] to finish ou to round off (separable)

(en usage absolu)

conclure par to end ou to conclude with

maintenant, vous devez conclure now you must come to a conclusion

2. [déduire] to conclude

que peut-on conclure de cette expérience? what conclusion can be drawn from this experience?

3. [accord] to conclude

[traité] to sign

[cessez-le-feu] to agree to (inseparable)

marché conclu! it's a deal!

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[kɔ̃klyr] verbe intransitif

DROIT

les témoignages concluent contre lui/en sa faveur the evidence goes against him/in his favour

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conclure à verbe plus préposition

ils ont dû conclure au meurtre they had to conclude that it was murder

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pour conclure locution adverbiale

as a ou in conclusion, to conclude