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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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commitment [Brit kəˈmɪtm(ə)nt, Am kəˈmɪtmənt] N

1. commitment (obligation):

commitment
engagement m (to do à faire)
a previous/financial commitment
un engagement antérieur/financier
to meet one's commitments
honorer ses engagements
to give a firm commitment that …
s'engager fermement à ce que …
+ subj to take on a commitment
prendre un engagement
absent due to family commitments
absent en raison d'obligations familiales

2. commitment (sense of duty):

commitment
attachement m (to à)
to have a strong commitment to doing
être particulièrement attaché à faire
the job demands complete commitment
ce travail exige un total don de soi

3. commitment LAW → committal

See also

committal [Brit kəˈmɪt(ə)l, Am kəˈmɪdl] N

1. committal LAW:

committal (to prison)
incarcération f
committal (to psychiatric hospital)
internement m
committal (to court)
renvoi m devant un tribunal

2. committal (consigning) form:

the committal of X to Y's care
la remise f de X aux soins de Y
the committal of sb's body to the deep
l'immersion f du corps de qn
disavow opinion, commitment
renier
unflinching commitment, person
inébranlable
to be circumspect about predicting/making a commitment
ne pas vouloir prédire/s'engager
look for commitment, co-operation, result, reward
attendre (from de)
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attachement
commitment (à to)
engagement
commitment
engagement moral/solennel
moral/solemn commitment
prendre un engagement
to make a commitment
engagement politique
political commitment
s'engager verbalement
to make a verbal commitment (à faire to do)
implication
commitment
son engagement n'est pas totalement désintéressé
his commitment is not wholly disinterested

in the PONS Dictionary

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commitment N

commitment
engagement m
he made a commitment to nuclear disarmament
il s'est engagé dans le désarmement nucléaire
he asked for lighter teaching commitments
il a réclamé un enseignement moins chargé
unswerving commitment
irrévocable
open-ended commitment, offer
flexible
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engagement
commitment
respecter un engagement
to stand by a commitment
être libre de tout préjugé/engagement
to be free of any prejudice/commitment
s'engager vis-à-vis de la Constitution
to make a constitutional commitment
in the PONS Dictionary
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commitment N

commitment
engagement m
he made a commitment to nuclear disarmament
il s'est engagé dans le désarmement nucléaire
he asked for lighter teaching commitments
il a réclamé un enseignement moins chargé
unswerving commitment
irrévocable
open-ended commitment, offer
flexible
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French
English
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engagement
commitment
respecter un engagement
to stand by a commitment
être libre de tout préjugé/engagement
to be free of any prejudice/commitment
s'engager vis-à-vis de la Constitution
to make a constitutional commitment

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

engagement citoyen
civic commitment
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