caution

caution [kosjɔ̃]

feminine noun

   a. ( = somme d'argent) security ; (pour appartement, véhicule loué) deposit

• caution bancaire bank guarantee

• verser une caution de 1 000 € to put down a deposit of €1,000

   b. (Law) bail

• libérer qn sous caution to release sb on bail

• payer la caution de qn to stand (Brit) or put up (US) bail for sb

   c. ( = appui) backing

• apporter or donner sa caution à qn/qch to give one's backing to sb/sth

   d. ( = personne) guarantor

• se porter caution pour qn to stand surety for sb

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kosjɔ̃

nom féminin

1) (garantie financière) Commerce deposit; Finance guarantee, security; Droit bail

libéré sous caution — released on bail

2) (soutien) support

apporter sa caution à — to lend one's support to

3) (garantie morale) guarantee

sujet à caution — open to doubt

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kosjɔ̃ nf

1) (en garantie) guarantee, security, (lors d'une location) deposit

se porter caution pour qn — to stand security for sb

Les banques demandent souvent l'engagement de l'épouse comme caution solidaire. — Banks often ask the wife to stand surety.

2) DROIT bail

payer la caution de qn — to stand bail for sb

libéré sous caution — released on bail

3) fig backing

une caution morale — moral backing, moral sanction

apporter une caution morale à qn — to give moral backing to sb

apporter une caution morale à qch — to give moral backing to sth

apporter une caution scientifique à qn — to give scientific backing to sb

apporter une caution scientifique à qch — to give scientific backing to sth

apporter sa caution à — to back

Il refuse d'apporter sa caution à un système auquel il ne croit pas. — He refuses to back a system he doesn't believe in.

sujet à caution (information, interprétation, attitude, fiabilité, résultats) — questionable, (moralité, honnêteté) questionable

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caution nf

1 (garantie financière) Comm deposit; Fin guarantee, security; Jur bail; j'ai versé un mois de caution pour mon appartement I paid a deposit of one month's rent on my apartment; être libéré sous caution to be released on bail; demander/accorder la mise en liberté sous caution to request/to grant bail;

2 (soutien) support, backing (de of); apporter sa caution à to lend one's support to [thèse, politique];

3 (garantie morale) guarantee; leur témoignage est sujet à caution their testimony is open to doubt ou is to be treated with caution;

4 (garant) se porter caution pour qn Comm, Fin to stand surety ou guarantor for sb; Jur to put up bail for sb ; il aura besoin de la caution parentale his parents will have to stand surety GB ou accountable US for him.

[kosjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [somme] bail

payer la caution de quelqu'un to post bail for somebody, to bail somebody out

2. [garant]

se porter caution pour quelqu'un to stand security ou surety ou guarantee for somebody

3. [garantie morale] guarantee

[soutien] support, backing

donner ou apporter sa caution à to support, to back

caution juratoire guarantee given on oath

4. COMMERCE security, guarantee

verser une caution de 500 euros to pay 500 euros as security, to put down a 500 euros deposit (as security)

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sous caution locution adverbiale

[libérer] on bail

CAUTION

When renting accommodation in France, the future tenant is usually required to pay a caution or deposit (normally twice the monthly rent), repayable if the property is maintained in good condition. A caution solidaire is a statement signed by a third party guaranteeing payment of rent in the event of non-payment by the tenant. The term caution parentale is used when the guarantor is the tenant's mother or father.