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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. commission [kɔmisjɔ̃] N f

1. commission (groupe de travail):

commission
committee

2. commission:

commission COMM, FIN
commission
elle prend une commission de 5%
she takes a 5% commission
être payé à la commission
to be payed on a commission basis

3. commission (mission):

faire une commission pour qn
to do ou run an errand for sb

4. commission (message):

faire la commission à qn
to give sb the message, to pass the message on to sb
il pourrait faire ses commissions tout seul!
he could do ou run his own errands!

II. commissions N fpl

commissions fpl inf:

commissions
shopping uncountable
faire les commissions
to do one's ou the shopping
il est parti en commissions
he is out shopping

III. commission [kɔmisjɔ̃]

commission ad hoc
ad hoc committee
commission d'arbitrage
arbitration committee
commission de contrôle
board of enquiry Brit
commission de contrôle
board of inquiry Am
commission des Communautés européennes
Commission of the European Communities, EC Commission
commission des comptes FIN
accounts commission
commission d'enquête (gén)
investigating committee
commission d'enquête (gén)
board of enquiry Brit
commission d'enquête (gén)
board of inquiry Am
commission d'enquête POL
select committee
Commission européenne (dans l'UE)
European Commission
commission d'examen
board of examiners
commission des Lois
Law commission
commission paritaire
joint consultative committee
commission parlementaire
parliamentary committee
commission permanente
standing committee
commission rogatoire
rogatory commission
commission temporaire
temporary committee

IV. commission [kɔmisjɔ̃]

faire la petite commission inf, child language
to do number one inf
faire la grosse commission childspeak
to do number two inf

I. commettre [kɔmɛtʀ] VB trans

1. commettre (faire):

commettre erreur, gaffe
to make
commettre délit, crime, péché
to commit
commettre attentat, agression, massacre
to carry out
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. commettre (créer) hum:

commettre œuvre
to perpetrate, to be the perpetrator of

3. commettre (préposer):

commettre
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

II. se commettre VB refl

se commettre refl form:

se commettre avec des indésirables
to consort ou associate with undesirable characters

sous-commission <pl sous-commissions> [sukɔmisjɔ̃] N f

sous-commission
subcommission
commission rogatoire LAW
letters pl rogatory

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commission [kɔmisjɔ̃] N f

1. commission ADMIN, COMM:

commission
commission
commission d'examen
exam board
la commission prélevée par la banque
the commission levied by the bank

2. commission (message):

commission
message
faire une commission à qn
to give sb a message

3. commission (mission):

commission
commission

4. commission pl (courses):

commission
shopping
faire les commissions
to do the shopping

commettre [kɔmɛtʀ] VB trans irreg

commettre délit, attentat
to commit
commettre faute
to make

Commission européenne N f

Commission européenne
European Commission
commettre un parjure
to commit an act of betrayal
commettre un impair
to make a blunder
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commission [kɔmisjo͂] N f

1. commission ADMIN, COMM:

commission
commission
commission d'examen
board of examiners

2. commission (message):

commission
message
faire une commission à qn
to give sb a message

3. commission (mission):

commission
commission

4. commission pl (courses):

commission
shopping
faire les commissions
to do the shopping

commettre [kɔmɛtʀ] VB trans irreg

commettre délit, attentat
to commit
commettre faute
to make

Commission européenne N f

Commission européenne
European Commission
commettre un parjure
to commit an act of betrayal
commettre un impair
to make a blunder
Présent
jecommets
tucommets
il/elle/oncommet
nouscommettons
vouscommettez
ils/ellescommettent
Imparfait
jecommettais
tucommettais
il/elle/oncommettait
nouscommettions
vouscommettiez
ils/ellescommettaient
Passé simple
jecommis
tucommis
il/elle/oncommit
nouscommîmes
vouscommîtes
ils/ellescommirent
Futur simple
jecommettrai
tucommettras
il/elle/oncommettra
nouscommettrons
vouscommettrez
ils/ellescommettront
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