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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. contribute [Brit kənˈtrɪbjuːt, ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt, Am kənˈtrɪbjut] VB trans

1. contribute:

contribute sum, bonus, percentage of salary
verser (to à)
contribute costs, expenses
financer

2. contribute (to gift, charity):

contribute
donner (to à, towards pour)

3. contribute:

contribute COMM, FIN
contribuer
to contribute £5m
contribuer pour 5 millions de livres

4. contribute (to project, undertaking):

contribute ideas, experience
apporter (to à)
he contributes nothing to discussions
il n'apporte rien aux discussions
they have much to contribute
ils peuvent beaucoup apporter

5. contribute:

contribute JOURN, RADIO article, column
écrire (to pour)

II. contribute [Brit kənˈtrɪbjuːt, ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt, Am kənˈtrɪbjut] VB intr

1. contribute (be a factor in):

to contribute to, to contribute towards change, awareness, productivity, decline, well-being
contribuer à

2. contribute (to community life, company expansion, research):

contribute
participer (to à)
an opportunity to contribute
une occasion pour participer

3. contribute FIN:

to contribute to maintenance of facilities, services
participer financièrement à
to contribute to pension fund, insurance scheme
cotiser à

4. contribute:

contribute (to charity, gift)
donner (de l'argent) (to à)
contribute (to campaign, orchestra)
participer financièrement (to à)
would you like to contribute? (for gift)
voulez-vous participer?

5. contribute:

contribute JOURN, RADIO
collaborer (to à)
unwittingly contribute, provide, reveal
involontairement
positively contribute, criticize
de façon constructive
within the limits of one's ability contribute
dans la mesure de ses moyens

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. contribute [kənˈtrɪbju:t] VB intr

to contribute towards/to sth
contribuer à qc

II. contribute [kənˈtrɪbju:t] VB trans

1. contribute (give towards an aim):

to contribute sth to/towards sth
offrir qc à qc

2. contribute (submit for publication):

to contribute sth to sth
écrire qc pour qc
to contribute equally to sth
contribuer à qc à part égale
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
French
French

I. contribute [kən·ˈtrɪ·bjut] VB intr

to contribute toward/to sth
contribuer à qc

II. contribute [kən·ˈtrɪ·bjut] VB trans

1. contribute (help toward an aim):

to contribute sth to/toward sth
offrir qc à qc

2. contribute (submit for publication):

to contribute sth to sth
écrire qc pour qc
to contribute equally to sth
contribuer à qc à part égale
French
French
English
English
contribuer à qc
to contribute to sth
cotiser à qc
to contribute to sth
participer aux frais
to contribute to the costs
apporter sa contribution/son concours à qc
to contribute to/support sth
Present
Icontribute
youcontribute
he/she/itcontributes
wecontribute
youcontribute
theycontribute
Past
Icontributed
youcontributed
he/she/itcontributed
wecontributed
youcontributed
theycontributed
Present Perfect
Ihavecontributed
youhavecontributed
he/she/ithascontributed
wehavecontributed
youhavecontributed
theyhavecontributed
Past Perfect
Ihadcontributed
youhadcontributed
he/she/ithadcontributed
wehadcontributed
youhadcontributed
theyhadcontributed
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